United States Agency for Global Media

Joaquin F. Blaya was named to the board by President George W. Bush in 2002 and served until 2010. He came to the board as chairman and chief executive officer of Radio Unica Communications Corporation. Radio Unica is a Spanish-language AM talk and sports radio network that targets Hispanics in the United States. Previously, he served as CEO of the Telemundo Group, Inc., the nation’s second-largest Spanish-language television network. Mr. Blaya also served as president of Univision Holdings, Inc., the nation’s largest Spanish-language media company. Before coming to the United States in 1966, he worked in multiple marketing and media firms.