NEW JERSEY — Recognized as one of the industry’s highest honors for fair, accurate and inclusive portrayals of LGBTQ people and issues, Telemundo 47/WNJU was awarded a national award GLAAD Media Award for his news special broadcast in June 2021 “LGBTQ Pride: 52 Years of Struggle and Evolution.” Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to become the world’s most visible annual LGBTQ awards show, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences around the world. For more information on the GLAAD Media Awards, click on here.
“This was an informative special that took viewers on an extraordinary journey, spanning more than 50 years and filled with the challenges faced – and triumphs achieved – by so many pioneers in our community,” he said. Freddy Oldenburg, Vice President of News for Telemundo 47. “Winning this national honor is an important milestone for the Telemundo 47 news team and we are excited to share it with everyone who made it possible, especially Odalys Molina, Eliecer Marte, Carlos Zapata and our entire team of producers, editors, writers and photographers. I am proud of them and congratulate them on this well-deserved achievement.”
“LGBTQ Pride: 52 Years of Struggle and Evolution,” a five-part news series featuring a wide range of guests and experts, was hosted by Telemundo 47 news anchor Odalys Molina and news reporters Eliecer Marte and Carlos Zapata. The series told the story of the LGBTQ rights movement, representation in politics, the importance of a safe and accepted home life, legal victories, and a look at LGBTQ people in the arts, with a particular emphasis on artists from the New York dance scene.
The award was announced at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, held Saturday night in Los Angeles.
About Telemundo 47 New York/WNJU
Telemundo 47 / WNJU is an NBCUniversal Local station serving the Spanish-speaking communities of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for more than 50 years with Emmy® Award-winning journalists and offering more than 27 hours of locally produced programming weekly. The station also has the only team of bilingual meteorologists in the New York market, The Authority on Weather, which is certified by WeatherRate for offering the most accurate weather forecast on Hispanic television in the tri-state area. In addition, its investigative unit Telemundo Responde has recovered more than $3 million to date, and Telemundo 47’s weekly public affairs show Focus New York highlights the political landscape and local concerns that matter most to viewers.
Telemundo 47 provides news and information across all platforms, including the Telemundo 47 app, dedicated channels on Roku, Apple TV and Amazon FireTV, and through social media. In addition, Telemundo 47 will offer exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2022 and 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup™ tournaments and the 2025 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ tournament, making it the Spanish-language soccer channel for the three states. For more information on Telemundo 47, visit Telemundo47.com.
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