Remote patrol weekend

Is it me or does it seem like ABC is squirreling away this year's ALMA Awards? The ALMAs, sponsored by the National Council of La Raza, is the only televised English-language program honoring Hispanic achievements in the arts. It's typically taped in April and shown in May. But this year's broadcast is airing 8 p.m. Saturday on Channel 9, making it the latest and arguably most obscure airdate since they were renamed the ALMA awards in 1998. (By comparison, the Essence Awards, honoring black achievement, aired on Fox in May, right at the end of the TV season.) The entertainers of the year - no surprise here - are Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez. As usual, several pairings of Hispanic and non-Hispanic performers highlight this year's presentation, including rockers Beck and Ozomatli and singers Jon Secada and Reba McEntire. >>>