The Telemundo Station Group division of the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations today announced two key leadership positions at KTLM / Telemundo 40, the station serving the Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville area in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Jose Flores from Telemundo 39 / KXTX in Dallas-Fort Worth has been named General Manager, and Willie Rosales has been named Vice President of Sales.
Flores comes to KTLM with almost 25 years of experience in broadcast journalism. He has served as
Vice President of Content and News for the
Telemundo Production Center (TPC) and KXTX since 2007. In 2013 he led his team to 18 Lone Star Emmys, more than any other Spanish-speaking station in Texas. Prior to KXTX he was with
Telemundo KWHY / Canal 22 in Los Angeles as Assistant News Director from 2005-2007. He started his career in broadcast journalism in Houston, where he was a news producer at
Univision KXLN before moving on to
Telemundo KTMD / Canal 47, where he served as News Director from 2001 to 2005. Flores holds a B.A. in Radio & Television from the University of Houston and a MBA from Texas Christian University. Flores holds a B.A. in Radio & Television from the University of Texas and a MBA from Texas Christian University.
Rosales has over twenty years of media experience with Spanish properties, including Entravision Communications Television and Radio Division, where he was a National Sales Manager and General Sales Manager serving the Rio Grande Valley, Corpus Christi and Laredo, Texas markets. He was previously with Televisa Properties (Star Channel) in Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and El Paso. He attended Texas A&I in Kingsville, Texas, and Pan American in Edinburg, Texas.
"Jose and Willie are extremely important additions to
Telemundo 40," said Manny Martinez, President,
Telemundo Stations. "With Jose's experience, dedication and leadership and Willie's in-depth knowledge of local media, KTLM will be well-positioned for success. I know they are both excited to start serving the Rio Grande Valley community."
KTLM serves the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas and was recently acquired by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations. It is part of the
Telemundo Station Group division of 17 television stations serving Spanish-speaking communities across the country.
About
Telemundo Station Group
Telemundo Station Group, part of the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal, is comprised of 17 local television stations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Producing and broadcasting more than 5,000 hours of unique and relevant local content each year, including award-winning news, public affairs, and entertainment programming,
Telemundo Station Group serves Spanish-speaking viewers in the metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, New York, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, San Antonio, Phoenix, Fresno, Denver, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Boston, Tucson, Puerto Rico, and Rio Grande City. In addition,
Telemundo Station Group offers support to 52 affiliates across the country and manages dedicated local websites and applications, as well as a digital out-of-home operation that reaches consumers in 17 Hispanic markets.
