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Alina Falcón, Former Senior Vice President and News Director, Univision Network, Named Senior Vice President and Operating Manager, Telefutura Network
Los Angeles, CA -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, today announced that Alina Falcón, has been named Senior Vice President and Operating Manager of the TeleFutura Network. Falcón, who formerly served as Senior Vice President and Director of News Division, Univision Television Network, will be responsible for overseeing all TeleFutura Network operations, including programming, promotions, talent relations, technical operations and news. She will remain based in Miami and will report to Ray Rodriguez, President and Chief Operating Officer, Univision Networks.
“We are delighted that Alina is taking the reins at TeleFutura and will lead our newest network as it continues to provide expanded and exciting programming choices to the nation’s 35 million Hispanics,” said Rodriguez. “Alina has been a key member of Univision since she joined the Network in 1992 and a driving force behind the tremendous success of Univision’s network news, which under her direction, became the first Spanish-language television network to win National Emmy Awards. As a recognized and respected leader in Spanish-language information and entertainment, Alina is clearly the right individual to take TeleFutura to the next level as it continues to evolve to meet the specific needs of this vital community.”
“It has been a privilege to work with Univision’s extraordinary executive and news teams as we continually raise the bar on delivering the highest-quality and most culturally relevant news and information to the nation’s underserved Hispanic community,” said Falcón. “Moving to TeleFutura is a remarkable opportunity to provide the nation’s Hispanic community with a new array of the finest choices in Spanish-language programming at a time when the network and the Company are poised for tremendous growth. I look forward to expanding my role at Univision and helping build on the Company’s prior success.”
Most recently, Falcón was Senior Vice President and Director of News Division for Univision Television Network, a position she has held since 2000. In that capacity, she oversaw the programs “Noticiero Univision,” “Noticiero Univision Ultima Hora,” “Noticiero Univision Fin de Semana,” “Primer Impacto,” “Aqui y Ahora,” “Noticias Univision Presenta,” “Ver Para Creer,” “Pica y Se Extiende” and “El Gordo y la Flaca.” Falcón began her tenure with Univision at WLTV-Miami, where she held the positions of Executive Producer, Assistant News Director and News Director, and won a regional Emmy Award. She was promoted to Assistant News Director for the Univision Television Network in 1992 and to Vice President and News Director in 1993.
Under Falcón’s leadership, Univision’s network newscast, “Noticiero Univision” won two national Emmy Awards in 1998 and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast in 1997. In 1998, “Primer Impacto” won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series. This year, “Primer Impacto” and “Aqui y Ahora” have been nominated for national Emmy Awards.
Falcón graduated in 1983 from University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. A Miami native, Falcón is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Radio and Television News Director’s Association. She has a 15 year-old son.
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 72% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 22 television stations; TeleFutura Television Group which owns and operates 28 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.
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