The Radio Ink Medallas de Cortez Awards, which honor those working in Hispanic radio, were handed out last Wednesday night.
The 2015 winners were announced during a ceremony at the Hispanic Radio Conference in Dallas.
SBS’ Albert Rodriguez won this year’s award for Broadcaster of the Year and Univision’s Enrique Santos for Syndicated Personality of the Year.
Here are all the 2015 winners:
BROADCASTER OF THE YEAR
Albert Rodriguez – Spanish Broadcasting System
STATION OF THE YEAR
WXDJ-FM/Miami – Spanish Broadcasting System
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Fernando Robles – R Communications/Laredo, TX
SALES MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Corinna Ruiz – KOYE-FM/Tyler-Longview, TX
NATIONAL/SYNDICATED PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Enrique Santos – Univision
PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Arturo Sosa – WSKQ-FM/New York
LOCAL PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Armando “El Chiquilin” Ulloa – KMVK-FM/Dallas
MARKETER OF THE YEAR
Monica Rabassa – Univision
The awards are named in honor of Raoul Cortez, who founded KCOR, the first Spanish-language station in the United States in 1946.