El Paso in Denver

Several people with ties to El Paso media spent four days taking in the latest in multimedia training and engaging in hot topics during the National Association of Hispanic Journalists annual convention in Denver last week. About 800 journalists from throughout the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico attended the conference, which started last Wednesday and ended Saturday night with the traditional Tejano Party.

Among those 800 journalists were several people who either work in El Paso right now or have worked here before. KVIA anchor/reporter Ken Molestina attended the conference for the first time, and he was joined by KTSM anchor Oralia Ortega. The El Paso Times was represented, too, with editor Chris Lopez and reporter Gustavo Reveles Acosta both in attendance. At least four students from the University of Texas at El Paso attended the conference, too, including two who were part of the student project which produces two newspapers and a telecast.

Former El Paso reporters at the conference included Christina Boomer who used to be at KVIA but now works in Phoenix; Christine Madella who used to be at KDBC and now works in Nashville; Elissa Rivas who used to work at KFOX but now works in Houston; and Mekahlo Medina who used to work at KTSM but now works in Los Angeles.     

Former El Paso print journalists in attendance included Dino Chiecchi who worked for the Times and now works for the San Antonio Express-News, and Alfredo Carbajal who worked at El Diario de Juárez and is now at Al Día in Dallas.

** UPDATE **

Other former El Paso media people at the NAHJ convention in Denver last week included ex-KVIAers Jaime Rubenstein (now doing PR in Boston) and Alexander Perez (now working for NBC Chicago) as well as former KDBC sports anchor Richard Saenz who is now in Phoenix.

Comments

[Blago]

That's so beautiful. I'm fairly certain those hot topics were right on the money, the recent developments in the Gulf notwithstanding. I look for Ken to really pick it up going forward as he will surely benefit from this as no other could. My experience with such conferences is that the guys are these primarily to booze it up and try to pick up chicks, but Ken is a dedicated professional who takes his craft very seriously. Once the training begins to sink in and he really mulls over these hot topics, KVIA will be back to being number one in the ratings and in everyone's heart and Ken will get the honor and recognition that he most certainly deserves. I hope we soon see his face on billboards and on those benches that people sit on while waiting for the bus. Viva Molestina!

[Compos]

What No photos? huh you all are media types rights, visuals, go figure why your struggling

[Disappointed in Blago]

Blago, you're usually so wise...but not today.

[gayboy]

Was that sexy, Hispanic hunk of man-meat Raul martinez of KVIA there?