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Univision Radio Names J.D. Gonzalez Vice President of Programming Services
Los Angeles, CA -- Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio company in the U.S., and a division of Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), today announced the appointment of J.D. Gonzalez to Vice President, Programming Services, effective immediately. Gonzalez will be responsible for overseeing the creation, implementation and execution of Univision Radio’s programming and scheduling. Based in Houston, Gonzalez will report to Gary Stone, Chief Operating Officer, Univision Radio.
“J.D. has been instrumental to the growth and success of our Texas radio stations, and we are looking forward to the valuable contributions he will make to our programming and promotional operations across the country,” said Stone. “I am confident that his continued leadership and broad industry experience will ensure that Univision Radio remains the #1 Spanish-language radio company serving the U.S. Hispanic community.”
Gonzalez said, “I am grateful for the opportunity to expand my role at Univision Radio and work with the Company’s talented and dedicated teams at all of our stations. Univision Radio has a history of providing the highest quality Spanish-language programming choices on the airwaves and I am committed to upholding this tradition.”
Previously, Gonzalez served as Vice President, Station Manager for Univision Radio in Houston. Prior to that, Gonzalez was Regional Vice President of Programming for the Hip Hop and Tejano formats of Texas and New Mexico for Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. From 2001-2003, Gonzalez was named one of Radio Ink’s “Best Program Directors of the Year” and Radio and Records has twice nominated him for CHR Rhythmic Program Directors of the Year. He has also programmed and operated several radio stations in Texas including KRYS FM (Corpus Christi), KZFM (Corpus Christi), KBFM (McAllen, Brownsville), KXTN (San Antonio) and KBBT (San Antonio).
Following his graduation from high school, Gonzalez was the morning talent for Rhythmic CHR KITE 105 – Corpus Christi. Gonzalez received a BA with honors from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 81% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 27 Univision Network television stations and 1 non-Univision television station; TeleFutura Television Group, which owns and operates 33 TeleFutura Network television stations; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 17 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 27% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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Jorge A. Plasencia
Univision Radio
305-569-3130
Brooke Morganstein
Citigate Sard Verbinnen
212-687-8080
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