MIRAMAR, Fla.—José Cancela, president of Telemundo Station Group, has named José Alberto Suárez president and general manager of WTMO / Telemundo 31 Orlando, WRMD / Telemundo 49 Tampa and WWDT / Telemundo Fort Myers-Naples. Suárez joins the three Florida stations after serving as president & general manager of Telemundo-owned stations in Sacramento, Calif., Las Vegas, and Fresno, Calif.
In his new role, Suárez will oversee all aspects of WTMO, WRMD and WWDT. Reporting to Cancela, he will lead local leadership teams across news, sales, digital media, technology, human resources, marketing and creative, and community affairs. He will also work closely with Cancela’s executive team and leaders from NBCUniversal Local, the division that includes Telemundo Station Group. Suárez succeeds Migdalia Figueroa, who was named president & general manager of WKAQ / Telemundo Puerto Rico on Jan. 29.
