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The PBS program, which aired nationally in April, received the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) ALMA Award as the Outstanding Made-for-Television Documentary during the August 17 awards program filmed in Pasadena. Regalado, an historian recognized for his expertise on the impact of Latin baseball players in American professional baseball, is featured in the highlight clip of the awards program that will air on Friday, September 12 at 8 p.m. on the ABC Television Network. A star-studded cast of presenters and entertainers is featured in the program hosted by Eva Longoria Parker of the TV show “Desperate Housewives.”
A 21-year veteran of the CSU Stanislaus faculty, Regalado has appeared in a number of national television specials and was designated a Smithsonian Faculty Fellow in 1994. He recently released the third edition of his popular book titled "Viva Baseball: Latin Major Leaguers and their Special Hunger" that has attracted international coverage and recognition.
“It was an honor to be a part of this important film project,” Regalado said. “The ALMA Award is well-deserved. I can’t say enough about our talented filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz, whose tireless efforts and dedication to the film and Roberto Clemente’s legacy inspired the entire cast and crew.”
In addition to being interviewed during the program about Clemente and the struggles and triumphs of Latino ball players, Regalado served as academic adviser for the documentary. The program chronicles the life of Clemente as a committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball’s first Latino superstar. His career was cut short at the age of 37 on New Year’s Eve 1972 when he died aboard a cargo plane that crashed while flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
The NCLR, the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., created the ALMA Awards in 1995 as part of its strategy to promote fair, accurate, and balanced portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry.
Dr. Regalado, a faculty member in the History Department which is part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, can be contacted at (209) 667-3692 or call the History Department at 667-3238.