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Univision Names Sandi Stretch Vice President of National Sales
San Francisco, CA -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that Sandi Stretch has been named Vice President of National Sales for San Francisco, CA, serving the Univision and TeleFutura Networks, effective immediately. In this role, Sandi will be responsible for coordinating and developing the Company’s sales strategies to ensure that all nation-wide sales efforts are aligned with the goals of the Univision brands. Stretch will remain based in San Francisco and will report to Charlie Stuart, Senior Vice President of National Sales, Univision Television Group.
“Sandi has a very successful track record with Univision and we are thrilled to have her lead our National Spot Sales team in San Francisco,” said Stuart. “Sandi’s sales and account management experience, combined with her background in research, agency planning and investment skills, make her well-suited for this new position.”
“My tenure at Univision thus far has provided me with an excellent perspective of the Spanish-language media landscape and the importance of advertising in Spanish to the U.S. Hispanic community,” commented Stretch. “I look forward to using my expertise to serve our expanding customer base, develop new strategic partnerships, and implement successful sales programs on the local and national levels.”
Previously, Stretch served as Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Western Region for Univision Television Group. From 2000-2004, Stretch served as Local Sales Manager for KDTV-TV Univision and KFSF TeleFutura in San Francisco. Before her promotion to Local Sales Manager, Stretch served as account executive at KDTV-TV. Prior to joining Univision, Stretch served as account executive at Blair Television in Chicago and as media buyer/planner at Leo Burnett, Chicago. Before that, Stretch was a media research specialist at the AC Nielsen Company in Chicago. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University.
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; 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 66 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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