La Reina de la Radio: Honoring Maria Martin, Trailblazing Voice for Latinos
A champion for media representation, the founding mother of Latino USA radio, gave voice to marginalized communities as she tenaciously carved out a space for Latinos in journalism over 50 years.
Maria Martin was a pioneering radio journalist who co-founded Latino USA in 1992, the longest-running Latino news program in the U.S.
She opened doors for Latino and women journalists at outlets like NPR, where she was the first Latina and Latin American affairs editor.
Martin devoted over 50 years to amplifying overlooked Latino, rural, and Indigenous vo…
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