Entravision Communications Corporation Wins Eight 2014 Pacific Southwest Chapter Emmy® Awards

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC), a diversified Spanish-language media company, today announced that television stations KBNT-CD, Univision San Diego, XHAS-TDT, Telemundo San Diego-Tijuana, KVER-CA Univision Palm Springs and KINC Univision Las Vegas, were honored with eight 2014 Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy awards in the following categories by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

KBNT-CD, Univision San Diego, California

Writer - News
"Isla de las Munecas"
Claudia Rodriguez

Historic/Cultural - Single Story or Series
"Isla De Las Munecas"
Claudia Rodriguez and Fernando Escamilla

General Assignment Report - No Time Limit
"Personajes de la Linea"
Fernando Escamilla and Pedro Calderon-Michel

Graphic Arts - Graphics
"Graphics Composite"
Rosangela Payan Arciniega

XHAS-TDT, Telemundo San Diego, California-Tijuana, Mexico

Investigative Report - Single Story or Series
"Viviendo de la Basura"
Beatriz Rodriguez

KVER-CA, Univision Palm Springs, California

Crime - Single Story or Series
"Condenados en Tierra Ajena"
Daniela Mosquera, Enrique Chiabra and Francisco Rivas

KINC Univision Las Vegas, Nevada

Informational/Instructional - Program or Special
"Tras la Reforma"
Viridiana Vidal Gonzzali, Adriana Arevalo and Ricardo Bonilla

Health/Science - Single Story or Series
"El Gen de la Muerte"
Martha Saldana, Adriana Arevalo and Ricardo Bonilla

"We are honored by these awards and would like to thank the National Television Academy for providing our programs with these accolades," said Luisa Collins, Vice President of News, Social Affairs and Wellness at Entravision. "I would also like to congratulate our employees who received the prestige of these nominations, and commend each Entravision nominee and winner whose exemplary dedication, hard work and creativity have enabled us to deliver outstanding content to our audiences across the Pacific Southwest region. Entravision is committed to providing superior entertaining and informative Spanish-language programming, especially in news, in an effort to engage and inform the growing Latino community with the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage."

The 40th Annual Pacific Southwest Emmy® Awards gala was held on Saturday, June 14^th, 2014 to honor the work of television and media professionals in 7 DMAs. The awards were presented at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA.  Entravision owns and operates television stations KBNT-CD, Univision San Diego, KVER-CA Univision Palm Springs, and KINC Univision Las Vegas, and provides programming and related services to XHAS-TDT Telemundo San Diego-Tijuana pursuant to an arrangement whereby Entravision brokers time on XHAS-TDT.

About Entravision Communications Corporation
Entravision Communications Corporation is a diversified Spanish-language media company utilizing a combination of television, radio and digital operations to reach Latino consumers across the United States, as well as the border markets of Mexico. Entravision is the largest affiliate group of both the top-ranked Univision television network and Univision's UniMas network, with television stations in 19 of the nation's top 50 Latino markets. The company also operates one of the nation's largest groups of primarily Spanish-language radio stations, consisting of 49 owned and operated radio stations. Additionally, Entravision has a variety of cross-platform digital content and sales offerings designed to capitalize on the company's leadership position within the Latino broadcasting community. Entravision shares of Class A Common Stock are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol: EVC.

SOURCE Entravision Communications Corporation