PRESIDENT & CEO of SBS

RAUL ALARCÓN

WAS NOMINATED MEMBER OF THE ASSESOR COMMITEE OVER DIVERSITY AND DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT OF  THE DIGITAL FEDERAL COMMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS


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BY IRIDE APARICIO

Photo courtesy:  SBS

MIAMI, Florida,  The  owner of Hispanic Media and Hispanic business for years, will now join a select group of executives of  media in the digital industry. President and CEO of the Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) OTCQB:SBSAA), RAUL ALARCÓN, was selected by the President of the FCC,  AJIT PAI, as a new member of the  Assessor Committee over Diversity and Digital Empowerment of the Federal Commission of Communications. In his new position, he will join a selected group of digital media executives focusing in accelerating the initiation of women and minorities in the small industry of digital media.

"Over almost 40 years, I had known Raúl personally, as a true visionary in the industry of entertainment, working towards the creation of one of the biggest  multimedia Hispanic companies,  in size and operation in this country," said DAISY EXPÓSITO-ULLA, the iconic executive of Latina Publicity and owner of the agency EXPÓSITO & PARTNERS.  "Through the years, in the radio, television, and Digital Media, RAÚL has been in close contact with the Hispanic community in the United States and has been a mentor, colleague and defender of minority business's owners. In his Incorporation in the ACDDE he will bring decades of  first hand experience in minorities small business and an appasionate voice on behalf of the cause.

"I feel honored  to be a part of the ACDDE" said President and CEO ALARCÓN, "and I hope to work together with my colleagues to be able to empower women and owners of minorities business. In the United States, there are many with the creativity and impulse to succeed in their businesses and at the same time find access to the industry. I feel joyful to have now the opportunity to help those talented visionaries as they work to grow their businesses and transform the panorama of the Media.

Recently, Mr. ALARCÓN received the Càmara de Comercio Hispana de Los Estados Unidos (USHCC) Award as  Empresario del año 2019.

Mr. ALARCÓN JOINED SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM (SBS) in l983 as an accountant Executive and has  been President since l985. Executive Director since l994, and was elected President of the Junta in l999.   He is in charge of the formulation and execution of the corporative strategy of SBS. Under his leadership, he has converted the company in a multimedia Hispanic Leader with high quality radio stations in the U.S.A biggest Markets, which include WSKQ-FM Mega 97.9 FM in New York and LA Musica, the Hispanic digital transmission station number 1 in the USA, the best mobile application of Hispanic radio and the leader of Live events of SBS Entertainment.