Telemundo Station Group Launches Multimillion Dollar Investment and Names New General Managers in Key Markets

On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 As part of its ongoing commitment to local communities, Telemundo Media announced a multimillion dollar investment across its owned and operated stations. To support this investment in local operations, Manuel Abud, President of the Telemundo Station Group, named new general managers in three key markets: Celia Chavez was named President and General Manager of Telemundo KVEA-Los Angeles, Jose Cancela was named President and General Manager of Telemundo WKAQ-Puerto Rico, and Jorge Carballo was named President and General Manager of Telemundo WSCV-Miami.

The multimillion dollar investments will be directed to enhance current news programs and expand the stations’ news offering and local programming in selected markets. Top markets will increase their marketing investments and further enhance their community activities considering a focus on key “causes” and a strategic alignment with the network initiatives. Additional investments will also be used to reinforce the stations’ technological backbone and optimize distribution and signal quality across all markets.

“We are investing in our stations for today and the future,” said Abud. “As I have said earlier, community and localism is a priority for Telemundo Media and thanks to the support of NBCUniversal’s leadership, we’re making this a reality. Celia Chavez, Jose Cancela and Jorge Carballo are integral team members of the Station Group and as we fuel the growth of Telemundo’s local stations, each will use their unparalleled understanding of the marketplace to maintain strong audience engagement and outreach in our community.”

Telemundo Station Group also announced that Joe Navarro has been named Senior Vice President, Station Operations, reporting directly to Abud. In Navarro’s new role, he will support Abud in all aspects of stations operations, taking on key projects across several stations and leading initiatives consistent with the Station Group’s growth plan. Previously, Navarro was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Telemundo Media. With close to ten years in the company, Navarro has played a key role in the growth of the stations and the network since he joined Telemundo in 2003 as Director, Human Resources for WKAQ in Puerto Rico.

General Manager’s appointments include:
- Celia Chavez, President and General Manager, KVEA – Los Angeles: In late 2009, Chavez was named President and General Manager of Telemundo WSNS-Chicago. Under her leadership, WSNS has delivered ratings and market share growth, and the station has been recognized with six Emmy® Awards for news and local programming. Previously, in 2008, she was named President and General Manager of two Telemundo stations – KBLR-Las Vegas and KDEN-Denver. Prior to leading these stations, Chavez was Vice President and General Manager of Telemundo KVDA-San Antonio from 2006-2008. Chavez began her career in Spanish-language media in 1988 at Galavision, where she worked until 1993 when she joined KWHY-TV.

- Jose Cancela, President and General Manager, WKAQ – Puerto Rico: Cancela most recently served as President of Telemundo KVEA-Los Angeles, a position he has held since August 2011. He joined KVEA-TV from Hispanic USA Inc., a Hispanic market resource firm based in Miami, Florida that he founded in 2004 with the intention of making it easy to understand the U.S. Latino marketplace to corporate America. Prior to Hispanic USA Inc., he was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Radio Unica Communications Corp. from 1998-2004. Cancela was part of the Telemundo family from 1992-1998, when he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Telemundo Station Group.

- Jorge Carballo, President and General Manager, WSVC – Miami: Carballo joined the Telemundo family in 1993 as an Account Executive. He became Local Sales Manager in October of the same year and in December of 1995, was promoted to General Sales Manager/Vice President of Sales. Prior to joining Telemundo, Carballo held Account Executive positions at numerous media outlets in South Florida. With almost 30 years of sales experience in the South Florida market, he began his sales career in cable television, first by selling subscription door-to-door, and then by selling local advertising in the cable interconnect channels.


About Telemundo Media:
Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include the Telemundo Network, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 14 owned stations and its broadcast and cable affiliates; mun2, the preeminent voice for bicultural Hispanics in the U.S. reaching TV households nationwide on digital and analog cable, and satellite; Telemundo Digital Media, which distributes Telemundo’s original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices, www.telemundo.com and www.mun2.tv; an owned and operated full power station in Puerto Rico that reaches 99% of all TV households in that DMA; and Telemundo Internacional, the international distribution arm which has positioned Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.

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Editor’s Note: Congratulations to all, including Telemundo Station Group and NBC Universal.

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Jillisa Lynn of Puerto Rico Wins Most Beautiful Latina 2012 Pageant Competition

It was a show days beauty pageant showcase held on Saturday, January 7 to Sunday, January 8, 2012 The search for The Most Beautiful Latina Finals & Showcase 2012? hosted by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa.

The International Latina Beauty Pageant competition featured 21 beautiful models representing the Latin countries of the world. The winner is Jillisa Lynn of Puerto Rico, second place goes to Cristy Mendvil from Mexico and Third to Adriana Marin of Columbia.

Per event producers 5 of the finalists will advance to Las Vegas for the International Grand Final. The event was held by PlayerXT, in association with Players Network and THE Xperience at Morongo Resort, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, CA 92230. Tickets for General Admission was $40.00 for Weekend Package.

About Jillisa Lynn:
Jillisa is an American model/actress of Puerto Rican,Italian and French decent. For more information visit http://www.jillisalynn.com/

About PlayerXT:
PlayerXT travels the world to find Latina talent and beauty, conducting castings and pageants all over the Latin world.  The models and talent are invited to Las Vegas to participate in the International Finals presented by THE Xperience.  The entire search is recorded by Momentum Entertainment for television production. The show is distributed by Players Network to 40 million homes via Time Warner, Comcast, DirecTV, and Telemundo. For more information visit http://www.playerxt.com/

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Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Jillisa Lynn of Puerto Rico, Cristy Mendvil from Mexico and Adriana Marin of Columbia. We wish the Best of Luck with their professional career.

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