UNIVISION RADIO AND KATZ RADIO GROUP APPOINT
CHRIS MUÑOZ TO LEAD UNIVISION RADIO NATIONAL SALES
Peter Kakoyiannis Promoted to Senior Vice President of National Sales
New York, October 15, 2008 - Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, and Katz Radio Group, a division of the Katz Media Group, the largest media representation firm in the United States, today announced the appointment of Chris Muñoz to lead Univision Radio National Sales (URNS). Additionally, Peter Kakoyiannis was promoted to Senior Vice President of National Sales of URNS, reporting to Muñoz. Both appointments are effective November 1, 2008.
An 11-year Univision veteran, Muñoz today was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of URNS. Muñoz previously served as Senior Vice President responsible for overseeing network radio revenue and the creation of marketing platforms.
"Chris has proven himself as a respected leader in sales with a strong record of success and excellent relationships in the industry. He is the ideal person to drive growth for Univision Radio National Sales," said Gary Stone, President and Chief Operating Officer, Univision Radio.
"Chris has built a strong track record and I am delighted that he will take the helm of Univision Radio National Sales," said Mark Gray, President, Katz Radio Group. "Chris has the experience to work in concert with Peter to maximize Univision Radio's assets and the channels inside Univision Communications to further their unique cross-platform integration opportunities."
Before joining Univision Radio, Muñoz was Vice President of National TV Spot Sales for Univision Television Group, covering the Midwest territory. In 1997, he was part of the newly organized NBC Sales & Marketing division in Chicago, responsible for representing the owned-and-operated television stations as an account manager. He began his advertising career in 1993 as a media buyer at Leo Burnett.
"I'm excited to take over the leadership of Univision Radio National Sales and help advance the company's consistent and impressive growth," Muñoz said. "Univision Radio National Sales has an extraordinary team in place, and I look forward to contributing creative and effective strategies leveraging Univision's assets to deepen our clients' connection with Hispanic consumers."
Kakoyiannis started his career in 1991 as an account executive at WXRK radio in New York, and joined Christal Radio in 1993. He became the Director of Sales for Sentry Radio in 1998 and was promoted to Vice President and divisional manager a year later. After two years as director of East Coast Sales for Wink Interactive TV, Kakoyiannis joined URNS in 2002 as Vice President and General Sales Manager.
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
About Katz Media Group
Katz Media Group, based in New York City, is the nation's only full-service media sales and marketing firm. A subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, the company serves multiple media platforms and is the leading representative of radio and television stations. The Katz Radio Group is structured to most effectively represent the interests of its independent client stations through Eastman Radio, Christal Radio, Katz Radio and Univision Radio National Sales. For more information, go to www.katz-media.com.
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