Jorge A. Plasencia named VP/Operating Manager of Radiocadena Univisión.

Univisión Communications Inc. announced that Jorge A. Plasencia has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President and Operating Manager, AM Stations/RadioCadena Univisión. He will be responsible for the operations – administration, programming and talent relations – of Univisión Radio’s AM properties and the RadioCadena Univisión Network. Plasencia will also maintain portions of his current responsibilities and assume the role of Vice President, Corporate Relations, Univisión Radio, overseeing strategic corporate initiatives and projects, as well as functioning as liaison with other Univisión divisions.

“Over the years Jorge has made tremendous contributions to the success of Univisión Radio and I am confident that he will do a terrific job in this new role,” stated Gary Stone, President & COO of Univisión Radio. “Jorge’s extensive experience in the U.S. Hispanic market together with his established national community relationships are essential assets that I am certain will make our AM properties and RadioCadena Network flourish under his leadership,” added Stone.

“I am very excited about this new opportunity to be able to contribute to the growth and future success of RadioCadena Univisión and all of our owned and operated AM stations,” stated Plasencia. “I look forward to contributing to America’s largest and fastest growing Spanish-language AM radio network.”

Before joining Univisión Radio’s predecessor (Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation) as Vice President, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs in 2001, Plasencia spent five years as Vice President of Estefan Enterprises, Inc. Prior to that he was Director of Hispanic Marketing for the Florida Marlins Baseball Club. Plasencia also held various management positions within the Spanish-language radio industry in South Florida where he worked for WAQI (AM), WRTO (FM) and WQBA (AM/FM).