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Escobar named VP Talent Recruitment & Development at CNN

August 9, 2012 by Veronica Villafañe

Ramon EscobarRamón Escobar joins CNN Worldwide as Vice President of Talent Recruitment and Development. He’ll be based in New York and report to Amy Entelis, SVP, Talent and Content Development for CNN Worldwide. He starts the job next week.

Ramón was most recently Executive Vice President, Telemundo Network News, where he oversaw the entire network’s news division including all international news bureaus and the development of on-air talent. He left that post in September of 2011.  He was previously VP at Sucherman Consulting Group in New York.  

Before that, Ramón was Sr EVP of Entertainment, in charge of the network’s entertainment division and SVP, News & Creative services, Telemundo Stations Group, based in Miami. Prior to that position, he spent 2 years at MSNBC, first as Executive Producer and then as VP, Live Programming, responsible for all live news programming. He was previously also VP and News Director of WTVJ, the NBC O&O in Miami.

The Talent and Development department is a newly-created division overseen by Mark Whitaker, CNN Worldwide Executive Vice President and Managing Editor. Amy Entelis is the executive in charge of recruiting and developing talent, developing new programming and overseeing acquisitions strategy for CNN, HLN and other CNN platforms; and  Vinnie Malhotra oversees program acquisitions and development for CNN and HLN. 


Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: CNN, Ramon Escobar, Telemundo network

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  1. Miguel L says

    August 10, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    WTVJ is the NBC O&O in Miami. But you knew that. Get some rest Claudia. And keep up the great work.

  2. Miguel L says

    August 10, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    I meant Veronica. Looks like I need rest too.

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Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Most recently, a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

She is also a Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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