José Alberto Suárez has been named president and general manager of Telemundo 31 Orlando, Telemundo 49 Tampa and Telemundo Fort Myers-Naples.
Suárez joins the three Florida stations after serving as president and general manager of Telemundo-owned stations in Sacramento and Fresno, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.
In his new role, Suárez will oversee all aspects of the three Telemundo stations and will report to José Cancela, president of Telemundo Station Group.
Suárez succeeds Migdalia Figueroa, who was named president and general manager of Telemundo Puerto Rico (WKAQ) on January 29.
“José is a talented local media executive who has successfully guided several stations in our portfolio to expand their impact and achieve growth in diverse and varied markets,” said Cancela. “In addition to his proven record as a leader, he has significant hands-on experience in many critical areas of our business. I’m pleased José will continue the great work of Migdalia and her local teams in serving our communities.”
Most recently, the Florida native led Telemundo 33 Sacramento (KSCO), Telemundo 51 Fresno (KNSO) and Telemundo Las Vegas (KBLR). He’s also worked as president and general manager of Telemundo-owned stations in Salt Lake City and San Antonio.
Overall, Suárez has spent 18 years with Telemundo- and NBC-owned stations. Before becoming a station leader, he was director of Creative Services and Programming for WTVJ in Miami. Earlier, Suárez held digital media roles with Telemundo Station Group, Telemundo 51 Miami. Before joining NBCUniversal, Suárez held news and on-air roles for media outlets in Florida, Ohio and Texas.