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."
EL HISPANO - Publishing Team 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.