MEDALLAS DE CORTEZ
The Medallas de Cortez awards are named in honor of Raoul Cortez, founder KCOR, the first Spanish-language radio station in the United States, in 1946. His passion, dedication, and visionary nature are not only the stuff of which dreams are made, but serve to inspire and carry forward those dreams and continue to make Hispanic radio a compelling force in media and the communities it serves.
Nominations will be open soon for the 2021 Medallas de Cortez awards. Check back here often for updated information and be sure you are signed up for Radio Ink free daily headlines which will also announce nomination details!
Marketer of the Year
Raysa Rodriguez-Leon
Katz Radio Group
Local Personality of the Year
Juan Lezama
WYMY-FM, Raleigh-Durham/Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC
Syndicated/National Personality of the Year
Armida y La Flaka
MLC Media
Program Director of the Year
Nio “Encendio” Fernandez
WYUU-FM, Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
DOS/Sales Manager of the Year
Carolina Patino
Spanish Broadcasting System, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL
Market/General Manager of the Year
Romeo Herrera
R Communications LLC, McAllen-Brownsville, TX
Station of the Year
WEMG-AM/FM
Philadelphia, PA
Broadcaster of the Year
Jesus Lara
Univision