MundoFOX comes to Mid-City
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- Category: Community News
- Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 16:54
- Written by D.V. Lawrence
On Wednesday, January 15, Meruelo Media celebrated the grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony in the presence of more than 250 guests that included a number of elected officials including Council President Herb Wesson, Mark Ridley Thomas, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and representatives from the office of State Senator Holly Mitchell.
Owned and operated by Meurelo Media the building will house their flagship station MundoFOX22 (KWHY22.1) the local Los Angeles affiliate station of the MundoFOX Television Network. The Meruelo Group is a powerhouse that operates television stations in Los Angeles, Houston, Santa Barbara, the legendary Los Angeles radio station, 93.5 KDAY and a Super Station on its digital KWHY¬TV 22.2 stream with carriage on Time Warner Cable. It is a diversified holding and investment company owned and controlled by prominent U.S. Latino businessman Alex Meruelo, with a portfolio of companies in banking and financial services, restaurants, food services, construction and engineering, real estate, hotel and casino operations, public and private equity.
Mr. Meruelo stated, “Today is a very special day for my family; our media business continues to grow, making our voices louder in this community and this amazing building delivers that statement clearly.”
President and Chief Operating Officer of Meruelo Media, Otto Padron said, “This building has one simple and powerful purpose: to provide a flexible and robust platform where we can super-serve our clients, advertisers, network partners and most importantly our community.”
Ana Guerrero, community leader and Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti’s Chief of Staff, delivered a brief and compelling message, “This new broadcasting center will boost L.A.’s economy with 150 jobs and is helping solidify Los Angeles as the capital of Latino entertainment.”
Photos by D.V. Lawrence
