The National Association of Hispanic Publications celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a Convention at the Denver Doubletree by Hilton on November 16–18. The event convened industry, business, and government leaders from around the United States and Mexico and provided NAHP members the opportunity to participate in workshops that explored best practices, research findings, advertising innovations, online strategies, business development, and ways to integrate new and social media. The entire organization of 140 media organizations with 472 media outlets, the largest the largest diverse media organization in the USA. This represented 223% growth since 2020. The organization also unveiled aspects of the landmark 2022 National Latino Media Study.
The highlight of those honored at the 2022 NAHP were Latina Publisher of the Year was Evelyn Castro from La Prensa Houston, and the Latino Publisher of the Year was Brian Taylor with La Mega Nota; the Gold Award for Outstanding E-Publication went to El Planeta Boston, Boston, MA-NH-VT, El Planeta; and in Southern California Stay Connected OC wins Bronze Award for best eNewsletter.
Key speakers included Ramiro Cavazos, CEO of the USHCC; Steve Waldman, Report for America President; Todd Stauffer from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia; Ruben Barrales, with Wells Fargo; January Contreras, with the US Department of Health and Human Services; and Mike Coffman, the mayor of Aurora. Event sponsors included Wells Fargo, API, NAHP Media, AdsMoblie, Altura Interactive, Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Media Project, Corazon Latino, Comcast, Denver Airport, Knight Foundation, Newspack/BlueLena, United Airlines, Visit Denver, and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. During the convention, the most successful in a decade, the board outlined comprehensive new plans and the members voted in new regional representatives. 2023 promises to be a busy year for NAHP members.