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Leading Hispanic Sports Network Joined CHCI in Celebrating Hispanics with Lifelong Commitments to Their Community

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Fox Sports en Español demonstrated its continual support for the Hispanic community by sponsoring the general reception at the 31st Annual Awards Gala of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) this past Wednesday, September 10th in Washington, D.C. CHCI, alongside the leader in Hispanic sports pay television space, celebrated those Hispanics who embodied the theme of this year's gala, The Power to Make the Difference. Among the 2,300 guests were Florida Representative Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen, Texas Representative Solomon P. Ortiz, and New York Representative Jose E. Serrano -- all three of whom were awarded the 2008 Chairman's Award for their commitment to serving the Hispanic community throughout their lifetimes.

"As a Hispanic, I am happy to say our community has become an integral part of American society. It's an honor for us at Fox Sports en Español to be continuously part of an event that not only celebrates Hispanic achievements, but also honors those who have dedicated their entire life to making a difference for the future of our country," said Raul de Quesada, Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Creative Services of Fox Sports en Español.

The network, which recently launched Fox Impacto NFL, a program tailored to Hispanic NFL football fans, continues to satisfy the growing demand of Hispanic communities nationwide. Through their sponsorship of CHCI, an institution that has served Hispanic youth for the past thirty-one years, Fox Sports en Español continues to inspire Hispanics to make a difference in their own communities.

"Being a part of the fastest growing minority group, it's important for us Hispanics to make our own contribution to the overall community," said de Quesada, "only then can we truly make a lasting impression for future generations."

"We feel very fortunate," said Esther Aguilera, President and CEO of CHCI, "to have the support of Fox Sports en Español to commemorate those who have devoted themselves to the better good of our Hispanic framework."

About Fox Sports en Español
Fox Sports en Español features more than 1,500 hours of live, exclusive sports programming in Spanish and, with few exceptions, English SAP each year, including InterLiga(TM), the Copa Santander Libertadores, the Copa Nissan Sudamericana, and the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournaments; the Major League Baseball regular season, divisional playoffs, All-Star Game and World Series; and premier combat sports including championship boxing from Mexico and the U.S., Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) and kickboxing. The channel reaches more than 14.4 million cable and satellite households in the country, of which 4.6 million are U.S. Hispanic Households.

Fox Sports en Español is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and operated by Fox Pan American Sports LLC, an international sports programming and production entity jointly owned by HM Capital Partners, LLC and News Corporation's (NYSE: NWS) Fox Sports International. For more information, visit Fox Sports en Español online at foxsportsla.msn.com.

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