Entertainment news publication the Hollywood Reporter has appointed Anna Lisa Raya to the role of senior awards editor.

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Raya arrives at Hollywood Reporter from Penske Media-owned online magazine Deadline.com, where she edited and created content for that publication’s awards publication, AwardsLine. She previously served as content manager of Rutgers University’s Latino Information Network, was a deputy editor at Tu Ciudad magazine, as well as deputy editor of Variety, and a reporter and deputy editor at People magazine.

Raya will help coordinate the Hollywood Reporter's Emmy and Oscar coverage. She will report to deputy editorial director Alison Brower, who said in a statement that Raya “brings a breadth of experience and industry-insider perspective.”

Los Angeles-based Hollywood Reporter, which was founded in 1930, is owned by Prometheus Global Media.