J.D. Gonzalez – VP Station Manager @ Univision Radio In Houston.

Univision Radio announced that J.D. Gonzalez has been appointed Vice President, Station Manager in Houston, Texas, effective immediately. Gonzalez will be responsible for daily operations, including programming, sales and promotions, and business operations for 8 radio stations in Texas. Based in Houston, Gonzalez will report to Mark Masepohl, Senior Vice President Regional Manager, Univision Radio Texas.

“With his extensive programming experience, J.D. has proven his ability to drive growth and execute strategically,” said Masepohl. “We are thrilled to welcome J.D. to the Univision family and to have his valuable expertise in Texas to build upon our momentum, expand our programming offerings for listeners in the region, and execute our local initiatives.”

“I am excited to have the opportunity to work with the vibrant and talented team at Univision Radio,” said Gonzalez. “As a native Texan, I am eager to further Univision’s mission to ensure that this extremely selective and dedicated audience receives the highest quality programming.”

Prior to joining Univision, Gonzalez was Regional Vice President of Programming for the Hip Hop and Tejano formats of Texas and New Mexico for Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. From 2001-2003, Gonzalez was named one of Radio Ink’s “Best Program Directors of the Year” and Radio and Records has twice nominated him for CHR Rhythmic Program Directors of the Year. He has also programmed and operated several radio stations in Texas including KRYS FM (Corpus Christi), KZFM (Corpus Christi), KBFM (McAllen, Brownsville), KXTN (San Antonio) and KBBT (San Antonio). Following his graduation from high school, Gonzalez was the morning talent for Rhythmic CHR KITE 105 – Corpus Christi. Gonzalez received a BA with honors from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.