I was on @thisisfusion last night for #AMtonight talking about #SNL & #RayRice. Yay Chesca on tv! When I asked my mom what she thought, her response was, "I recommend you wear lipstick." 💄#momshade 😂 #nofilter watch the clip here: http://fus.in/1qZBIU7
The 31-year old hipster-chic cubana is becoming the Latina face of the Sunday talk-show circuit. She reps millennials on everything from campus sexual assault to international political crisis -- all with a wicked sense of humor. Look for her no-holds-barred coerage of the midterm elections. That means you, "Hispanderers!"
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Eva Longoria (Actress and Co-Founder of the Latino Victory Project), Cecilia Munoz (White House Domestic Policy Council) and Alida Garcia (Coalitions and policy director for FWD.us) are some of the others on the list.
Check out the current issue of Cosmo for Latinas on stands now.
New York Post | New Fusion Host Taps Into the Younger Market
Fusion's Alicia Menendez spoke to the New York Post about her Fusion primetime show "AM Tonight" and the types of guest she likes to interview.
And Menendez is not a traditional TV host... Her half hour, weeknight show, “Alicia Menendez Tonight” is an eclectic mix of commentary and newsmaker interviews that spans the high and low, from transgender rights to Justin Bieber. “If it’s a story that would appear on any other network from any other talent, it generally is a no-go or at least a yellow light,” she says...
“When you find somebody who is really special and on the verge of becoming a huge star or huge icon, they are willing to be real with you,” she says. “Once you get a really high-level celebrity … it’s much more difficult to have what feels like a conversation rather than an interview because they’re on message.”
'We Need More Voices Like Hers,' Says Viewer About Alicia Menendez on ABC's 'This Week'
Fusion's Alicia Menendez joined ABC's George Stephanopoulos and the powerhouse roundtable last Sunday on "This Week" to talk about inequality and student debt as well as race and all the week's politics.
Here is how viewers responded --
Watching @AliciaMenendez school the round table again on #thisweek!
— Smiley (@smileyt22) April 27, 2014
Happy that @AliciaMenendez was back on the #ThisWeek roundtable today! We need more voices like hers.
@ThisWeekABC @AliciaMenendez <-- is rapidly becoming one of my favorite political commentators.
— José Luis (@elprofejoseluis) April 27, 2014
.@AliciaMenendez on #ThisWeek - great we all agree Cliven Bundy & Don Sterling are racist, now let's acknowledge racist structures #boom
— rachelsklar (@rachelsklar) April 27, 2014
@AliciaMenendez Well done on #thisweek -speaking out for working Americans!
— Debra Amato (@Amatodeb) April 27, 2014
@AliciaMenendez loving watching you on @ThisWeekABC this morning!
.@AliciaMenendez: White families have 6X as much wealth as a Black or Hispanic one. True. http://t.co/vCYhva0LS8
— PunditFact (@PunditFact) April 27, 2014
@AliciaMenendez Nice job on the show this morning! A good panel. I'm glad George is back...
Fusion's Alicia Menendez will appear on "The Chew" today (Monday, April 21) at 1:00 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network to talk about Fusion and her primetime show "AM Tonight" (weeknights at 9:00 p.m., ET).
Social Media Buzzes About Alicia Menendez on ABC's "This Week"
Fusion's Alicia Menendez, host of "AM Tonight" weeknights at 9:00 p.m., ET, joined the Powerhouse Roundtable on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" yesterday.
Check out some of the reaction from viewers below:
U.S. Media is taking #Millennials seriously. Proof: @AliciaMenendez was on @ThisWeekABC
— Michael Hernández (@HernandezMA5) April 6, 2014
@ThisIsFusion where are you on basic #DirectTV your @AliciaMenendez was fantastic on @ThisWeekABC
— Gene Rodriguez (@grodriguez2020) April 6, 2014
Wow. @AliciaMenendez killing on #thisweek on #abc. Rational, unbiased & knowledgeable. #voiceofreason
— Thomas Taylor (@buzzinneon) April 6, 2014
The beautiful @AliciaMenendez rocked it on @ThisWeekABC this morning. Always refreshing to see a young face on the Sunday shows.
Picked a good day to start watching @ThisWeekABC - liked the mix of stories, plus @AliciaMenendez was fantastic in the roundtable!
— Caissa Casarez (@cmcasarez) April 6, 2014
#thisweek Alicia Menendez is great for this show! Finally someone who energizes the conversation with truth and accountability
— sunchynemoore (@sunchynemoore) April 6, 2014
Continue to be impressed w/@AliciaMenendez on #thisweek. Made great points about politics & #Obamacare as well as where rates headed for '15
— FetethePress (@FetethePress) April 6, 2014
Doing laundry and I look up to see the incredible @AliciaMenendez holding it down on @ThisWeekABC #woot
Fusion's Alicia Menendez spoke to NPR's David Brancaccio, host of "Marketplace Morning Report," today about the challenges facing the millennial generation, a generation that has inherited one of the toughest economic environments in recent history. "This is the largest, most diverse generation in American history. It is also a generation that is incredibly well educated -- and yet in a really tough economic spot."
"We are relentlessly optimistic," Menendez said. Citing a recent PEW study she noted that "more than 8 in 10 say that we currently have enough money to lead the lives we want to live or expect to in the future. There is no other cohort of adults that say this." Listen to the full interview below --
Alicia Menendez is the host of "AM Tonight" on Fusion, a network that champions a young, diverse and inclusive America. To find out if Fusion is available in your area visit: http://fus.in/GetFusion. To find out what channel visit: http://fus.in/channels.