Telemundo Station Group, Telemundo Enterprises & Hispanic Federation to Host Bilingual ‘National Voter Registration Day’ Phone Bank Tomorrow, Tuesday Sept. 19
September 18, 2023
Telemundo Owned Stations to Help Provide Access to Voter Registration Info & Resources in English & Spanish
Viewers Can Call Hispanic Federation’s Hotline at 1-866-432-9832 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET
The Telemundo Station Group, part of NBCUniversal Local – a division that includes 43 NBC/Telemundo stations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico – is partnering with Telemundo Enterprises and Hispanic Federation to host a bilingual National Voter Registration Day phone bank tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET.
The event will provide audiences across the U.S. and Puerto Rico the ability to ask questions to knowledgeable operators and access important voter registration information and resources in English and Spanish through Hispanic Federation’s hotline at 1-866-432-9832.This joint effort will prepare the Latino community for 2023 state-wide and local elections in cities across the nation using culturally and linguistically competent information.
“We are excited to work again with Hispanic Federation and bring our audiences the information they need, in the language they prefer, to help them become active and engaged participants in the electoral process,” said Ozzie Martinez, EVP of Multiplatform News, Original Programming and Standards, Telemundo Station Group. “As we kick off the 2024 election season, we remain committed to informing and educating members of our communities, which includes the voting registration process, so they can have their voice heard and contribute to the future of our country.”
The Telemundo-owned stations will highlight key voter registration storylines and promote the hotline across platforms to support the event and promote engagement leading into the 2024 election cycle. Telemundo Enterprises will also promote the bilingual phone bank with special segments on its newscasts, Noticias Telemundo Mediodia and Noticias Telemundo with Julio Vaqueiro at 6:30 p.m. ET, and across its award-winning corporate social responsibility platform, El Poder En Ti.
“As we get ready to participate in the 2023 and 2024 election cycles, it is essential that Latino communities have access to election information that is culturally and linguistically competent, has been verified, and is nonpartisan. We appreciate the opportunity to work once again with the Telemundo Station Group, as well as Telemundo Enterprises, to provide this vital information to Latino communities across the country,” said Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation. “We look forward to ensuring that our community is properly informed about the election process and that La Voz de Mi Gente is heard in the upcoming elections.”
For more information, please visit Hispanic Federation or El Poder En Ti.
