At Meruelo Media we’re always overjoyed to #spotlight the incredible #accomplishments of our team. This week, we are celebrating a truly remarkable milestone: our President and CEO, Otto Padron once again has been selected as one of Radio Ink Magazine 40 Most Powerful People in Radio for the sixth consecutive year! This #accolade is not just a testament to Otto’s exceptional #leadership but also a #salute to the unwavering support and collaborative spirit of the extraordinary #Village he so deeply values. We proudly stand together as the best #Media village in the world, a dynamic #community driven by shared dreams and relentless innovation #guided by Otto’s pursuit of excellence. As such, his journey—from arriving in the U.S. as a young Cuban immigrant with nothing but a bag full of #dreams to stepping behind an Arrakis broadcast audio board on a live show as just a teen, then a brave detour to serve our #Country in combat in Irak—demonstrates the boundless potential of perseverance, preparation, purpose and selflessness. A heartfelt congratulations also goes out to our friends at Radio Ink Magazine for their thrilling new format, refreshed brand logo, and renewed, candid perspective on our industry. Kudos to Deborah Parenti for leading this exciting transformation! May this season herald a new era in radio, embracing innovative possibilities and setting new standards. To all the MP40 honorees, your dedication and achievements are a beacon of inspiration. They remind us to press on, even in the face of market challenges, with innovation, resilience, and talent as our guiding lights. As we celebrate Otto’s journey and the achievements of all the distinguished individuals on this list, let us draw #strength from their stories. They encourage us to tackle #challenges head-on, maintain our resilience, and pursue excellence with unrelenting passion. Here’s to Otto, to each honoree, and to the vibrant spirit of our industry. May their stories continue to inspire us to reach new heights and create a lasting impact on our industry and the lives of those who depend on us! Tomas Trujillo,Irma Barrios,Pio Ferro,Mariano Amador,Ventura Montoya,Rosa Gonzalez,Saskya E.,Keith Cunningham,Emmanuel (DJ E-Man) Coquia,Matthew S. Hernandez (DJ.ECTO1),Xavier Villalobos,Bahram Fattahinia,Dianna Jason - MBA,David Gray,Saul Perez,Nina Christy,Mitch Fleck,Bryan Tellado,Sara Millan,Elizabeth Martinez,Maria Cardenas,Luis Armona,Alexis Meruelo,Adam R Jacobson,Miles Sexton,Ellen Schned,Patricia Jo Boyers,joel wertman,Ash Patel,Paul Hobson,William Ostlund,Cameron Coats
Meruelo Media
Entertainment Providers
Los Angeles, California 2,527 followers
CALIFORNIA'S FASTEST GROWING MINORITY OWNED BROADCAST MEDIA COMPANY
About us
Meruelo Media is POWER 106 | 95.5 KLOS FM | 93.9 CALI FM | 93.5 KDAY + KDEY FM | 22 KWHY-TV | 63 KBEH-TV | STUDIOS | DIGITAL y MÁS… In 2011, a Meruelo Group affiliate acquired KWHY-TV in Los Angeles, one of the oldest independent Spanish-language television stations in the U.S. This begun the formation of one of the fastest growing Media companies in the country. In 2012, Meruelo formed its Media Group and added the cable channel, Super 22 to its growing media assets. In 2014, Meruelo Media added radio to its media portfolio with the acquisition of legendary FM radio station KDAY 93.5 in Los Angeles and then KDEY in San Bernardino-Riverside, California. That same year it completed construction of the new Meruelo Broadcast and Studios Center in mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles. In 2016, it became the production facility of choice for 20th Television’s various productions for the FOX Station Group. In 2017 it expanded its television operations with the acquisition of the full power must carry Los Angeles TV station KBEH channel 63. It also super-sized its radio holdings with the acquisition of the English language iconic full market FM radio station in Los Angeles, KPWR “Power 106.” These strategic mass communication properties offer the Meruelo Group a powerful menu for marketing, advertising and messaging in Southern California and beyond. This unique capability to communicate, empower and entertain the very culturally diverse Southern California community is deeply nested in the Meruelo Group vision of service excellence.
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http://www.meruelogroup.com/
External link for Meruelo Media
- Industry
- Entertainment Providers
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- BROADCAST, DIGITAL MEDIA, MARKETING, RADIO, PRODUCTION, MINORITY OWNED, TELEVISION, STUDIOS, CREATIVE, VETERAN OPERATED, HISPANIC, EVENTS, DEVELOPMENT, LOS ANGELES, and SOCAL
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4975 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, California 90019, US
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2600 W Olive Ave
Burbank, California 91505, US
Employees at Meruelo Media
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Andres Juarez
Senior Account Executive at Meruelo Media
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Ed Garcia
Manager of General Accounting at Meruelo Media KWHY-TV; KDAY 93.5, KPWR 106, KLOS 95.5 and Cali 93.9 Radio
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Bahram Fattahinia
Vice President, Marketing at Meruelo Media (Power 106 • KDAY • KLOS • CALI 93.9)
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Erik Smith
Co-Host - The Morning Bullpen - 100.3 The Bull
Updates
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#Honored to have been selected as the #winner of the prestigious SOTY 2024 at this year's #SCMSDC B3 Conference! Just having been nominated by our partners of SoCalGas for the Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC) "Supplier Of The Year Award" was a #huge win! Thanks to our Power 106 FM team for providing the hottest jams during the Power Breakfast and to our amazing team @ Meruelo Media #Television,Otto Padron,Tomas Trujillo,Irma Barrios,Ventura Montoya,Rosa Gonzalez,Mariano Amador,Saskya E.,Sara Millan,Pio Ferro,Luis Armona,Elizabeth Martinez,Alexis Meruelo,Ralph Galvan,KWHY-TV Channel 22 Los Angeles,#SOTY2024,Virginia Gomez,Vicky Harper-Hall,Anita Ron,Joe Blackstone,Chamberlain Duru,#JoeChow,Andy Carrasco,The Walt Disney Company,NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises,Lionsgate,Paramount,Federal Bank,Comerica Bank,Edison, #WeThankYou
We are thrilled to have been a sponsor this year's #SCMSDC B3 Conference! It's been an incredible opportunity to support such a pivotal event focused on diversity, business growth, and innovation. It was great listening to the panelist in the workshops share insights and teaching moments and congrats to all the B3 Pitch candidates. At The Meruelo Group, we believe in the power of diversity to drive success and create meaningful change in our industries. Being part of #SCMSDC #B3Conference reaffirms our commitment to fostering inclusive environments and empowering diverse voices. Meruelo Enterprises, Inc. took part in being an #B3Conference exhibitors. Congratulations to Meruelo Media and Meruelo Television in the SCMSDC Supplier Of The Year Award. Thanks to Power 106 for playing great music during the Power Breakfast component. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, and we look forward to continuing our journey towards a brighter, more inclusive business future together. Elizabeth Martinez Otto Padron
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CONGRATULATIONS to Heidi Hamilton and Angelica Vale for making the Radio Ink Magazine Most Influential Women in Radio 2024 list!! #ShondaRhimes, the award-winning producer, and creator of strong and complex female characters, once said, “You can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” Heidi and ‘La Vale’ fully embody this spirit as they push boundaries to change lives at the cutting edge of compelling storytelling, quality content, intense engagement, and unique cultural relevance. These very Influential Women represent the incredibly diverse faces and feelings of our amazing communities. Their bright smiles, contagious laughter, melodic voices, and thought-provoking themes inspire us all! We are honored to have you as influential leaders on a collective team that connects our Meruelo Media Radio Cluster with the greatest audience in the world and even prouder to know that our media industry agrees! Luis Armona,Alexis Meruelo,Otto Padron,Tomas Trujillo,Irma Barrios,Mariano Amador,Ventura Montoya,Rosa Gonzalez,Saskya E.,Kimberly Bhardwaj,Mary Bedrossian,Rhonda Cherney,Christopher Antzoulatos,Preston Williams,judy rodriguez,Stephanie Rivera,Andres Juarez,Camilo Arias,Christopher Cuellar,Mariko McKee,Pio Ferro,Keith Cunningham,Emmanuel (DJ E-Man) Coquia, Xavier Villalobos,Matthew S. Hernandez (DJ.ECTO1),Dianna Jason - MBA,Bahram Fattahinia,Nina Christy,Luisa Rodriguez,Emily Morenz,Frank Kramer,Jordan Fitzpatrick,Johnny Ice,Corrie Assefa,Doug Sluggo Roberts,Deborah Parenti
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In 2021, just before our President and CEO, Otto Padron, retired from the US Army as a #Colonel after 38 years of service, he was invited to the City Of Pico Rivera to keynote their #MemorialDay observance. This event was memorable not only because of what he said but for how he chose to express it. “It’s easy to group Memorial Day in with other public appreciation rituals that make for long weekends and fun BBQs by the water. Memorial Day is very different because it isn’t just something we celebrate that’s in our past - it is in our present, in our future, and the keystone upon which our Liberty is built. #MemorialDay is a stark reminder that every generation must carry the heavy #Torch of #Freedom that solemnly shines bright because #GreatAmericans, past, present, and future are willing to pay the ultimate price so that our Great Nation can long endure. And for those honored souls who fought for our liberty shall not have departed us in vain.” He then jumped off the stage to engage the dozens of veterans present. “I’m honored to be among you, fine American warriors! We are the #LuckyOnes. Let us here - together - call the names of those we knew gave their last full measure of devotion to Duty, Honor, and Country. Let us call out their names so those who stand watch over our #Republic today know that we understand the feeling in that #Foxhole and appreciate all they do. And for those who are no longer with us and now stand watch on the gates of #Valhalla - know that we will never forget what you did here for Freedom is the greatest unfinished task of humankind.” To a quiet, inspired and peaceful #MemorialDay #TeamMerueloMedia, Irma Barrios,Mariano Amador,Ventura Montoya,Rosa Gonzalez,Saskya E.,Tomas Trujillo,Mitch Fleck,Craig Telepanich, CPA, CMA,Pio Ferro,Keith Cunningham,Emmanuel (DJ E-Man) Coquia,Matthew S. Hernandez (DJ.ECTO1),Xavier Villalobos,David Gray,Saul Perez,Bahram Fattahinia,Luisa Rodriguez,Nina Christy,Maria Cardenas,Dianna Jason - MBA, Luis Armona,Xavier Gutierrez,Elizabeth Martinez,Ellen Schned,Alexis Meruelo,Doug Foster,Doug Cannon,Ralph Galvan
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If good people are judged by the company they keep, then good companies should be judged by the good people they keep! Pio Ferro, we're humbled by the company you keep! Meruelo Media,Otto Padron,Tomas Trujillo,Irma Barrios, Mariano Amador,Ventura Montoya,Rosa Gonzalez,Saskya E.,Keith Cunningham,Emmanuel (DJ E-Man) Coquia,Xavier Villalobos,Matthew S. Hernandez (DJ.ECTO1),Bahram Fattahinia,Nina Christy,Mitch Fleck,Craig Telepanich, CPA, CMA,Dianna Jason - MBA. The Meruelo Group #Thankyou Adam R Jacobson Radio Ink Magazine https://lnkd.in/gwzQFhra
BREAKING NEWS: Pio Ferro to join Otto Padron in L.A.
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Congrats “Jefe!” Your selfless drive so that others succeed in “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” is an inspiration to us all!!! Your Meruelo Media team #Salutes you for the reappointment to this key #CEDC committee at the Federal Communications Commission and for who you are as a broadcaster and a above all, a person. #Thankyou, Otto Padron
Congratulations Otto Padron, President of Southern California's Leading Minority Owned Media Company, Meruelo Media, is reappointed to the FCC Communications Equity and Diversity Council.
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Congratulations Otto Padron, President of Southern California's Leading Minority Owned Media Company, Meruelo Media, is reappointed to the FCC Communications Equity and Diversity Council.
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Congrats Angelica Vale on this well deserved professional honor and #thankyou for always lifting our Meruelo Media “tribe” with pride! Otto Padron,Irma Barrios,Mariano Amador,Rosa Gonzalez,Ventura Montoya,Jose Quintero,@karina manzur, @sergio catalan,Luisa Rodriguez,Melissa Rios,Keith Cunningham,Xavier Villalobos,Pio Ferro,Dianna Jason - MBA,Emmanuel (DJ E-Man) Coquia,Jimmy Santarosa,Bahram Fattahinia,Mitch Fleck,Craig Telepanich, CPA, CMA,Tomas Trujillo,David Gray,Nicole Christy,Daniel Zevallos,Saul Perez, Nina Christy,Luis Armona,Elizabeth Martinez, Alexis Meruelo https://lnkd.in/g2ivAjwf
Congratulations Angelica Vale: 2024 Gracie Award Winner!
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#proud to have initiated this powerful Latino Community Empowerment #movement … *TU VOZ•TU VOTO•TU VIDA* Because @Meruelo Media we celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth all year long - Viva La Diferencia! #jointhemovement - Otto Padron, Luis Armona, Xavier Gutierrez, Alexis Meruelo, Antonio Tijerino,Elizabeth Martinez, Irma Barrios,Mariano Amador, Liliana U.,Ellen Schned,Ash Patel,Neel Pinge,Paul Hobson,Shannon Keel,Dan McClintock,Steven Wolfe Pereira ⚡️ Beatriz Acevedo, https://lnkd.in/gduJpDKG
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