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The highest honor for Hispanics and Latinos returns to the Kennedy Center for “THE 37TH ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS” – Sept. 27 at 10 pm
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Awards will also stream on PBS.org and PBS video app During Hispanic Heritage Month
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) announced thatthe 37th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards (HHAs) will broadcast Friday, September 27, at 10 pm on PBS. The ceremony will be taped for broadcast on Thursday, September 5th, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Opera House. Nationwide will once again serve as The Awards Official Broadcast Sponsor, and the program will also be available on PBS.org and the PBS app.
This year’s Hispanic Heritage Awardees announced to date include Designer Carolina Herrera, Beautyblender Creator Rea Ann Silva, and NBA Legend Carmelo Anthony.
“We are privileged to once again partner with PBS, Nationwide, the Kennedy Center, and all of our sponsors to celebrate and share the Latino community’s accomplishments, cultural pride and great promise not just in the theatre but with the entire country and beyond through the broadcast,” said Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. “The PBS broadcast will ensure our inspiring stories will be heard and seen broadly and foment a greater understanding and appreciation of the Latino community – past, present, and future.”
The HHAs, supported by 40 national Hispanic-serving institutions, were established by The White House in 1988 to commemorate the creation of Hispanic Heritage Month in America and broadcast on PBS. The Awards are commonly known as “America’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration.”
“As a longtime partner of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and official broadcast sponsor of the Hispanic Heritage Awards, it is an honor for Nationwide to help shine a light on the extraordinary contributions of the Hispanic community,” said Ramon Jones, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Nationwide. “We look forward to celebrating the honorees whose accomplishments have enriched our collective culture and inspired many young Latinos and Latinas to dream big.”
“PBS is proud to distribute The Hispanic Heritage Awards to our audience,” said Sylvia Bugg Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming at PBS. “It is an honor to be a part of this celebration of amazing honorees that contribute so much to the communities we serve, year after year.”