News Releases

Radio Bilingüe’s Founder Receives Harvard Honorary Doctorate
The Radio Bilingüe Latino Public Radio Network is proud to announce that today Harvard University conferred an honorary doctorate to Hugo Morales, co-founder and executive director of Radio Bilingüe, in recognition and celebration of his lifelong achievements.
Radio Bilingüe and Samuel Orozco Recognized in Mexico with the José Vasconcelos Public Radio Award
Radio Educación, Mexico’s pioneering public radio station, institution of the nation’s Ministry of Culture, awards the 2022 José Vasconcelos Recognition of Merit in Public Radio to Radio Bilingüe and Samuel Orozco, the director of Radio Bilingüe’s national news service. The recognition is granted by Radio Educación on each anniversary of its founding by the then […]

(Español) “Comadres al Aire”, el innovador podcast en español para hablar del vientre hasta el subconsciente de la mano de dos reconocidas periodistas, regresa con su segunda temporada
(Español) Tras una primera temporada exitosa, Maritza L. Félix y Valeria Fernández vuelven con su ya reconocido lema “estamos en confianza”, a continuar abordando temas de salud inclusiva de mujeres, personas no binarias y transgénero que continúan siendo hablados sin hablarse.

MANAGING NEWS PRODUCER – Full-Time, Permanent
We are looking for an experienced news producer to manage a news service.Oversee a team of professionals to assure that the three services of Radio Bilingüe’s news department Línea Abierta, Despacho de Noticiero Latino, and Edición Semanaria go on air on time and with the highest-quality journalistic and audio content.

Radio Bilingüe Launches 40th Anniversary Year Celebration
Organizing for Radio Bilingüe began in 1975 by farmworkers, artists, teachers and students for a single community radio station KSJV-FM for the San Joaquin Valley. Today Radio Bilingüe is the leading Latino public radio network and content producer in U.S. public radio.

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2020 Recipients of Nation’s Highest Honor in the Folk and Traditional Arts
As part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ work to support and celebrate our nation’s rich traditional arts heritage, the agency is announcing the 2020 recipients of its National Heritage Fellowships.

Radio Bilingüe Premieres “Boletín Urgente de Noticiero Latino,” a New Service to Cover the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Latinos
The premiere editions of “Boletín Urgente” will feature Covid-19 patients or survivors who had to struggle to get tested because their symptoms were not those commonly designated in the official guidelines; the new coronavirus hotspots impacting thousands of essential workers; and the uphill struggle of Latino small business owners to get critically needed disaster loans.
Radio Bilingüe Airs New Series with a Focus on the Gentrification Hitting Neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area
Radio Bilingue is launching a new radio series to shed light on the forces that are driving thousands of Latino and Black working and middle class families to leave their homes and neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Radio Bilingüe’s News Correspondent Winner of Golden Mike Award
Radio Bilingüe’s news reporter, Mariana Pineda, won a Golden Mike Award for “Best News Reporting” on the radio category during the 69th Annual Golden Mike Awards gala dinner of non-profit Radio and Television News Association from Southern California on Saturday.

Línea Abierta Offers Expanded Election-Day Editions
(Español) Radio Bilingüe’s Línea Abierta will expand its coverage and analysis of the 2018 midterm election with special live programs on Election Day as well as on the eve and the day after.