Overview

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Central City Productions launched it’s “Know Your Heritage Hispanic College Quiz Show” series for “Hispanic Heritage Month” in September, 2008.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18. The term Hispanic, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Spanish-speaking people in the United States of any race. On the 2000 Census form, people of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin could identify themselves as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or "other” (Spanish/Hispanic/Latino). More than 35 million people identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino on the 2000 Census.

Host

Zoraida Sambolin

About the Host

Zoraida Sambolin is the co-anchor of the morning NBC5 News Today. She is also a special assignment reporter and fill-in news anchor for Telemundo Chicago. Sambolin joined the NBC5 News team in the summer of 2002. Before coming to NBC5, Sambolin was the creator and Emmy award-winning host of "Small Talk for Parents" on WYCC-TV and "Nuestros Ninos" on WSNS-TV from 1999 to 2002.These series covered a wide range of topics specifically of interest to those with children from birth to age eight. They included the latest research in early childhood issues, current trends in education, childcare, health, safety and expert advice.

Prior to Sambolin's hosting duties, she was the director of broadcasting for the Chicago City Colleges.

A Chicago native, Sambolin attended Loyola University, and is bilingual. She is married with two children and lives in Chicago.

 

Air Dates

September 10, 2011 to October 16, 2011

Participating Schools

• All-Star Series featuring past schools

Purpose & Objective

The purpose of the “Know Your Heritage Hispanic College Quiz Show” series is to encourage the appreciation of Latino heritage by all people in an entertaining quiz show format. The quiz show series objective is to generate a high level of excitement and enthusiasm by featuring Hispanic College students from around the country and showcase their knowledge and skill of Hispanic history.

Scholarship Awards

Scholarship money will be awarded to each participating school plus the winning team.

Endorsement by HACU

The Know Your Heritage Hispanic College Quiz is endorsed by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. The mission of HACU is to serve as the International Voice and Advocate for the preservation and enhancement of Latinos in Higher Education.