Medina – Sr VP & Ops Manager @ Telefutura Network.

Univision Communications Inc. announced that Bert Medina has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Operating Manager of the TeleFutura Network, effective immediately. Mr. Medina will be responsible for overseeing all operations, including programming, promotions, talent relations, technical operations and news for the TeleFutura Network. He will be based in Miami and will report to Ray Rodriguez, President and Chief Operating Officer, Univision Communications Inc. Mr. Medina is replacing Alina Falcón, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Operating Manager of the Univision Network. Mr. Medina was formerly the Vice President and General Manager of Univision WGBO-TV and TeleFutura WXFT-TV in Chicago.

“Bert is an exceptional individual with the leadership skills, vision and seasoned business acumen necessary to succeed in his new role at TeleFutura,” said Mr. Rodriguez. “He has consistently demonstrated his passion and enthusiasm for our Company and its commitment to the Hispanic community, and I look forward to the contributions he will make to TeleFutura’s continued growth and competitive positioning as the imminent #2 Spanish-language broadcast network in the country.”

“I am honored to have this exciting opportunity to expand my role within the Company, and I am eager to join the dedicated team at TeleFutura to build on the momentum of this young, exciting network,” said Mr. Medina. “As the U.S. Hispanic community continues to grow, the TeleFutura Network will grow faster. We will continue to serve our community by tirelessly working to provide the highest quality Spanish-language programming choices on broadcast television.”

Univision also announced that Vincent Cordero has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager, Univision WGBO-TV and TeleFutura WXFT-TV in Chicago. His responsibilities will include overseeing all operations of WGBO and WXFT, including local programming, advertising, promotions, technical operations, sales, and news. Mr. Cordero will report to Mike Wortsman and Tom Arnost, Co-Presidents, Univision Television Group.

“Bert has truly done an outstanding job of developing our Univision and TeleFutura stations in Chicago into leading sources of entertainment and information for the growing local Hispanic demographic,” said Mr. Wortsman. “Vincent will do a tremendous job of building on the solid business foundations and talented management team put in place by Bert, while utilizing the fine-tuned skill set he acquired as part of Univision’s Executive Associate Program to take our Chicago stations to even greater levels of success in the future.”