U.S. HISPANIC
Peter Walker will lead newly created division Univision Local Media
Maribel Ramos-Weiner| 24 de junio de 2010
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Univision Communications Inc., today announced that Peter Walker has been named 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 that reflects the realignment of all operations and sales for Univisións local television stations, Univisión Radio, and local interactive properties. 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 Falcón, president of Univisión News, to streamline local programming operations.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 Companys platforms to enhance our local offerings for our audiences, says Uva.Univisión also announced that Joanne Lynch, president of the Univision Television Station Group, will be retiring, after nearly 20 years with the company, at the end of August.
