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Maria Hinojosa (born July 2, 1961) is an award winning journalist. She is the anchor and executive producer of ''Latino USA'' on National Public Radio, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She is also the founder, president and CEO of Futuro Media Group, which produces the show. Additionally, she serves as the executive producer of ''America By the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia'' which premiered on PBS as a Need to Know Election 2012 special on September 21, 2012.〔(Futuro Media Group Homepage )〕 In 2011, she became the first Latina to anchor a Frontline report on PBS (''Lost in Detention,'' a documentary exploring the issue of deportation and immigrant detention and abuse).〔("Lost In Detention" Homepage )〕 Since 1995, she has been named three times as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine for her work as a reporter for CBS, NPR, and CNN. ==Career== In 1992, Hinojosa helped launch ''Latino USA'', one of the earliest public radio programs devoted to the Latino community. She has been the host of the show for its entire 20-year run, and since 2000 has also been executive producer. In 2010, Hinojosa founded Futuro Media Group with the mission to produce multi-platform, community-based journalism that respects and celebrates the cultural richness of the American experience. Futuro took over the production of ''Latino USA,'' which was originally produced by KUT in Austin, Texas. ''America by The Numbers with Maria Hinojosa: Clarkston Georgia'' is the first full length television program to be produced by The Futuro Media Group and the first public affairs program on PBS to be executive produced and anchored by a Latina woman. Previously, Hinojosa worked for CNN's New York City bureau for eight years, where she gained recognition for her reporting on urban issues including youth violence and immigrant communities; and she was Senior Correspondent for the PBS news magazine, NOW on PBS. She also hosted the WNBC-TV public affairs show, ''Visiones''. Hinojosa hosted her own show for five years on PBS, ''Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One'', an interview talk show that featured one-on-one interviews with a diverse group of guests, including actors, writers, activists, and politicians.〔("Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One" official page )〕 She has also appeared on V-me, the Spanish-language TV network, where she hosted ''La Plaza: Conversaciones con María Hinojosa''. Hinojosa has written two books: ''Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son'', a motherhood memoir; and ''Crews: Gang Members Talk with Maria Hinojosa'', an in-depth collection of interviews with gang members in New York City. In addition, she interviewed various notable Latinos(as) for Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ 2011 HBO television special ''The Latino List''. The special inspired the publication of a beautifully rendered photo book, ''The Latino List/La Lista De Latinos'', co-authored by Hinojosa that includes transcriptions of their interviews. ''The Latino List: Volume Two'' premieres on HBO on September 24, 2012. Hinojosa began hosting the National Public Radio show ''Latino USA'' in 1995 and continues to host today. Latino USA is produced exclusively by The Futuro Media Group.〔(Latino USA Homepage )〕 Hinojosa's first journalism experience was as host of a Latino radio show while she was a student at Barnard College, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Latin American studies. She was born in Mexico City and raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. She currently lives in Harlem with her husband German Perez and their son and daughter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maria Hinojosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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