Article: Hialeah, Fla.-Based Spanish-Language Television Network Names New Chief.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 8 -- Telemundo, the Hialeah-based Spanish-language TV network that is fighting to gain viewers against overwhelming domination by Univision, on Wednesday tapped a veteran of English-language television production to be its new chief executive.

James M. McNamara, a former president of Universal Television Enterprises and New World Entertainment, replaces Peter Tortorici, who left to form his own production company.

McNamara, who grew up in Panama and is fluent in Spanish, said he believes that a commitment to a new programming slate this fall featuring traditional Spanish-language telenovelas will start to ...

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