July 22 – Hooray for Maria Elena Salinas

nPosted on July 22, 2020

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nJuly 22, 2019 – Maria Elena Salinas joined CBS News as a contributor.

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nThat’s just one step in a major career – a career that caused The New York Times to declare Salinas “the voice of Hispanic America.” Just check out a few of her accomplishments:

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nCo-anchor of Noticiero Univision (the evening news broadcast on Univision)

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nCo-host of the news magazine program Aquí y Ahora

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nInterviewed many important people, from Bill Clinton and Barack Obama to dictator Manuel Noriega, from Jennifer Lopez to Ricky Martin

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nCovered important events such as the Mexican presidential inauguration

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nOne of the first female journalists in Baghdad, capital of Iraq

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nCo-host of a presidential candidate forum and participant in a presidential candidate debate

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nAuthor of a column in English and Spanish and of an autobiography

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nCreator of a true-crime series on TV

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nCo-founder of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists

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nWinner of a Peabody Award and a Broadcast Legend Award, among many others

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nHonored by many organizations, from National Organization for Women to Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

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nMaria Elena Salinas was born in Los Angeles in 1954. She lived in Mexico for seven years of her childhood but was largely raised in L.A. and graduated from UCLA. She now lives in Miami, Florida.

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