Univision Hispanic appointed as head of news

Tuesday, March 9, 07:30 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) - Univision Communications Inc. appointed the Hispanic journalist Alina Falcon as head of a new management structure of the major news media company in Spanish America, including its television networks, stations and digital divide. Alina Falcon went from being vice president and chief operating officer to president Chain News Univision Communications, the company reported this week. Under his leadership, "Noticiero Univision" won the Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast in 1997 and two national Emmy in 1998. He began his career at Univision in 1984 at WLTV-Miami, where he served as executive producer, assistant news director and news director, and won a regional Emmy. Falcon is now in charge of news operations and exercises strategic and operational control the news production and programming at Univision Interactive Media, the three Univision (Telefutura, Galavision and Univision and Univision Television Network Group, consisting of 29 stations own _26 U.S. and three in Puerto Rico_ and three transmitters also the American side. Falcon Communications graduate, is also in charge of all sports programming and production. Previously, she was senior vice president and director of the news division. In this position, Falcon was in charge of "Noticiero Univision," " Noticiero Univision Ultima Hora, "Noticiero Univision Fin de Semana," "Primer Impacto," "Here and Now" and "Noticias Univision Presenta". The company also announced the reorganization of its entertainment division. Luis Fernandez, who will charge the newly formed division of Univision Studios, was named to the new post of president of entertainment at the chain, which directs all entertainment programming, promotions and talent relations. Both he and Falcon remained in Miami and will report to Cesar Conde, president of Univision Networks. The appointments came into effect on Monday were made for "centralized news operations and coordinate more closely the current and future programming of Univision," the company based in New York. " This new simplified structure will make a stronger company Univision and agile, focused more closely on the news and entertainment, "said Joe Uva, president and CEO of Univision Communications." With this we see tremendous opportunities to increase the impact of our unparalleled news operations at all our platforms, "he said. The entertainment programming for TeleFutura is still headed by Bert Medina, senior vice president and operating manager of TeleFutura, and Galavision's lineup by Sebastian Trujillo, senior vice president and operations manager Galavision. ___ On the Internet: HASH (0×9782e94) Average (Not Rated)