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Univision promotes Smester and Coronell

February 12, 2015 by Veronica Villafañe

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Sandra Smester

Univision today announced the promotion of two of its executives.

Sandra Smester was upped from SVP to Executive Vice President of Programming for Univision Network.

She’ll continue to be based in Miami and report to Alberto Ciurana, President of Programming and Content for UCI.

Smester currently oversees the entire Univision Network programming block.

Smester first joined Univision as a promotions intern in 1998, working her way up to SVP of Programming in 2013.

Daniel Coronell
Daniel Coronell

Daniel Coronell was also promoted today, from SVP to Executive Vice President and Executive Director of News.

He’ll continue reporting directly to Isaac Lee, President of News & Digital at UCI, and CEO of Fusion.

Coronell, who was hired in January of 2011 as VP and News Director, was promoted to SVP and Executive News Director in 2012.

Before Univision, Coronell was Director of “Noticias Uno,” a national newscast airing on Colombia’s Canal Uno television network, and also directed national newscasts for RCN TV.

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: Daniel Coronell, Sandra Smester, Univision

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  1. Asalariado says

    February 12, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    ¿Como nos quedo el ojo ? Nos reunen a todo el combo, nos dicen hoy que no hay aumento de salario ni contrataciones nuevas.
    Y ahora, a este man, le elevan el cargo y las lucas. Que bacaneria !
    A proposito, no es director, pero sigue siendo dizque el dueño del noti, papa.

  2. víctima de coronell says

    February 13, 2015 at 7:34 AM

    Acá está todo el historial de delitos de Coronell.. un hampón
    PERAFÁN, BIOGRAFÍA NO AUTORIZADA DEL CAPO DEL CARTEL DE BOGOTÁ http://www.periodismosinfronteras.org/perafan-biografia-no-autorizada-del-capo-del-cartel-de-bogota.html

  3. JJairo. says

    February 16, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    Ya sabia que habia aqui rio turbulento.
    Que este man explique mas bien su soborno a las fuentes en Bogota y comarcas circunvecinas; ademas de su amangualada relacion con nuestra ilustre Fiscalia.

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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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