HHM: ESPN Deportes, ESPN International build Miami playground; Jets honor Balta

Branches Northeast Miami employees and members, ESPN and Disney volunteers at end of the KaBOOM playground build day.

ESPN Deportes’ general manager Lino Garcia kicks off KaBOOM! playground build day at Branches Northeast Miami.

Branches, ESPN and Disney volunteers at start of KaBOOM! playground build day.

Branches Northeast Miami, ESPN and Disney volunteers shovel mulch.

ESPN Communications publicists Ardi Dwornik (left, gray shirt) and Gabriela Nunez pose with kids at the new playground.

Branches Northeast Miami, ESPN and Disney volunteers at end of playground build day.

(L-R) Lino Garcia (general manager, ESPN Deportes), Gerardo Quirama (programming director, ESPN Deportes) and Oscar Ramos (senior director, ESPN Deportes Content) at dedication sign at KaBOOM! playground build.

Before MNF on Sept. 22, the New York Jets honored ESPN coordinating producer Hugo Balta (center) as a recipient of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and NFL’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award. He is flanked by Verizon’s Dalena Good (left) and Jesse Linder, New York Jets Director of Community Relations.

ESPN coordinating producer Hugo Balta (left) celebrated his Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) and NFL’s Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award with his father, Hugo Balta Sr.