{"id":63054,"date":"2018-08-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-hitn-televisions-ceo-named-one-of-brooklyns-50-most-influential\/"},"modified":"2018-08-07T08:02:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T12:02:40","slug":"presidente-y-ceo-de-hitn-television-entre-los-50-mas-influyentes-de-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/presidente-y-ceo-de-hitn-television-entre-los-50-mas-influyentes-de-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"HITN Television&#8217;s CEO Named One Of Brooklyn&#8217;s 50 Most Influential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 7, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<b>HITN<\/b>, the largest non-commercial, Spanish language television network that reaches more than 44 million households in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, today announced from its headquarters in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn NY<\/span>, that <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael D. Nieves<\/span>, the network&#8217;s president and CEO, has been named one of the 50 most influential people in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span> by City &amp; State magazine. The award was presented at a private reception on <span class=\"xn-chron\">August 2<\/span><sup>nd<\/sup>, at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott Hotel in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6423left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6423left\" title=\"Michael D. Nieves, president and CEO at HITN TV\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Michael D. Nieves, president and CEO at HITN TV\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/727434\/Michael_Nieves_HITN_TV_CEO.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>This special issue of City &amp; State magazine titled, The Brooklyn Power 50, was created to showcase the accomplishments of executives and other prominent figures and key players in the borough within the world of <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> government and politics. Their editors reached out to insiders and experts in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> politics to compile this list, ranking each person based on their accomplishments, sway in political policy matters, and philanthropic efforts. Mr. Nieves was included in the list for his contributions to city government and for his role at <b>HITN<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nieves came to <b>HITN<\/b> with a distinguished career in government and political consulting.\u00a0 For over 25 years, Mr. Nieves has helped build the political landscape in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> by serving as a strategic and policy advisor and consultant to numerous elected officials and campaigns across <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">New York State<\/span>. Campaigns have included the elections of state and city representatives, borough presidents, members of Congress, and judicial candidates.\u00a0 Among those Mr. Nieves served are Assemblyman and former <span class=\"xn-location\">Bronx<\/span> Democratic leader Jos\u00e9 Rivera, Majority Leader <span class=\"xn-person\">Joel Rivera<\/span>, Assemblyman <span class=\"xn-person\">Nelson Denis<\/span>, former Congressman <span class=\"xn-person\">Charles Rangel<\/span>, and Transit Workers Union Local 100. <\/p>\n<p>Since taking the role of president and CEO of <b>HITN<\/b>,\u00a0located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Mr. Nieves has pushed the boundaries of the channel&#8217;s commitment to provide its viewers with educational and entertaining content by working with some of the most important producers in the world from BBC, Discovery, NatGeo, and CNET to create a carefully curated list of programs for its viewers.\u00a0 Under his stewardship, <b>HITN<\/b> has added 10 million new households to its viewing audience to now reach more than 44 million households nationwide. <b>HITN<\/b> has even received three Emmy nominations in 2016 &#8211; its first time since HITN&#8217;s inception in 1981. In recent years, <b>HITN<\/b> has opened offices in <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span>, reopened its office in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>, and started expansion of its office in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> and its <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span> headquarters which will include an additional 25,000 square feet of interior space and 15,000 square feet of rooftop studio space.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aside from being raised in Bushwick, being included to City &amp; State&#8217;s Brooklyn Power 50 list has an important significance for me since all the recipients are helping to push <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span> forward,&#8221; remarked <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael D. Nieves<\/span>, HITN&#8217;s president and CEO. &#8220;A lot can happen in a decade but the transformation <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span> has experienced these past few years could only have been possible by a group of people who know how to embrace change and use it to make <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span> even better. This award makes me even more proud to tell people I&#8217;m from <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nieves community involvements include the boards of the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span>, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, SOMOS New York, <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City Public Schools Community<\/span> School Board #32, and the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade. Mr. Nieves was listed as an honoree of City and State&#8217;s 50 over Fifty and was awarded &#8220;Hero of the Month&#8221; by Brooklyn Borough President <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric L. Adams<\/span> for his relief efforts in Puerto R3ico after Hurricane Maria. Also, he was recognized as one of City and State&#8217;s 100 Responsible Corporate Social Responsibility figures.\u00a0 He and his family are active members of St. Barbara&#8217;s Catholic Church in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn, NY<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>HITN-TV<\/b> is a leading Spanish-language media company that offers educational and cultural programming for the whole family.\u00a0 It reaches more than 44 million viewers in the US and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> via DIRECTV NOW, DISH Network, AT&amp;T U-verse TV, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast, Charter Spectrum, Mediacom, CenturyLink Prism and Optimum. For more information, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hitn.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hitn.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8388left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8388left\" title=\"HITN Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"HITN Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/613816\/HITN_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/727434\/Michael_Nieves_HITN_TV_CEO.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/727434\/Michael_Nieves_HITN_TV_CEO.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/613816\/HITN_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/613816\/HITN_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  HITN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, New York<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 7, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<b>HITN<\/b>, the largest non-commercial, Spanish language television network that reaches more than 44 million households in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, today announced from its headquarters in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn NY<\/span>, that <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael D. 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