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Univision Names Jose Luis Padilla Vice President & General Manager of Univision and Telefutura Arizona Stations
New York, NY -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, today announced the appointment of Jose Luis Padilla to the position of General Manager of Univision Television Group’s Arizona stations, effective immediately. Univision Television Group’s Arizona stations include KTVW-Channel 33 and KFPH-Channel 35 in Phoenix, KTVW-Channel 6 and KFPH-Channel 13 in Flagstaff, and KUVE-Channel 42, KUVE- Channel 38 and KFTU-Channel 34 in Tucson, and KFTU-Channel 3 in Douglas. Padilla will be based in Phoenix and will report to Michael D. Wortsman and Thomas Arnost, Co-Presidents, Univision Television Group.
“Jose Luis has proven to be a strong leader and valued member of the Univision Television Group team, and we are very pleased that he will now lead our operations in Arizona,” said Wortsman and Arnost. “He has been instrumental to the growth of our Arizona stations, and we are confident that his contributions as GM will bring continued success to our stations in the Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Douglas markets.”
“I am grateful for this opportunity and the opportunities Univision has given me throughout my career,” said Padilla. “Univision’s Arizona stations have tremendous potential and I look forward to continuing my work with the talented managers at these stations to further bolster our growth and success in bringing Arizona’s Hispanic communities the absolute best Spanish-language information and entertainment.”
Previously, Padilla served as General Sales Manager of Univision and TeleFutura’s Arizona stations. From 1998 to 2003 Padilla served as Local Sales Manager for Univision’s KTVW-TV Channel 33 Phoenix and KUVE-TV Channel 42 Tucson. Padilla was promoted to Account Executive of KMEX-TV Los Angeles Channel 34 in 1992 after beginning his career with Univision as National Sales Coordinator for the station earlier that year. Padilla graduated from California State University Northridge with a degree in Finance and is a member of the Upward Bound Program, an organization that focuses on increasing participant enrollment and graduation from post-secondary educational institutions.
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 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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