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Front of blue polyester jacket with yellow stripes at the hem, neck, and end of sleeves. White 'SIN' logo on left breast
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  • Front of blue polyester jacket with yellow stripes at the hem, neck, and end of sleeves. White 'SIN' logo on left breast
  • Back of blue polyester jacket with yellow stripes at the hem, neck, and end of sleeves. White text on the jacket's back reads 'KMEX-TV'

    Object Details

    referenced

    Spanish International Network

    Description

    Eduardo Kachskovsky wore this jacket when working for KMEX-TV in LA. He started at the station in the as an editor and photographer in 1980 and eventually became Vice President of Production. In his thirty years of service at the station, he saw every aspect of the work and created many live events. The collection includes not only this jacket but press badges documenting his work at events and archival records of his career.
    In the 1950s, consumers made television the centerpiece of the home, fueling competition among broadcasters to create new products, new programming, new stations, and even new networks. Innovators, such as those behind the creation of independent Spanish-language stations and eventually the Spanish International Network (SIN), challenged established broadcasting companies by creating new programming in Spanish and catering to underserved audiences. Established in the early 1960s, SIN knit together independents and created new stations to serve a national audience. With a complex business and legal history, SIN eventually became Univision in the 1980s. In the decades after 1980, Spanish-language programing options grew with recognition of Latinx communities as powerful consumer groups and the advent of new broadcasting technologies such as cable and digital TV.

    Description (Spanish)

    Eduardo Kachskovsky uso esta chaqueta cuando trabajaba para KMEX-TV en Los Ángeles. Comenzó en la estación como editor y fotógrafo en 1980 y finalmente se convirtió en vicepresidente de producción. A sus treinta años de servicio en la estación, participó en todos los aspectos del trabajo y creó numerosos eventos en vivo. La colección incluye esta chaqueta y también insignias de prensa que documentan su trabajo en eventos, así como registros de archivo relativos a su carrera.
    En la década de 1950, los consumidores hicieron de la televisión un componente central de sus hogares, fomentando la competencia entre las difusoras para crear nuevos productos, nueva programación, nuevas estaciones, e incluso nuevas redes. Los innovadores, como los creadores de los canales independientes de habla hispana y el Spanish International Network (SIN), desafiaron a las emisoras establecidas creando nuevos programas en español centradas en audiencias históricamente ignoradas. Establecido a principios de los sesenta, SIN unió a difusoras independentes y creó nuevas estaciones para responder a una audiencia nacional. Tras una compleja trayectoria empresarial y legal, SIN se convertiría en Univisión en la década de 1980. Durante las próximas décadas, las opciones de programación en español crecieron gracias al reconocimiento de la comunidad Latinx, como poderoso grupo de consumidores, y a la introducción de nuevas tecnologías de difusión, como el cable y la televisión digital.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    ca 1970s - early 1980s
    DELETE
    1970 - 1983

    ID Number

    2017.0341.01

    catalog number

    2017.0341.01

    accession number

    2017.0341

    Object Name

    jacket

    Object Type

    Jacket

    Physical Description

    polyester (overall material)
    blue (overall color)
    yellow (fringe color)
    white (text color)

    Measurements

    overall: 27 in x 19 in; 68.58 cm x 48.26 cm

    place made

    United States: New York, Westbury

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    general subject association

    Television broadcasts
    News
    Hispanics
    Latino
    Spanish

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a5ed-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1881459

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