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Article: First 24-Hour Cable TV Channel Aimed at Haitian-Americans Is Launched in Miami.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- July 28, 2003
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By Doreen Hemlock, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 28--When film producer Claude Mancuso founded Haitian Television Network of America 15 years ago, he struggled to raise the cash and staff to offer a few hours of programming weekly on Miami-Dade County's cable TV.
But today, with the number of Haitians in Florida nearing 1 million and Haitian-Americans holding 13 elected offices in Miami-Dade alone, he has launched the first 24-hour cable TV channel in Haitian Creole and French in the United States, with plans to expand soon from his Miami base across Florida and nationwide.
"It's time for Haitians to ...