SEASON 3, EPISODE 12. Career Dreams into Action : Migdalia Figueroa President & General Manager, Telemundo Orlando
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In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be amplifying the voices and career stories of amazing female leaders throughout March with Women On Brand! Check out LeadWithYourBrand.com/WomenOnBrand for all of the incredible shows from the past three seasons.
Jayzen is thrilled to be joined by Migdalia Figueroa, President & General Manager of Telemundo Orlando. Starting as an intern knowing no one in the business, Migdalia has built a truly remarkable career by always being ready to dream big, take a risk and develop the skills needed to succeed in her next role. She is an Emmy award winning producer and was formerly the General Producer of the iconic flagship program, “El Show de Cristina” with Cristina Saralegui, who is often referred to as the Spanish language Oprah.
Guest Bio
Migdalia Figueroa
President & General Manager, Telemundo Orlando
Migdalia Figueroa is the President & General Manager of Telemundo Station Group’s Orlando
Station, WTMO. She previously served as Vice President of News at NBC 6 South Florida, the NBC-owned station serving the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market, where she was responsible for relaunching the station’s news brand and mission, and for redefining and implementing new editorial and production styles and workflows.
Prior to joining NBC 6, Migdalia was Senior Vice President of Content and Brand for the Telemundo Station Group. In that role, she had oversight of local branding and local newscast overall performance at all stations. She was promoted to that position after joining Telemundo in January 2005 as Vice President of News for the Miami station, taking it to the #1 spot in that very competitive market during her tenure, a position it maintains to this day.
Migdalia was recently honored with the coveted Silver Circle Award for her over 30 years of experience, excellency and contributions to the industry. A winner of five individual and one station regional EMMY award, she began her broadcast journalism career as a news producer in her native Puerto Rico. In 1990, she moved to New York City, where she joined the Univision station. Two years later, she moved to Miami to produce Univision Network News, weekend edition, also serving as Executive Producer of WLTV’s newscasts, Executive Producer for Univision Online, and General Producer of the iconic flagship program, “El Show de Cristina,” before moving to Telemundo.
Migdalia graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Mass Communications, and a major in Broadcast Journalism. She recently completed a certificate degree in Diversity & Inclusion from eCornell University, and is committed to these values, as well as to the practice of mentoring, believing they all have much to contribute to the whole of the industry. She makes her home between Orlando and Pembroke Pines, Florida, with her family and dogs.Links
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