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• NATIONAL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR SPECTRUM’S BRAND-NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE STREAMING NETWORK: SPECTRUM NOTICIAS NATIONAL.
• OVERSEEING THE TEAM OF PRODUCERS, REPORTERS, AND TALENT TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, ENGAGING CONTENT.
• DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING A ROBUST STREAMING CONTENT STRATEGY THAT INCLUDES LIVE PROGRAMS, BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS, AND ORIGINAL FEATURES
• DRIVING INNOVATION TO LEVERAGE STREAMING TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES WHILE ENHANCING THE VIEWER EXPERIENCE.
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• RECEIVED 3 NY EMMY AWARDS IN 2024, INCLUDING JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE, BEST LIVE NEWS PRODUCER AND TEAM COVERAGE
• RECEIVED 8 NY EMMY NOMINATIONS IN 2024, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE AND CONTINUOUS COVERAGE
• RECEIVED A TELLY AWARD IN 2024 FOR HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NEWS
• RECEIVED 5 NY EMMY AWARDS IN 2023, INCLUDING BEST LIVE NEWS PRODUCER
• RECEIVED A TELLY AWARD IN 2023 FOR SOCIAL IMPACT AFTER ROE V. WADE'S RIGHT TO ABORTION WAS OVERTURNED.
• NAMED PART OF THE DEI COUNCIL FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE NEWSROOM
• PRODUCED THE #1 SPANISH NEWSCAST IN THE TRISTATE AREA (NY, NJ, CT) FOR 2 YEARS IN A ROW
• NAMED WEEKDAY NIGHT PRODUCER, RE-FORMATING PRIMETIME NEWSCAST AT 11 PM. THIS NEW FORMAT BECAME REFERENCE FOR OTHER TOP MARKETS.
• NAMED FLAGSHIP LEAD FOR ‘NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO NORESTE’, THE BRAND-NEW FREE AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING TELEVISION CHANNEL OF NBCUNIVERSAL LOCAL STATION GROUP IN ROKU, SAMSUNG TV, AMAZON FIRE TV, ETC.
• JOINED WNJU TELEMUNDO 47 AS WEEKEND NEWS PRODUCER
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• RECEIVED 4 EMMY AWARDS AND MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
• NAMED KBLR OTT PRODUCTION LEAD
• DESIGNED, LAUNCHED, AND PRODUCED KBLR’S DIGI-CAST “DALE PLAY”, WHICH LATER BECAME A STATION GROUP REPLICATED PROJECT
• LAUNCHED / PRODUCED KBLR MIDDAY NEWSCAST
• NAMED LEAD POINT FOR COLLABORATION WITH NBCLX
• NAMED TELEMUNDO STATION GROUP COVID-19 NEWS LEAD
• LAUNCHED / PRODUCED CONTENT FOR NATIONAL CAMPAIGN “APOYANDO A NUESTRA COMUNIDAD”
• DEVELOPED A NEW CONTENT / FORMAT STRATEGY FOR LATE NEWS
• TRAINED STAFF ON GRASS VALLEY INCEPTION, A UNIQUE CLOUD-BASED PRODUCTION SYSTEM PILOT
• PRODUCED WEEKDAYS NEWSCASTS, SPECIAL COVERAGES, AND SWEEPS SERIES
• ACHIEVED CONSISTENT HIGH RATINGS (TOP 5 TELEMUNDO SHOWS ON GRID)
• WROTE / REVIEWED CONTENT AND EXCLUSIVE REPORTS FOR NEWSCAST AND WEB STORIES
• EDITED VIDEO CONTENT FOR NEWSCAST AND DIGITAL PLATORMS
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• PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | NOV. 2024
• MAYOR ERIC ADAMS INDICTMENT | SEPT. 2024
• ISRAEL- HAMAS WAR (EMMY FOR JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE)
• BOB MENENDEZ TRIAL | JULY 2024
• END OF TITLE 42 - MIGRANT CRISIS | MAY 2023
• TRUMP IMPEACHMENT - RATED #1 NEWSCAST REGARDLESS OF LANGUAGE IN NY, NJ, CT | MARCH 2023
• ROE V. WADE OVERTURNED - MASSIVE PROTESTS – AWARDED WITH A TELLY ON SOCIAL IMPACT | JUNE 2023
• THE BRONX DEADLY FIRE – NOMINATED FOR A NY EMMY ON BEST TEAM COVERAGE | JANUARY 2023
• NFC: EAGLES VS. 49ERS STREAMING COVERAGE | FEB. 2023
• ELECTION FOR GOVERNOR NY – AWARDED WITH A NY EMMY FOR TEAM COVERAGE | JANUARY 2023
• MAYORAL ELECTION DEBATE | NOVEMBER 2022
• CUBAN UNREST PROTESTS – AWARDED WITH AN EMMY AWARD FOR BEST TEAM COVERAGE | JULY 2021
• WEST COAST HEATWAVE - AWARDED WITH EMMY AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS | 2021
• DECISIÓN 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN | 2021
• PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | NOV. 2020
• HAZTE CONTAR” CENSUS CAMPAIGN “ | 2020
• NEVADA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS | 2020
• ONE OCTOBER LAS VEGAS SHOOTING 2ND & 3RD ANNIVERSARIES
• STORMING AREA 51 ‘ALIENSTOCK’ | SEPT. 2019
• RIDGECREST EARTHQUAKES | 2019
• LATIN BILLBOARDS MUSIC AWARDS | 2019
• NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS FIRE | APRIL 2019
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• DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS | BY LINDSEY POLLAK, NY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
• NBC UNIVERSITY NEXT LEVEL SUMMIT 2023 | NBCUNIVERSAL
• LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES FOR EMERGING LEADERS | BY BILL GEORGE, EXECUTIVE FELLOW AND FORMER PROFESSOR AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
• LEADING LIKE A FUTURIST | BY LISA KAY SOLOMON, HASSO PLATTNER INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AT STANFORD
• LEVERAGING NEUROSCIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE | BY SRINI PILLAY, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
• ONE-MINUTE HABITS FOR RESILIENCE | BY SCOTT MAUTZ, INDIANA UNIVERSITY - KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
• EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP | JOHN ULLMEN, UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
• TRANSITIONIG FROM MANAGER TO LEADER | BY SARA CANADAY
• NBC UNIVERSITY NEXT LEVEL SUMMIT 2022 | NBCUNIVERSAL
• FIND THE COACHING IN CRITICISM | NBCUNIVERSAL
• LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK: 3 WAYS TO COACH, NOT CRITICIZE, EMPLOYEES | NBCUNIVERSAL
• THE ‘GROW’ MODEL IN ACTION | NBCUNIVERSAL
• LEADING WITH INNOVATION | BY ANIL GUPTA, ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND / HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
• STREAM: LEADING WITH INNOVATION | NBCUNIVERSAL
• DEVELOPING EXECUTIVE PRESENCE | JOHN ULLMEN, UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
• DRIVING INNOVATION: OWNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CREATIVE TEAMS | BIG THINK
• COMMUNICATING IN THE LANGUAGE OF LEADERSHIP | BY PETE MOCKAITIS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
• COMMUNICATING TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION | BY ALEXIA VERNON, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, GALLATIN SCHOOL OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY
• NBC UNIVERSITY 2018: EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM | NBCUNIVERSAL
• BA. IN JOURNALISM | SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA | 2011-2015
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NY EMMY AWARD
JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE
COVERING ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY AWARD
BEST LIVE NEWS PRODUCER
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY AWARD
TEAM COVERAGE
MANHATTAN GARAGE COLLAPSE
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY NOMINATION
CRIME/JUSTICE
PUBLIC SECURITY STREAMING NEWS SPECIAL
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY NOMINATION
BEST EVENING NEWSCAST
TRUMP INDICTED
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY NOMINATION
TECHNOLOGY
CLAiRA: UNDERSTANDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY NOMINATION
WEATHER
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HURRICANE SEASON
NY NATAS
2024
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NY EMMY NOMINATION
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NEWS
HISPANIC HERITAGE
NY NATAS
2024
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TELLY AWARD
HISTORICAL/CULTURAL NEWS
"DÍA DE MUERTOS IN NYC"
2024
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NY EMMY AWARD:
BEST LIVE NEW PRODUCER
“LIVE AT 11PM”
NY NATAS
2023
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NY EMMY AWARD:
TEAM COVERAGE
“PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT“
NY NATAS
2023
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NY EMMY AWARD:
ENVIRONMENTAL / SCIENCE
NY BLIZZARD SPECIAL LIVE COVERAGE
NY NATAS
2023
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NY EMMY AWARD:
CULTURAL / HISTORIC NEWS
“DIA DE MUERTOS IN NYC”
NY NATAS
2023
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NY EMMY AWARD:
DIVERSITY / INCLUSION NEWS
PRIDE ES UNIVERSAL
NY NATAS
2023
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NY EMMY NOMINATION:
TEAM COVERAGE
DEADLY BRONX FIRE 2022
NY NATAS
2023
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NY EMMY NOMINATION:
CONTINUING COVERAGE
MIGRANT CRISIS IN NYC
NY NATAS
2023
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TELLY AWARD:
SOCIAL IMPACT
“ROE V. WADE OVERTURNED”
LIVE PROTESTS IN NYC
2023
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EMMY AWARD:
NEWSCAST – EVENING – LARGER MARKETS
“MEGA SEQUÍA”
NATAS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
2021
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EMMY AWARD:
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM
“HISTORIAS SIN TECHO”
NATAS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
2021
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EMMY AWARD:
TEAM COVERAGE
“LIBERTAD, PATRIA Y VIDA”
NATAS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
2021
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EMMY AWARD:
ENVIRONMENT-NEWS
“COCINA ALTERNATIVA”
NATAS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
2021
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EMMY NOMINATION:
NEWS SPECIAL
“REGRESO A CLASES”
NATAS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
2021
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EMMY TEAM AWARD:
OVERALL EXCELLENCE
NATAS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
2019
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GEM AWARD | NBC UNIVERSAL, 2022
+ GEM AWARD | NBC UNIVERSAL, 2019
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• AMAGI CLOUDPORT
• TAGBOARD SOCIAL
• DALET GALAXY
• ROSS INCEPTION
• GV STRATUS
• iNEWS
• ARTHOUSE DALi
• EDIUS
• AVID
• ADOBE SUITE
Some lessons [ copy, learn, share, repeat… ]
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“If you are a leader and no one is following you, you're just taking a walk.” Be vulnerable, lead from behind, try something you don't know, trust it doesn't have to answer and it's okay if you don't solve anything. Diversity is a thing, equity is an action, inclusion is a fact, and that's where it starts.
Where did I learn this? Leadership Foundations
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“The story of your life is not your life It is your story.” North Star: the purpose of your leadership from a manager to a coach (care, organize, align, challenge, help)
Where did I learn this? Leadership Principles for Emerging Leaders with Bill George
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Management is task-oriented, leadership is a practice. Managers are knowledgeable, leaders are insightful. Managers are known as action-oriented; leaders get tagged as visionary.
Where did I learn this? Transitioning from Manager to Leader
Who’s Alex?
Alex is a National Executive Producer at Spectrum Noticias, a brand-new national streaming network for Spanish news.
With over a decade of experience as a TV news producer, he has worked in significant television markets from Las Vegas to New York, earning 12 Emmys and 2 Telly Awards.
Alex graduated with honors from the University of Havana Journalism School and has led diverse news teams in delivering impactful content. He is committed to community service and has spearheaded several initiatives to address critical social issues through media.