Maria Hinojosa

Maria Hinojosa (b. 1961, Mexico City) is a Mexican American broadcast journalist. She was (2005–2010) Senior Correspondent for the PBS news magazine, NOW on PBS.

She is currently also the host of her own show on PBS, Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One, an interview talk show that features one-on-one interviews with a diverse group of guests, including actors, writers, activists, and politicians.

Hinojosa's first journalism experience was as host of a Latino radio show while she was a student at Barnard College, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Latin American studies.

In 1995, Hinojosa began hosting the National Public Radio show Latino USA; she also hosted the WNBC-TV public affairs show, Visiones. From 1997 to 2005, she worked for CNN's New York City bureau, where she gained recognition for her reporting on urban issues.

She can currently be seen on PBS, where she hosts Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One, and on V-me, the Spanish-language TV network, where she hosts La Plaza: Conversaciones con María Hinojosa.

Honors and awards

Hinojosa has won many honors and awards, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' Radio Award, the New York Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Award, the National Council of La Raza's Rubén Salazar Communications Award (named for Mexican American journalist Rubén Salazar), and an Associated Press award. In addition, she was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine for her work as a reporter for CBS, NPR, and CNN.

Books

• Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son (ISBN 0-670-88445-6)
• Crews: Gang Members Talk with Maria Hinojosa

External links

• Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One (official website)
• NPR bio
• Powerful Latinas profile
• 2007 Feature Interview with Maria Hinojosa on The Alcove with Mark Molaro
• "Telling the Truth — The Best in Broadcast Journalism", PBS, Maria Hinojosa, host. Documentary on the 2010 Dupont award winners.