Friday, July 15, 2005
O'brien Wins Award
Source: Philadelphia Daily News Regina Medina writes: CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien doesn't stray far from home these days, now that she has four children, including 10-month-old twin boys.But she has found the time to pop into Philly to pick up an honor from the National Council of La Raza during a conference-closing gala Tuesday night. The half-Cuban, half-Australian broadcaster will receive the Ruben Salazar Award for Communication.
"I'm a little overwhelmed and stunned," said O'Brien in a recent phone interview. "Ruben Salazar is a man who gave his life reporting on a story that he truly believes in, and to get an award in his name and to be among the list of people who have gotten the award is [an] honor."
Salazar, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who was an outspoken activist and leader in the Chicano movement, was shot and killed by a tear gas projectile while covering a 1970 Vietnam War protest in L.A.
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