10-19-2005 Print Press Release Printable Version    


Univision Names Judy Kenny, Executive Vice-President, Univision Network Sales

New York, NY -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, announced today that Judy Kenny has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice-President, Univision, in charge of day-to-day network sales for the Univision Network, effective immediately.

Most recently, Judy served for eight years as Senior Vice-President, New York Manager for Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision, having been promoted to that position after serving one year as Vice-President of Univision Network Sales-New York.

Prior to Univision, Judy spent eight years at ABC Television Network selling News, Late Night, Early Morning, as well as Network Sports and Primetime Television.  She began her career at Young & Rubicam and moved to BBDO, where she became VP, Associate Media Director.

“Judy has an outstanding track record of achievement here at Univision and has excelled as a New York manager,” said Dennis McCauley, Co-President, Univision Network Sales.  “We believe that Judy’s knowledge of the media landscape and our company’s assets will propel Univision to the next level.”

“I am excited for this opportunity and grateful for the opportunities Univision has given me in the last eight years,” said Kenny.  “I look forward to continuing my work with a very talented team in place.”

Judy graduated from Washington & Jefferson College and lives in Merrick, Long Island with her husband, Jerry.  She is an active volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and The Bowery Mission.

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 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.

 



Contact: Tanya Pushkine Rojas
Univision Communication Inc.
212-455-5336
tpushkinerojas@univision.net