06-06-2006 Print Press Release Printable Version    


“Tercer Grado” Roundtable News Program To Debut on Galavisión Saturday, June 10th Latin America’s Leading Journalists To Discuss and Debate Today’s Biggest Headlines

Miami, FL -- June 6, 2006 – Galavisión, the nation’s leading Spanish-language cable television network, will debut “Tercer Grado” (The Third Degree) on Saturday, June 10th at 1 pm ET (12 noon Central).

"Tercer Grado" is a one-hour news and issues discussion program hosted by foremost international news director Leopoldo Gómez González. This frank and freewheeling roundtable discussion program was announced at Galavisión’s recent Upfront presentation. The program will feature some of Galavision’s most well-respected and influential news personalities including Carlos Loret de Mola, anchor of the early morning newscast “Primero Noticias,” Joaquín López Dóriga, anchor of the latenight news update “Noticiero con Joaquín López Dóriga” and Adela Micha, anchor of the live evening newscast “Las Noticias por Adela” among others.

“Tercer Grado’s” unscripted format and its controversial topics spark heated debates and unusually insightful analysis. Nine cameras capture all the energy, the arguing and the clashing of ideas from each of the participants.  In addition, some of today’s top newsmakers face-off with the distinguished panel in discussions on the latest political, economic and social issues affecting viewers.

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 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 69 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, La Calle 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 14.9% 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.



Contact: Lara Migliassi
Univision Network/Miami
305-640-3711
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