WVIK, at 90.3 FM, will debut a new radio program, Latino USA. It will begin airing Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on WVIK beginning January 2.
Latino USA, the radio journal of news and culture, is the only nationally distributed English-language radio program produced from a Latino perspective. It combines high-quality news, cultural and public affairs journalism with compelling sound to bring a rich understanding to a wide spectrum of listeners.
Jay Pearce, WVIK’s general manager, said, “Bringing Latino USA to the Quad Cities is one way WVIK is becoming more involved with issues surrounding an increasing Hispanic population.”
Pearce added, “We have also recently joined the Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as a way of making important contacts so we can become more aware of the needs of Latinos in our community and explore new partnerships.”
Latino influences and contributions continue to have an increasingly important impact on the evolving identity, life and reality of the
Maria Hinojosa has been the host of National Public Radio’s Latino USA since its inception. She has been the senior correspondent for the acclaimed NOW on PBS and anchors the Emmy Award-winning One on One with Maria Hinojosa from WGBH/La Plaza. She spent eight years as the Urban Affairs Correspondent for CNN, and before that worked as a reporter for NPR News in
Latino USA has gained a loyal audience and won more than a dozen prestigious national awards, including a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award and awards from the communications industry for journalistic and production excellence.
WVIK is the NPR station for the Quad-Cities. WVIK is owned by
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