Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mike Gillespie to Lead ZGS National Sales Operation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- ZGS Communications announced that Mike Gillespie will lead national sales for the ZGS station group. Gillespie currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Telemundo New England managing the Telemundo stations in Boston, Hartford/Springfield and Providence. His new responsibilities include strengthening the overall ZGS national sales efforts, increasing new business development initiatives and directing efforts with the Telemundo National Sales Offices (NSOs).

Gillespie will be drawing from his extensive sales experience. Prior to joining ZGS he was the Vice President of Network Sales for Telemundo in Dallas. "We have a great national sales team in Sandra Vera, Martin Arnaud and Lizette Vargas. I am excited to work more closely with them and the Telemundo NSOs," Mike Gillespie said.

"We are excited to have Mike lead this effort. He is an outstanding broadcast professional and his leadership and extensive experience will enhance our national sales effort," Ronald Gordon, President of ZGS Communications commented.

ZGS Communications is a Hispanic-owned broadcasting company, headquartered in Arlington, VA, that owns and operates eleven Spanish-language television stations, representing the largest group of independent stations affiliated with the Telemundo television network. The television stations are located in Boston, El Paso, Ft. Myers-Naples, Hartford, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Raleigh, Springfield, MA, Tampa, and Washington, DC. In addition, ZGS owns three Spanish-language radio stations serving Washington, DC and Tampa. For over two decades ZGS has been a proud community broadcaster with a profound commitment to service, local programming, and the celebration of Hispanic heritage.

    Contact:
    Dana Carr
    The Castle Group, Inc.
    617-337-9515
    dcarr@thecastlegrp.com

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