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Ivan Shammas

Ivan Shammas named president and GM of Univision stations

March 9, 2022 by Veronica Villafañe

Ivan Shammas has joined TelevisaUnivision as the president and general manager of Univision Atlanta and Univision Raleigh.

He will oversee all operational aspects of both stations including local and national ad sales, local news, marketing and community affairs.

Shammas will be based in Atlanta and travel back and forth to the Raleigh station as needed.

He’ll report to Antonio Román, Regional President, Eastern Region.

Shammas was most recently the General Manager for WKTB Telemundo Atlanta, a role he held since 2013.

This move marks his return to Univision where he previously spent 11 years as part of the original team that launched the WUVG Univision Atlanta station in 2002. He held various roles during his tenure including national account manager for Univision Atlanta and Univision Raleigh.

Shammas started his career as an account executive for Cable Advertising of Metro Atlanta (now Comcast’s Effectv) where he sold cable airtime on Univision, Telemundo and Galavisión.

Filed Under: People Tagged With: Ivan Shammas, TelevisaUnivision, Univision

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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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