Hugo Morales (radio)
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Hugo Morales is a latino
founder and Executive Director of Radio Bilingüe, Inc.
He is a Mixtec
raised in Oaxaca, Mexico
, until his family immigrated to California.
He worked as a farmworker in Sonoma County.
He graduated from Harvard College
, and Harvard Law School
, in 1975.
He is on the California Post-secondary Education Commission, and Latino Public Radio Consortium.
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
founder and Executive Director of Radio Bilingüe, Inc.
He is a Mixtec
Mixtec
The Mixtec are indigenous Mesoamerican peoples inhabiting the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla in a region known as La Mixteca. The Mixtecan languages form an important branch of the Otomanguean language family....
raised in Oaxaca, Mexico
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín...
, until his family immigrated to California.
He worked as a farmworker in Sonoma County.
He graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, in 1975.
He is on the California Post-secondary Education Commission, and Latino Public Radio Consortium.
Awards
- 1994 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
- 1999 Edward R. Murrow AwardEdward R. Murrow Award (CPB)The Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Radio is a journalism award given by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting annually since 1997.-Recipients:* 1977, Burton D. Harrison* 1978, Donald R. Quayle* 1979, Albert L. Hulsen...
, by the Corporation for Public BroadcastingCorporation for Public BroadcastingThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a non-profit corporation created by an act of the United States Congress, funded by the United States’ federal government to promote public broadcasting... - 2007 Bader Award
External links
- Radio Bilingüe
- "Los Angeles: Bilingüe has target but no channel yet", Current, July 20, 2009, Karen Everhart