Manuel Martínez named President & GM of NBC 6 Miami / WTVJ.

NBC Owned Television Stations announced that Manuel Martínez has been named President and General Manager of NBC 6 Miami / WTVJ. Martínez, who will start in his new role immediately, joins the station from Telemundo 51 / WSCV, the Telemundo station in the Miami market, where he has served as President and General Manager since December 2007.

“Manny is a dynamic and experienced leader who has had tremendous success attracting viewers to Telemundo 51,” said Valari Staab, President of the NBC Owned Television Stations, to whom Martínez will report. “He possesses a strong understanding of the unique South Florida market, a key factor that will help guide NBC 6 to future growth, and I am confident he will make an outstanding addition to the team.”

“I am honored to have been selected to lead NBC 6, the very first station to air in Florida more than 60 years ago and one with a long and impressive history of broadcasting ‘firsts’ over the years,” said Martínez. “It is also very exciting for me to now work directly with the NBC 6 team, a great group of professionals with whom I have had the pleasure of sharing a first-class broadcasting facility and resources while at Telemundo 51 and with whom I look forward to sharing the station’s next level of success.”

Prior to Telemundo 51, Martínez was Vice President and General Manager of Telemundo 47 / WNJU for four years, the Telemundo station serving the New York Tri-State area. He also was Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the Telemundo Network from 1997 to 2003.