Walker named President of Univision Local Media.

Univision Communications Inc. announced that Peter Walker has been named to the newly created position of president of Univision Local Media, effective July 12, 2010. Walker, who spent 17 years at various leadership positions at the Tribune Company, will be based in New York and will report to Joe Uva, president and chief executive officer of Univision Communications Inc.

In his new role, Walker will oversee Univision Local Media, a newly created division which reflects the realignment of all operations and sales for Univision’s local television stations, Univision Radio and local interactive properties into one division. He will work closely with David Lawenda, president of Advertising Sales and Marketing, to coordinate and align local and national sales efforts, as well as with Alina Falcon, president of Univision News, to streamline local programming operations.

Uva commented, “Organizing all aspects of our local operations under Univision Local Media will enable us to provide seamless service to our local advertisers, identify new ways to grow our relationships with our clients and partners, and leverage our local programming and content across the Company’s platforms to enhance our local offerings for our audiences. Peter is the ideal person to lead this important charge for our Company, and we are thrilled to have someone of his caliber and industry reputation join the Univision family. We are confident that his visionary leadership, unique local sales and operations expertise, and track record of success will be instrumental in guiding the growth of our centralized local operations.”

Walker commented, “Univision has an extremely unique and enviable position in the overall media landscape and I am very pleased to have the opportunity to help further the Company’s growth through the potential inherent in the Company’s local operations. Univision is deeply woven into the fabric of Hispanic communities in local markets across the country, and its television, radio and local-specific interactive properties are an integral piece of the Company’s overall value proposition. I look forward to working with David, Alina and the leadership teams in television, radio and local interactive to deliver superior programming to our audiences and outstanding integrated service to our advertisers.”

Univision also announced that Joanne Lynch, president of the Univision Television Station Group, will retire after nearly 20 years with the Company at the end of August.

“Joanne has been a valued member of the Univision family for almost two decades and we would like to thank her for her innumerable contributions to the growth and success of the organization as a whole, and in particular the station group and Galavisión,” said Uva. “We are grateful for her tireless dedication and we are happy that she will be able to pursue her dream that she’s been planning for the past few years.”

Lynch commented, “I am honored to have had the opportunity to work with a very talented, dedicated and innovative group of individuals during my tenure at Univision. I am extremely proud of what has been accomplished during my time here and I wish the Company great success in the years to come. I am looking forward to fulfilling my plans of working with an international charitable organization.”