El Hispano was established on October 19, 1976 in Reading, Pennsylvania by Aaron G. Lopez and his family. In March of 1984, with patience, endurance and an overwhelming response from the Hispanic community, the newspaper slowly started to expand. The Allentown/Bethlehem editions were started, and in November, the Lancaster edition began circulating. 1985 saw the birth of the Harrisburg edition.

The readership demand kept increasing, therefore, on September 27, 1987 the Philadelphia edition was introduced, and in 1992, the Camden, NJ edition began circulation and on January 1, 1996 the Trenton edition was born.

EL HISPANO had a humble beginning with a manual "mono-type" style. Today, a sophisticated computerized typesetting system is used for publication. The artwork has matured from it's primitive beginning to today's award-winning status. El Hispano has received awards and honors, in the areas of layout and editorial, from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the National Federation of Hispanic Owned Newspapers. El Hispano's latest achievement was winning 2nd place for "Best Editorial" by the Hispanic Federation of Hispanic Owned Newspapers, a national organization in 1995.

On January 1, 1990, El Hispano changed its name from El Directorio Hispano. The change occurred primarily due to our readers' suggestion of a shorter name which would also be easier to pronounce, especially for our non-Spanish speaking friends. But the direction and the purpose of El Hispano remained the same -- to reach the Spanish -speaking and non-Spanish speaking communities -- to provide them with news, editorials, entertainment and knowledge.

In November of 1990, El Hispano relocated it's headquarters from Reading to the Philadelphia area. This move was made due to our expansion in staff and state-of-the-art equipment needed to keep up with the increase in circulation.

Editorial Pages

El Hispano's philosophy is based on a responsible, objective and informative commitment to voicing the Hispanic point of view. El Hispano brings the Hispanic community and its friends 'The News of Today with the Vision of Tomorrow."

Aarón López-Owner/Editor

Sara López-Co-Editor

Madelyn Madary-Advertising Director

Carlos Baez-Distribution

James Smith-Reporter/Writer

Cesar Mercado-Reporter/Writer

Carlos Morales-Sports Editor

Jonathan Madary-Photographer

Philip Madary-Webmaster

Memberships

National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Associates

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Hispanic Media Council USA

New Jersey Press Association

DISCLAIMER

 Although El Hispano respects the opinion of those who collaborate with us, we do not necessarily agree with their opinion. El Hispano does not assume any responsibility for any claims made by our advertisers. El Hispano reserves the right to reject any advertisement.

El Hispano es la voz latinoamericana, y lucha por mantener la libertad de expresión. El Hispano respeta la opinión de sus colaboradores, aunque no significa que esté de acuerdo con su opinión. El Hispano no acepta ninguna responsabilidad de lo que aleguen sus anunciantes. El Hispano tiene el derecho de rechazar cualquier anuncio.