Mexican-American journalist María Emilia Martin’s vibrant voice resonated in U.S. public radio for almost five decades. She bid farewell this weekend, surrounded by loved ones, concluding a remarkable journey that included founding Latino USA, the longest-running radio show covering Latino communities in the U.S. She was 72.
María Emilia Martin, the pioneering radio journalist and founder of Latino USA, media educator and tireless advocate for Latinos, Latinas, and Indigenous voices in journalism, passed away due to health complications in Texas over the weekend.
“A legend has left this world to continue her work as a journalist from a place of love and light,” her family said on Saturday.
Martin had been grappling with health issues for the past few months, worsening in the last week…
