History [edit]. The awards were created by the National Council of La Raza. The first ceremonies were held in 1987 under the name BRAVO Awards and broadcast on Univision. In 1995, they were televised on Fox. The name was changed to the American Latino Media Arts Awards in 1997 and ABC became the network venue. However, ABC faced a boycott which forced the award ceremonies to be postponed until 1998. From the years 2003 to 2005, the ceremonies were not held for undisclosed reasons. In 2008 the NCLR and New York firm Society Awards redesigned the trophy statuette.