Tag: Jorge Perez on the National Hispanic Media Coalition Fellowship

by Jorge c Perez

It’s 3 weeks since the official start of this year’s National Hispanic Media Coalition Fellowship (sponsored by ABC and NBC). Time now for the latest in my ongoing series of reports:

We’ve been writing/reading/watch-aholic bees in the NHMC Fellowship program since our breakfast meeting with NBC and ABC Talent Executives. By day we’ve had Show Runners come in to speak: Lee Zlotoff (Macgyver, The Spitfire Grill) Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds, 3rd Watch, Crossing Lines), Network Execs – Lainie Gallers Tartar, Executive Director, Network Drama Series, ABC Entertainment Group, Cable Execs- Erika Kennair, VP of Scripted at Syfy,Producer Kevin Abbot (CRISTELA) We’ve gone to set to see a taping of CRISTELA- which is a Fox show. read article

by Jorge c Perez

It’s 1 week since the official start of this year’s National Hispanic Media Coalition Fellowship (sponsored by ABC and NBC). This program was started 13 years ago by Alex Nogales, who hoped to change the TV landscape in regards to stereotypical portrayals of Latinos.

(Interesting Note: You don’t have to be Latino to submit to the program).

There is a fast-growing homework load, as well as some networking events that have already led to some doors opening. I have to watch and read at least two episodes of each show that other fellowship winners are writing: BROOKLYN 99, ORANGE IS THE NEW BACK, THE KNICK, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE BLACKLIST, ARROW. read article