Baseball is back and nobody is more excited than NAHJ Chicago member Andy Martinez. This winter he was hired by Marquee Sports Network, the recently launched Chicago Cubs TV network as a Cubs contributor reporter and working on social media for the new TV home of the Cubbies. It’s a dream job of sorts for Martinez who grew up a…
It's that time of the year again! NAHJ Chicago is officially accepting applications for our annual scholarships for Latino students. This year, we are offering 3 separate $4,000 scholarships to help Latino students fund their education. This is all possible thanks to the support of NAHJ Chicago members and sponsors. During our annual "Nuevo Comienzo" fundraiser in February 2020,…
Some good news to share following the end of Chicago’s Spanish language newspaper, HOY. NAHJ Chicago Board member and former HOY Reporter Laura Rodriguez will be joining the Chicago Tribune newsroom as a Latino Community Journalist. Tribune Media made the decision to shut down operations on December 13. The move affected seven employees, including Rodriguez. The company offered all employees…
Her name is Yukare Nakayama. That’s [ YOO-kah-ray] [NAH-kah-yah-mah]. And she’s a proud Latina journalist and new NAHJ Chicago member. Nakayama was just hired on as ABC 7 Chicago’s newest Community Journalist but the American University grad is no stranger to the area. Nakayame grew up in north suburban Highwood and previously worked at the CBS/Fox Rock Island, Illinois affiliate. Getting to know Yukare:…
The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists is proud and excited to present three deserving journalism students of the Chicago area with a $3,000 scholarship to help fund their academic and professional dreams. We invite our members, family, and friends of our winners to join us at our 2019 NAHJ Chicago Scholarship check presentation on September 14,…
Carly Luque - President Carly is an Emmy Award winning assignment editor for CBS 2 Chicago. She joined the station in September 2003 from WLS-TV where she worked as a desk assistant and field producer since 2000. Carly is fluent in Spanish, was born in Venezuela and studied abroad in Sevilla, Spain. Carly grew up in the south suburbs…
The NAHJ Chicago Chapter is holding its 2019/2020 board elections. Consider taking your membership one step further by running for President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary or General at Large Member. Keep in mind, our board members take their roles seriously. This is a “working board” that strives to accomplish having #MoreLatinosInNews. Plan to meet at least once a month. Each year, the chapter…
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists Chicago Chapter is excited to announce that we are offering 3 separate $3,000 scholarships/stipends for Latino students. NAHJ scholarship opportunities are open to college-bound high school seniors, college undergraduates and graduate students pursuing careers in English or Spanish-language print, broadcast, digital or photojournalism. Students attending four-year colleges and universities in Illinois are eligible to…
In a possibly unprecedented double win, NAHJ Chicago member Michael Puente wins “Best Radio Reporter” by the Indiana Associate Press Broadcasters Association and the Chicago Headline Club for 2018. It does not appear any other radio reporter has ever won that award from both associations, and in different states, in the same year. Puente, a WBEZ-FM reporter, won…
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists Chicago Chapter is excited to join forces with the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists for a bigger and better job fair again this year. We share the goal of promoting more diversity in our newsrooms. Young professionals and journalism students will once again have the opportunity to meet with news…