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Univision Los Angeles to Host Third Annual Education Fair "¡Edúcate, Es el momento!"

The "La Feria, Es el momento" education fair will mark the culmination of Univision's first-ever national education week "¡Edúcate, Es el momento!" The seven-day call to action efforts (October 16-22, 2011) features a town hall, special programming at the network and local levels, local workshops and phone banks and a series of activities to better equip Hispanic families with tools and information they need to successfully navigate the education system and the financial process so they can guide their children to academic success.

"We are thrilled to once again to provide parents with essential resources that will help steer their children through the U.S. education system, including post-secondary studies," said Alberto Mier y Terán, vice president and general manager, Univision Los Angeles. "La Feria, Es el momento provides our community with the unique opportunity to be well-informed and essentially empower them to become advocates of their children's academic success."

The highly anticipated education fair in Los Angeles is the only citywide Spanish-language education fair in Los Angeles with more than 100 non-profit organizations participating. "La Feria, Es el momento," the city's largest one-day education effort, aims to empower, inspire and inform parents with essential information to lead their children to academic success.

The education fair, one of the largest one-day book giveaways, will be distributing more than 35,000 books to every child in attendance, donated by The Molina Foundation, Mexican Consulate, First 5 LA, COFEM and Jumpstart. The fair will have over 100 exhibits with education-related information and resources from the participating non-profit organizations; and will provide entertainment including a stage and activities for all ages. Furthermore, attendees will have the opportunity to take part in the educational workshops offered at the fair presented by COFEM in collaboration with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Seminars include:

• Planning for College
• Financial Aid Opportunities for AB-540 Students
• Money Saving Options for College
• How to Prepare for the FAFSA

Local Univision anchors and reporters Teresa Quevedo, Felicidad Aveleyra, Francisco Pinto, Gabriela Teissier and Francisco Ugalde will be taking part in the fair's activities. Alongside them will be Univision Radio personalities Argelia Atilano, Omar Velasco, Carlos Alvarez and Stephanie Himonedes "La Chiquibaby." In addition, Univision Network news anchors Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas will take part in a special workshop. In addition to serving in the opening ceremony, local dignitaries will take part in the Reading Room where they will read their favorite childhood book to children.

Milka Duno, the first Venezuelan woman to start a career in professional motorsports at an international level will help facilitate a workshop taking place in the CSUDH theatre. Duno is the first Latina to race at the Indianapolis 500 and also the first Latina to lead an IndyCar Series race.

The fair will have a "career pathway," a mentor area where students can speak and interact with local professionals and get advice on how they achieved their professional goals. In addition, there will be a special "visualization" area where students can dress up in attire to help them visualize themselves as what they aspire to be, such as a doctor, a judge or a fireman.

An outdoor activity field will be set up with over 20 participating sponsors including: Metro PCS, State Farm, McDonalds, Buick, Chivas USA, LA Kings, LA Galaxy, Natural History Museum and Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific.

This year's highly anticipated education event is made possible by a collaboration between Univision Los Angeles and numerous organizations in the education community, including the California State University system, CSU Dominguez Hills, CommuniCard LLC, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Preschool California, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, Jumpstart, PIQE, LAUSD and COFEM.

For more information about "La Feria, Es El Momento," visit http://univision34.univision.com/es-el-momento/ and for information about Univision's education efforts visit: www.eselmomento.com.

About Univision's Es el momento

Es el momento, launched in February 2010, is Univision's comprehensive, multi-platform, national education initiative aimed at improving academic achievement among K-12 Hispanic students. The initiative focuses on college readiness, high school and college completion, as well as engaging Hispanic parents and the broader community. This effort is conducted in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, community, education and civil rights groups from around the country. Other partners include ASPIRA, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, The College Board and NASA. As the premier media company serving the U.S. Hispanic community, Univision's mission is to inform, entertain and empower Hispanics. Es el momento builds on Univision's legacy of supporting the community through the creation of initiatives on issues affecting them, including education, health and civic engagement.

About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the premier media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 86% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network, and a suite of six cable offerings - De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company's platforms; Univision Local Media, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations and 70 radio stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive Media, a network of national and local online and mobile sites including Univision.com, which continues to be the #1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.

Mayola Delgado, 310-348-3417

MayDelgado@univision.net