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Univision Names John De Simone Vice-President, General Sales Manager, WXTV/New York
Los Angeles, CA -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, announced today that John DeSimone has been named Vice President, General Sales Manager for its station WXTV/New York.
“With a broadcast career spanning more than 25 years, John’s rich experience and media relationships have been critical elements in his capacity at Univision and I am eager for him to continue to utilize these assets in his new role,” said Ramon Pineda, Vice President and General Manager - WXTV. “His wealth of talent, as well as proven sales-leadership and management experience will continue to benefit our clients and agencies in their initiatives to reach the growing US Hispanic community through Spanish-language television.”
For the past year DeSimone served as Vice President/National Sales, New York where he led and co-managed the New York Spot Team alongside Frank Donaldson, also Vice President/National Sales. Prior to that he worked for two years in Business Development on the New York Sales Team for the Univision Television Group and performed the same job for WNJU Telemundo 47 in New York during the year prior. DeSimone worked at WNYW/FOX 5 in New York as Local Sales Manager, and worked for ABC-TV Spot Sales, Katz and other major broadcast TV rep firms.
DeSimone lives in Stamford, Ct with his wife Joanne and their two children, Chelsea and Justin.
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 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 66 radio stations in 16 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 label 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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