Manuel Martínez named president and general manager 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. 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,” said Valari Staab, president of the NBC Owned Television Stations, to whom Martínez will report.“It is 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,” commented Martínez.