Univision 23 Miami to Host “Destino 2010” First Debate with Republican Candidates for Governor of Florida, Bill McCollum and Rick Scott

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

WHAT:	Univision 23 Miami will host the first gubernatorial primary debate in Florida for the 2010 election cycle. This is also the first ever Spanish-language debate for Republican candidates for governor in the state. Attorney General Bill McCollum and candidate Rick Scott will address issues affecting the residents of Florida, including the rapidly growing Hispanic population. Hispanics represent 13 percent of the Florida electorate. Moreover, the state’s registered Latino voters have doubled in the past eight years.
WHEN:	Monday, Aug. 2, 2010
TIME:	Debate to be taped at noon ET and will broadcast, commercial free, at 11:15 pm ET on Univision stations in Miami, Orlando and Tampa. Univision Radio’s Miami WQBA 1140 will also simulcast.
WHERE:	Univision Network Studios
	9405 NW 41^St Street, Doral, FL

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

As part of Univision’s “Destino 2010” election coverage, the gubernatorial debate in Florida will focus on issues important to the Hispanic community. Topics will include immigration, education, economy, health care and oil drilling, as well as other issues of importance to our viewers. The debate will be moderated by Univision’s “Noticias 23” (News 23) news anchor Mario Andrés Moreno and will include three panelists: Manny Garcia, executive editor/director, El Nuevo Herald; Bernadette Pardo, journalist and on-air talent of WQBA 1140 AM, Univision Radio; and Sandra Peebles, anchor and political reporter, Univision 23 Miami. Univision stations cover 92.6 percent of all Hispanic voters in the state of Florida.

PRESS – Beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET, pre-registered members of the press are invited to utilize a full, on-site media room – including Wi-Fi access, mult box and screens. Refreshments including snacks will be served. We asked that all media RSVP by Friday, July 30.

RSVP/CONTACTS:

Angela Ramos – [phone], [e-mail]

Carolina Valencia – [phone], [e-mail]

About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces telenovelas, reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for all of the Company’s platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Móvil, the industry’s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States. For more information, please visit www.univision.net.