10-15-2002

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“We are very pleased to welcome a professional of Jeff’s caliber to Univision,” said Arnost.  “We are confident Jeff will quickly become an integral member of the Univision team.  His extensive broadcast career, which has spanned tenures at CBS, NBC and America Online/AOL Studios West, among others, as well as his current experience at The Excite Network, equips him perfectly for the challenges and opportunities in his new position at the Univision Television Group.  Jeff is a proven professional with an impressive track record of creating and implementing successful sales programs on the local and national levels.”

Arnost continued: “For an advertiser to be able to combine the power of local broadcast TV with the ability to directly connect with their consumers through a coordinated online effort will prove to be an unbeatable combination to drive sales at the local level.”

“The creation of Univision Television Group’s Integrated Sales and Marketing division is a reflection of the growth of Internet adoption among Hispanics,” said Javier Saralegui, President, Univision Online.  “With millions of unique users coming to Univision’s website every month, we believe that the time has arrived to complete our mission to serve the online Hispanic consumer, as well as our advertisers, locally as we have done nationally.  We believe that Jeff has an incredible opportunity before him and we look forward to supporting his efforts as Univision’s local websites launch and grow in the coming years.” 

“I am thrilled to become a member of the Univision team and part of the most exciting media company in the United States today,” commented Apodaca.  “I look forward to becoming a valuable part of this unique, growing organization, as we work to integrate the sales forces that will bring Univision’s and TeleFutura’s unparalleled programming, along with the extensive resources of Univision Online, to the countless U.S. advertisers seeking to reach the U.S. Hispanic community – the most rapidly growing population in the United States today.”

Prior to joining Univision, Apodaca served as Vice President of Sales and Operations Southwest/West Coast for the Excite Network where he created and launched successful integrated sales programs for numerous high-profile clients.  His extensive experience includes 5 years in the internet industry, as well as 12 years in Broadcast Media companies where he held various position in sales for primetime, sports, late night and news. Apodaca graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Communication & Broadcasting degree. 

Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) 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 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, the new 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 73% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 22 television stations; TeleFutura Television Group which owns and operates 31 television stations; Galavision, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group, which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records label, Rudy Perez Enterprises label and a 50% interest in Mexican based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Internet company in the U.S. Hispanic market reaching 80% of the nation’s Spanish-speaking online audience at www.univision.com.  Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles, with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.