caption birth_place awards birth_date spouse image article_title education name occupation
hinojosa speaking in 2013 mexico city , mexico john murrow award -lrb- overseas press club of america -rrb- chancellor award robert f. kennedy journalism award edward 2 july 1961 german perez maria hinojosa.jpg maria hinojosa
 barnard college maria hinojosa journalist
maria hinojosa

maria hinojosa -lrb- born july 2 , 1961 -rrb- is an award winning journalist .
she is the anchor and executive producer of `` latino usa '' on national public radio , a public radio show devoted to latino issues .
she is also the founder , president and ceo of futuro media group , which produces the show .
additionally , she serves as the executive producer of '' '' which premiered on pbs as a need to know election 2012 special on september 21 , 2012 .
in 2011 , she became the first latina to anchor a frontline report on pbs -lrb- `` lost in detention , '' a documentary exploring the issue of deportation and immigrant detention and abuse -rrb- .
since 1995 , she has been named three times as one of the 100 most influential hispanics by hispanic business magazine for her work as a reporter for cbs , npr , and cnn .
