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The annual CCNMA Scholarship Banquet, which began in 1981, is the primary source of funding for the scholarships awarded each year to Latino students interested in pursuing careers in journalism.
The dinner is usually held the first Friday in June at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
In addition to recognizing the students who won scholarships, individuals and companies are honored at the banquet. Among past honorees are Dr. Tomas Rivera of UC Riverside, Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Paul Gonzalez, the McClatchy Newspaper Group, Southern California Edison, Gerald Sass of The Freedom Forum, Jaime Jarrin of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, the Los Angeles Times, Maria Elena Salinas of Univision and Arnold Kleiner, general manager of KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
Past sponsors of the dinner have included the Los Angeles Times, KABC-TV, KNBC-TV, KCBS-TV, KTTV, KTLA-TV, KCAL-TV, Univision, Telemundo, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, The Orange County Register, La Opinión and Anheuser-Busch/InBev.
Dinner tickets are $200 each. Tables of ten are $2,000. Sponsorship package range from $3,000 to $20,000.
Since 1976, more than $700,000 has been awarded to nearly 700 students pursuing careers in journalism.