Univision to Be Honored at Walter Kaitz Foundation Dinner

Univision Communications Inc. will be honored at the 32nd Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Fundraising Dinner on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, in New York City.

Rocco B. Commisso, Chairman & CEO, Mediacom Communications Corporation, and John Skipper, President, ESPN, and Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks, are the dinner co-chairs. Other industry executives joining them on the Dinner Committee include: Matthew C. Blank, Chairman & CEO, Showtime Networks; Jerry Kent, Chairman & CEO, Suddenlink Communications; John K. Martin, Chairman & CEO, Turner Broadcasting System; and Brian Sweeney, President & CFO, Cablevision Systems Corporation.

"As a mission driven Company, diversity and inclusion are the backbone of Univision 24 hours a day, 365 days per year," said Randy Falco, President and CEO, Univision Communications Inc. "We are proud to receive the '2015 Diversity Champion Award' in recognition of our culture of inclusion, and for the work we do to serve the diverse and rapidly changing population in our country."

Diversity Champion: Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications will be honored as the 2015 Diversity Champion, an award given to organizations that act as catalysts for diversity throughout the cable industry. These organizations motivate the cable industry to embrace and value diversity by serving as role models, inspiring and encouraging excellence, removing barriers that hinder progress, and empowering others with opportunities.

Univision Communications' portfolio of properties is comprised of 17 broadcast, cable and digital networks, and strategic partnerships; 60 television stations and 67 radio stations and an array of online and mobile apps, products and content creation facilities in key markets across the country, providing programming content to the Hispanic community in U.S.

The Company's core mission remains developing programming that is representative of and appealing to its diverse audience, while creating a positive impact upon the Hispanic community and the nation at large. Over the years, Univision Communications has made significant strides in developing original programming content, created new employee programs designed to develop and retain its workforce, sustained a high number of female and minority employees at all levels, including managerial and leadership roles and expanded its corporate philanthropy and social responsibility efforts.

Recently, Univision Communications also augmented its programming efforts to include The Root, a leading online news, opinion and culture destination for African-Americans, to go along with its investments in Fusion, Flama.com, and EL REY NETWORK to serve an emerging America, comprised of millennials and an increasingly multicultural U.S. population. The Company is also the largest station affiliate of Bounce-TV, the nation's first broadcast television network for African-Americans.

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