Vme TV Highlights Hispanic Heritage Foundation's Youth Award Recipients

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Original program celebrates six outstanding Latino students and one exceptional teacher

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Mar 24, 2014, 03:00 ET

MIAMI, March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vme TV, the first and only Spanish-language public television network in the United States, has partnered with The Hispanic Heritage Foundation to bring viewers a very special look at six of the nation's brightest Latino high school students and a South Florida teacher. The "Vme Especiales: Premios Herencia Hispana a la Juventud" program will air on March 28, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET.

Highlighting their dreams and achievements, Vme TV will broadcast the award ceremony and introduce the viewers to each of this year's seven honorees, including a spotlight on award-recipient Javeshnev Rivera Azua, a South Florida teacher recognized as a role model for educators nationwide, and Hollywood actress Génesis Rodriguez, who was honored with the Inspira Award.

"Far too often, Spanish language networks in the United States fail to report on the positive accomplishments of young Latinos, some of which will become the future leaders of the United States," said Victor X. Cerda, Vme TV's senior vice president of corporate strategy. "Vme TV is proud to highlight these students as part of our mission to broadcast socially responsible content that inspires other Latinos to persevere and to achieve their academic goals. By partnering with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, we hope to highlight the everyday success stories of Latinos across our great nation. "

For the past 15 years, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Awards have honored Latino high school seniors who excel in the classroom and in their communities in the following categories: STEM, Healthcare, Education, Green, Business and Finance, Arts, and Fitness.

Available in 43 markets and reaching more than 70 million households in the United States, Vme TV is available through Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH Network and AT&T U-verse among other local cable companies. To find your local channel or to learn more about Vme TV, visit www.vmetv.com or follow us on social media via www.facebook.com/vmetv or www.twitter.com/vmetv.

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, as well as major cable companies including Comcast. 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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