Media

Univision Communications Inc. announced that McHenry (Mac) Tichenor, Jr. will resign his position as President of Univision Radio, effective December 31, 2004, to pursue other interests outside of the Spanish-language broadcast business. He will continue to serve as a member of Univision Communications’ Board of Directors and will be a consultant to the Company. Gary Stone will continue running the day to day operations of Univision Radio in his current role as Chief Operating Officer. He has occupied that position since 2001. An internal and external search for Mr. Tichenor’s successor will commence immediately.

Five talented young Latinos looking to make names for themselves in the competitive music industry will be followed by the cameras of Perfect Image Film and Video Production for a new reality series set to air on mun2 television in March, 2005. The original series, “La Familia Perfecta” will reveal the frustrations, sacrifices, and triumphs encountered by the many young people who choose to pursue the dream of becoming a successful recording artist.

The 17th Annual “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina” (Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards) nominees were announced during a press conference at the American Airlines Arena. Once again, the hottest names in Latin music make up the list of nominees for the longest running and most popular Latin music award program in the U.S. “Premio lo Nuestro” will be broadcast by the Univision Network on Thursday, February 24 from 8-11 pm ET/PT (7-10 pm Central/Mountain) live from Miami.

The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Time Warner, Inc., and its HBO division announce the Sixth Annual NALIP Conference co-chaired by SíTV President Jeff Valdez and AIVF Executive Director Bienvenida Matías. It will be held on March 3 through 6 in Huntington Beach.