Full List of Award Recipients

2003

Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television, presented to Don Francisco, Host of Sabado Gigante, the longest running weekly television show in the world.

 

2004

The award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to well-known Telemundo sportscaster Andrés Cantor.

 

2005

The Hispanic Television Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Maria Celeste Arraras, Host and Managing Editor of the Telemundo's newsmagazine show, Al Rojo Vivo con Maria Celeste. She was the first woman to receive the award

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2007

At the awards luncheon, the Lifetime Achievement in Hispanic Television Award was presented to Cristina Saralegui, longtime Univision anchor and creator of El Show de Cristina.

 

2008

The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Jorge Ramos, Univision reporter and anchor of Noticiero Univision

 

2009

The Award for a Lifetime of Achievement in Hispanic TV was presented to Edgar Sandoval, then general manager of North America for Procter & Gamble.

 

2010

World champion boxer and President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Hispanic Television.

 

2011

The award for Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to Monica Gadsby, then CEO of Latin America and U.S. Multicultural for Starcom MediaVest Group.

 

2012

The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic TV was presented to Telemundo news anchor José Díaz-Balart.

 

Additionally, Comcast Cable was presented with the first Leadership in Hispanic Television Award.

 

2013

The award for Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to María Elena Salinas, the award-winning news co-anchor for Univision's Noticiero Univision 

 

2014

The awards luncheon presented Dish Network’s DishLATINO brand with the Leadership in Hispanic Television Award, Don Garber of Major League Soccer with the Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television.

 

2015

The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to television host, singer, and actress, Lucero. Verizon received the Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television.

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2016

Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, received the inaugural Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television & Video award. AT&T/DirecTV received the Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television & Video award. The award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to Lili Estefan and Raúl De Molina, co-hosts of the long-running Univision program El Gordo y la Flaca'

 

2017

The Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television & Video was presented to GroupM Multicultural President Gonzalo Del Fa. The Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video was presented to Altice USA. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to Rafael Amaya, the star of the hit Telemundo series El Señor de los Cielos.

 

 

2018

The Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television & Video was presented to Telemundo Enterprises, and accepted by EVP & CMO Mónica Gil. The Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video (Service Provider) was presented to Cox Communications, and accepted by executive director, Marketing/Hispanic Strategy Luis Caballero. The Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video (Programmer) was presented to Jessica Rodriguez, President, COO & CMO, Univision Networks. The Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video (Media) was presented to Lisa Torres, President of Publicis Media's Multicultural Practice, Cultural Quotient.

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2019

The Award for 20 Years of Achievement in Hispanic Television was presented to partners at Condista, Burke Berendes and Jorge Fiterre, to celebrate their 20 years in business. The Award for Executive Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video was presented to EVP, Revenue Strategy & Innovation at Telemundo, Peter E. Blacker. The Award for Corporate Leadership in Hispanic Television and Video was presented to AARP, and accepted by VP, Multicultural Leadership Yvette Peña. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television and Video Programming was presented to Univision's República Deportiva, and accepted by co-host Félix Fernández, the executive producer Gonzalo Morozzi, and SVP of Sports Entertainment Federico Lariño.

 

2020

The CultureX Leadership Award, presetned to Julio Vaqueiro Anchor Noticias Telemundo Edición Especial

 

The First Year of the Rafael Eli Pioneer In Hispanic TV Awards

• Media and Publicity Category: Gene Bryan CEO Hispanic Media Sales, Inc.

• Creative Agency Category: Daisy Expósito-Ulla, Chairman, CEO Jorge Ulla, Partner, Chief Ideation Officer Gloria Constanza, Partner, Chief Contact Strategist Fernando Fernández, Partner, Chief Client Officer Louis Maldonado, Partner, Managing Director John Ross, Partner, Chief Financial Officer Paco Olavarrieta, Chief Creative Officer d expósito & Partners

 

2021

The Hispanic Television Award for Corporate Leadership Platform or provider – cable company, satellite provider, or streaming platform was presented to Pluto TV and accepted by Tom Ryan, Co-Chairman and CEO, Pluto TV and President, Streaming, Viacom CBS.

 

The Outstanding Achievement award was presented to both Ana de la Reguera, Actor  and the TV series Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento. The award for the show was accepted by Peter, Markham, CEO, Estrella Media, Pepe Garza, Legendary Producer and Radio Programmer, EstrellaTV Don Cheto, Judge, Tengo Talento Mucho Talento, Host, Don Cheto Al Aire, Estrella Media and Ivan Stoilkovich, Executive Vice President of Television Content, Estrella Media.

 

The Rafael Eli Awards acknowledge the ongoing contribution of individuals or organizations who are pioneers in the industry and have been serving the Hispanic TV industry for 20 or more years.

• Rafael Eli Award for Pioneer in Hispanic TV – Media and Publicity – Hispanic Marketing Council (HMC)

• Rafael Eli Award for Pioneer in Hispanic TV – Creative Agency – ALMA

• Rafael Eli Award for Pioneer in Hispanic TV – Talent – Mario Kreutzberger, a.k.a. Don Francisco, Presenter, CNN en Español

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2022

The Rafael Eli Award for Pioneer in Hispanic Television – Media Category Recipient: PRODU

Accepted By: Amy Ibarra. 

The Rafael Eli Award for Pioneer in Hispanic Television – Agency Category Recipient – ORCI

Accepted By – Marina Filipelli, CEO, ORCI

 

The Hispanic Television Award for Executive Leadership in Marketing

Recipient - Jose Velez Silva, VP Multicultural IMC Branding Marketing, Xfinity, Comcast

 

The Hispanic Television Award for Executive Leadership in Content Programming

Recipient: Juanjo Duran, Google

 

The Legacy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hispanic Television

Recipient: Sunny Hostin, ABC News, and co-host of “The View”

 

2023

Rafael Eli Awards for Pioneers in Hispanic Television presented to established (10+ years) participants in the industry within two categories:

Corporate Pioneer – Horowitz Research, division of MARC Research Accepted by Adriana Waterston Executive Vice President

Programming Pioneer– ESPN Deportes, Accepted by Freddy Rolón, Head of Digital Content & Audience Expansion, ESPN

 

Leadership in Hispanic Television presented in three categories: 

Leadership in Media – Isabella Sanchez, Chair of Hispanic Marketing Council, Vice-president of Media Integration, Zubi Advertising Services

 

Leadership in Programming – Miguel Gurwitz, Sports Anchor, Soccer Analyst, and NFL Commentator, Telemundo

 

Leadership in Cultural Narrative - Tony Hernandez, Founder of the Immigrant Archive Project and Co-founder, President and CEO, Latino Broadcasting Company

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2024

The 2024 Hispanic Television Summit honored several individuals for their contributions to Hispanic television. Chiqui Cartagena and Javier Saralegui received the Rafael Eli Award for Pioneers in Hispanic Television. For Leadership in Hispanic Television, Sean Cunningham, Isabel Rafferty Zavala, and Michael Roca were recognized