Former Univision Radio Vice President of Content Haz Montana has joined Mereulo Media as Vice President of Audio Content.
Montana had been with Univision from 2005 until earlier this year. Before joining Univision, Montana served as VP/Programming for Entravision, and programmed stations in multiple formats including WRMA Miami, KIMN Denver, WSNX Grand Rapids and WVIC Lansing MI.
Meruelo Media President/CEO Otto Padron stated, “We ‘Haz’ Montana and Montana ‘Haz’ Us! After an exhaustive national search getting to know some of this country’s most amazing leaders in our craft of audio — we’re happy that Haz chose us!” Padron continued, “Haz brings the right balance of audio art and hard science perfectly nested within his steady brand of leadership, personal values and the confident entrepreneurial spirit we energetically embrace here at Meruelo Media. These very essential qualities are must-have requirements to steer our team and legacy audio brands.”
Montana commented, “Hip Hop, Rock, Throwbacks, Latin Rhythm, and passionate talent. This opportunity is a dream come true. I’m honored to be starting today with Team Meruelo, and looking forward to working with some of this country’s most iconic audio brands and lead a great team of format captains as we continue to develop and grow these legendary call letters towards a market-agnostic and boundless digital horizon.” Montana added, “Above all, I’m excited about chartering a bold path in this newly reimagined role of VP/Audio Brands here at Meruelo Media.”
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com