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News Anchor Eileen Cardet Nominated “Volunteer of the Year” by the Puerto Rican Professional Association of South Florida
Miami, FL -- Eileen Cardet, anchor of Noticias 23 “Al Amanecer” (morning news show) at Univision (WLTV 23 / Miami), has been nominated “Volunteer of the Year” by the Puerto Rican Professional Association of South Florida (PROFESA), in recognition of her work with “Club de Libros 23” (Univision 23’s Book Club), a program promoting the educational benefits of bilingual reading. The awards will be presented Friday, October 10 AT 8:00 p.m. at the Hilton Miami Airport, 5101 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami.
PROFESA is a not-for-profit organization created in 1999 by a group of Puerto Rican professionals in South Florida in order to support existing community organizations and to profess understanding and love for Puerto Rico, its culture, and the aspirations and potential of its people, who have evolved from humble beginnings into more educated, proud, and modern professionals. Less than two years after its inauguration, PROFESA became one of the largest Puerto Rican organizations in South Florida, and one of the most active in the community.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of Cuban parents, Eileen Cardet joined the Noticias 23 family in 1998, where she has specialized in education issues. In keeping with her passion for education, Cardet heads “Club de Libros 23,” a joint effort of Univision 23, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and book publisher Santillana USA. “Club de Libros 23” highlights the importance of reading in education and the positive messages that can be found in books. Among other activities which continue throughout the school year, the program features weekly book reading segments by Cardet on Univision 23’s “Al Amanecer” broadcast.
Cardet graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Public Communications, and worked as print journalist before moving to Florida in 1993 to seek her master’s degree in Television Journalism from the University of Miami.
Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, the new general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 77% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 23 Univision Network television stations and one non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 30 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group, which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records label and a 50% interest in Mexican based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Internet company in the U.S. Hispanic market located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For further information, log on to www.univision.com, and then click on “Miami.”
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Angela Ramos
WLTV 23/Miami
305-471-3907
Lourdes Vélez
Imagen/The Marketing Agency
305-774-9443
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