It was late March of 2011, not quite a year ago, that Jose Valle was named President of Univision Radio. In his time at the helm the radio group has dealt with the challenges of PPM, improved ratings and improved revenues.
When parent Univision Communications recently reported its results for Q4 of 2012, Univision Radio was up 1% in revenues, outperforming the broader US radio business, which was down 2%. And Valle is gung-ho about 2012, with Univision Radio pacing up strongly in Q1.
RBR-TVBR Executive Editor Jack Messmer spoke with Valle.
[audio:Jose-Valle-022412.mp3|titles=Jose Valle]Brief bio: Before taking his current position as President of Univision Radio, Jose Valle was VP/GM of the company’s Los Angeles stations, KLVE-FM, KSCA-FM, KTNQ-AM and KRCD/KRCV-FM. He previously served as president and general manager of Telemundo’s flagship station KVEA-TV LA as well as overseeing operations for Spanish-language independent KWHY-TV Los Angeles (2008-2010). Before that position, Valle was VP-GM of KXTX-TV Dallas (2002-2008) where he played a key role in the consolidation and integration of operations with the NBC owned and operated station, KXAS. Earlier in his career, Valle served as vice president and general manager of various radio stations, including Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation’s (HBC) Las Vegas three-station cluster; Dallas-Fort Worth’s seven-station, four-format cluster; and was involved with the acquisition and flip of KLNO, which was the winner of the Marconi Award for Station of the Year and HBC Station of the Year, both in 2001.
