2018 Medallas De Cortez Winners Announced
March 14, 2018
The 2018 winners of the Medallas de Cortez Awards were announced Tuesday at the annual Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami. The happy winners — seen here with Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti (l) and Jinny Laderer, CEO of Medallas sponsor vCreative (r) represent an array of industry-leading broadcasters, including Lotus Communications (whose president, Jim Kalmenson, took Broadcaster of the Year honors), Spanish Broadcasting System, Univision, Entravision, and iHeartMedia. The Medallas de Cortez are the only awards dedicated to honoring excellence in Hispanic radio, and the awards ceremony is an annual highlight of the conference.
2018 Medallas de Cortez Winners
Marketer of the Year
Vladimir Gomez, Spanish Broadcasting System
Local Personality of the Year
Ruben Sanchez, WKAQ-AM/Puerto Rico
Syndicated or National Personality of the Year
Oswaldo Diaz, Erazno Y La Chokolata, Entravision
Program Director of the Year
Jammin Johnny Caride, WXDJ-FM/Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sales Manager of the Year
Ericka Aguilar, KCMT-FM/Tucson, AZ
General Manager of the Year
Hector Marcano, WRUM-FM/Orlando-Jacksonville-Tampa, FL
Station of the Year
KLNO-FM/Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Broadcaster of the Year
Jim Kalmenson, Lotus Communications
Courtesy of Radio Ink
