The winners of the annual Medallas de Cortez awards (sponsored by vCreative) for excellence in Hispanic Radio were announced Tuesday at the Hispanic Radio Conference, in Fort Lauderdale. Prestigious Broadcaster of the Year honors went to SBS EVP/Programming and Multi-Platform Coordinator Jesus Salas, while, as previously announced, Frank Montero of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth received the
Distinguished Leadership Award.
The 2017 Medallas de Cortez Awards
Marketer of the Year
Jose Villafañe
Entravision
Local Personality of the Year
Javier Romero
WAMR/Miami
Syndicated/National Personality of the Year
El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo
Univision
Program Director of the Year
Julie Garza
WYMY/Greensboro
Sales Manager of the Year
Shirley Davenport
WYMY/Greensboro
General Manager of the Year
Brian Barber
WLKQ & WNSY/Atlanta
Station of the Year
WRMA/Miami
Broadcaster of the Year
Jesus Salas
Spanish Broadcasting System
Distinguished Leadership Award
Francisco “Frank” Montero
We’ll have complete coverage of day to from the conference on Twitter Wednesday and in our Thursday morning headlines. Follow us on Twitter using the hashtag #HISRADIO17
