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Amaya named News Director of Norsan Media

November 12, 2014 by Veronica Villafañe

Hernando AmayaHernando Amaya is leaving Las Vegas. He has accepted a position as News Director of Norsan Media where he’ll oversee news operations for all of the company’s media properties in North and South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee.

He’ll be based in Charlotte, N.C.  He starts the new job in early December.

In his new role, he’ll be in charge of news content for three Hola Noticias weeklies, four radio stations and a soon-to-launch Estrella TV affiliate station.

“I’m looking forward to this new challenge,” Hernando tells Media Moves. “It’s a great honor to be part of a company like Norsan Media that’s growing and whose owners have great vision. They see the importance of investing in the Latino community.”

Hernando has more than 30 years of journalism experience. He was most recently the Managing Editor of the MundoFox affiliate newscast in Las Vegas until last Friday, November 7.

He previously spent 12 years at El Tiempo newspaper in Las Vegas, working as a writer and Editor-in-Chief. He also worked as a radio host and producer in Las Vegas and his native Colombia.

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Filed Under: People, Print, TV & Radio Tagged With: Hernando Amaya, Norsan Media

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently 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.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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