National Hispanic Leaders Join Vme TV's 2014 Advisory Council

National Hispanic Leaders Join Vme TV's 2014 Advisory Council

Key members of the Hispanic community will assist in developing the strategy for the network's objectives and programming for 2014.



MIAMI, Jan. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vme TV today announced the members of its 2014 Advisory Council, consisting of some of the most influential members of the U.S. Hispanic community. The Vme Council will provide insight on Hispanic issues from various ends of the spectrum, including business, community engagement, entertainment, broadcasting, and education.

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The 2014 Vme TV Advisory Council includes:


-- Maria Cardona, Public Policy Advocate and Political Strategist, Dewey
Square Group
-- Patricia Diaz Dennis, Former FCC Member and Chair of the Girl Scouts
-- Rafael A. Fantauzzi, President and CEO, National Puerto Rican Coalition,
Inc. (NPRC)
-- Rita Moreno, Award Winning Actress, Singer, and Dancer
-- Christopher Nassif, Entertainment Agent and Talent Agency Founder
-- Eduardo J. Padron, President, Miami Dade College, and Chairman of the
White House Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
-- Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Executive Director, Latino Public Broadcasting
-- Hon. Gov. William "Bill" Richardson, Former Governor of New Mexico


"I am delighted to partner with Vme TV as a member of its Advisory Council and to share and promote the Vme TV vision," said council member and award-winning actress Rita Moreno. "It is immensely important to provide Latinos with content that is inspirational, empowering, educational, and entertaining and I'm proud to be part of such an important initiative."

As part of its goals, the Vme TV Advisory Council will serve to identify how to meet the U.S. Hispanic audience's need for sophisticated Spanish programming that truly reflects their cultural identity and allows them to maintain their cultural ties as they integrate into the U.S. community.

"Each member of the Vme Advisory Council has a distinguished history of entertaining, inspiring, and advancing the U.S. Hispanic Community that reflects Vme's core values," said Vme TV CEO Eligio Cedeno. "The Council will ensure that Vme TV remains the preeminent Spanish-language channel for quality educational programming that entertains and advances the future of the Latino community and Spanish television in the United States."

In addition to its Advisory Council, Vme TV partners with other national Latino organizations such as ASPIRA, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), to highlight the accomplishments of the Hispanic community and inspire through its programming the U.S. Hispanic population to excel in education, the arts, financial literacy, health, and entrepreneurship.

ABOUT VME TELEVISION
Vme TV (pronounced veh-meh), is the first national Spanish-language television network in association with public television stations. Reaching more than 70 million households in the United States, Vme TV is broadcast in 43 markets by PBS stations and is available on DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, Verizon Fios, as well as major cable companies including Comcast and Time Warner. The 24-hour digital broadcast service is dedicated to entertain, educate and inspire families in Spanish with a contemporary mix of original productions, exclusive premieres, acquisitions, and popular public television programs specially adapted for Hispanics. To find your local channel or to learn more about Vme TV, visit www.vmetv.com (http://www.vmetv.com/mediakit) or follow us on social media via www.facebook.com/vmetv or www.twitter.com/vmetv.



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