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Univision 33 and the City of Phoenix Join Forces Against School Dropout Rates, with “El 33 a su Lado”
Phoenix, AZ -- The leader in Spanish-language television in Arizona, KTVW Univision 33, is partnering this December 4th with the Phoenix Youth and Education Office to combat high-school dropout rates among the Hispanic community under the theme of “Phoenix Graduates.”
From 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4th, 2003, volunteers from Phoenix City Hall will be fielding calls from viewers to help answer their questions regarding this important topic. Noticias Univision 33 will be covering live this event, with special news bulletins regarding this topic, and two special editions at 5 p.m. and at 10 p.m. Segments will cover special reports, interviews, and guidance for teachers and parents on how to prevent a rising high school dropout rate.
“El 33 a su Lado,” a program designed to reach Arizona’s Hispanic population, will be featuring this collaboration in a special telethon. Arizona has one of the highest dropout rates in the country. Additionally, approximately only half of Latino Youth in Phoenix obtain a high school diploma.
During previous telecasts of “El 33 a su Lado”, over 1,500 phone calls have been received.
Univision Communications Inc. 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, a new general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 78% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 23 Univision Network television stations and 1 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 Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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