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October 23, 2011

Soledad O'Brien Sits down with the Ladies

CNN's Soledad O'Brien, who produces the series "In America" sat down for an interview with Minerva Perez and Sofia Adrogue on her visit to Rice University in October when she pre-screened her latest edition: In Her Corner. The hour-long documentary featured the winningest Lady Boxer from Pasadena, TX, Marlen Esparza. Be looking for Soledad in coming LV shows....

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October 23, 2011

Latina Voices wins Again!

Latina Voices: Smart Talk takes another TATOA AWARD in 2011. More later....

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August 09, 2010

LV Wins TATOA Award!

Show 15 featuring Guatemala Vice President Dr. Rafael Espada and Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman won third place in the Texas Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors Awards. Espada talked about the economy; poverty in his country and his close ties to Texas. Also on the award-winning show was the first Latina Texas Supreme Court Justice, Eva Guzman from Houston....

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May 13, 2010

LV wins Journalism Award

Latina Voices: Smart Talk is very honored to announce that its producers: Patricia Gras; Minerva Perez and Sofia Adrogue were awarded the Francis C. Moore Medical Journalism Merit Award by the Harris County (TX) Medical Society. Their Breast Cancer Prevention Special (Show 14) was singled out for Excellence in reporting in the Television, Medical/Health Series Category....

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February 26, 2010

Latina Voices Goes Multi-Media

Latina Voices: Smart Talk continues to expand its coverage to Multi Media and Broadcast. Starting March 28, LV will air WEEKLY on HoustonPBS Ch. 8 on Sundays at 2:30 P.M. The show is also posted on YouTube, the video-sharing website popular with the younger fans. ...

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December 27, 2009

Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales

Alberto Gonzales, the first Hispanic U.S. Attorney General and personal counsel to former President George W. Bush, visits Latina Voices: Smart Talk in December. Watch for his very candid interview about his turbulent days in Washington, D.C., his continued friendship with the former President and learn how he is building a new career in Academia. ...

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November 09, 2009

LV INTERVIEWS VP OF GUATEMALA

Latina Voices talks one on one with Dr. Rafael Espada, the VP of Guatemala. Look for an upcoming interview with the former Michael Debakey Heart Clinic Cardiologist. See how he went from poverty to working with Robert F. Kennedy to one of the celebrated heart doctors at the Tx Medical Center before ascending to the halls of power in his home country....

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October 26, 2009

Latina Voices Hosts Among 100 Women in Leadership

Latina Voices co-hosts Minerva Perez and Sofia Adrogue are among the Hispanic Women in Leadership Group's 2009-100 Hispanic Women in Leadership. The HWIL promotes the development and advancement of all Hispanic Women in the Greater Houston area. Congratulations to the Ladies of Latina Voices!...

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October 07, 2009

Minerva Perez and Latina Voices get plug on Blogger Site

Houston Blogger site MikeMcGuff.com interviews Latina Voices Executive Producer/Host Minerva Perez. Look for a post on www.mikemcguff.com for answers to questions about Latina Voices: Smart Talk and how the show evolved from a simple concept to a Sunday show on HoustonPBS Channel 8. Latina Voices: Smart Talk is now streaming on the Internet at: www.latinavoices.com. ...

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October 07, 2009

Next on HoustonPBS Channel 8 - Oct. 25 - 2:30 p.m.

Next on Latina Voices: Smart Talk - World renowned Opera Singer Ana María Martínez introduces Latina Voices to her world of opera. How she went from her Puerto Rican roots to the Iconic Opera Houses around the world. Also, the Houston Grand Opera is on a new mission to open the doors of Opera to EVERYONE. ...

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February 20, 2009

‘Latina Voices’ finds a growing audience

Former KRTK news anchor Minerva Pérez is taking her cable show to the network, with an eye on entering the national stage. Her half-hour talk show “Latina Voices: Smart Talk” will air on HoustonPBS Channel 8 beginning Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m....

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