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Actress Ann Dowd; Latinos pressure networks; meet a living statue performer
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Episode 16714
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Actress Ann Dowd; Latinos pressure networks; meet a living statue performer

Character actress Ann Dowd gets some Emmy love for her complicated roles on "The Leftovers" and "The Handmaids' Tale"; The National Latino Media Council has embarked on a campaign to pressure the four major broadcast TV networks into hiring more Latinos; Don McLeod uses his training in mime for a career as a living statue.
Actress Ann Dowd and The Frame's John Horn at KPCC.
Actress Ann Dowd and The Frame's John Horn at KPCC.
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Character actress Ann Dowd gets some Emmy love for her complicated roles on "The Leftovers" and "The Handmaids' Tale"; The National Latino Media Council has embarked on a campaign to pressure the four major broadcast TV networks into hiring more Latinos; Don McLeod uses his training in mime for a career as a living statue.

CBS addresses its poor track record of hiring Latinos after fierce lobbying efforts
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One of the big four networks has doubled its number of Latino actors and writers after a little persuasion from The National Latino Media Council.
How this veteran actress went from 0 to 2 Emmy nominations in a year
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Her career has spanned more than 30 years, with roles in everything from "The X-Files" to "True Detective." Now, she's finally getting widespread recognition.