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Raul Alarcon Sr. Dies
MIAMI -- June 12, 2008: Raul Alarcon Sr., founder and Director Emeritus of Spanish Broadcasting System, died yesterday in Miami. He was 82.
Alarcon, a pioneer in Spanish-language broadcasting, left Cuba, and the radio company he had founded there, following Fidel Castro's rise to power. He re-established his radio career in the United States, and in 1983, he purchased his first radio station.
Twenty-five years later, SBS -- now headed by Alarcon's son, company Chairman/President/CEO Raul Alarcon Jr. -- owns 21 radio stations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, and Chicago and is one of the largest and best-known broadcasting companies in America. Alarcon served as President of the board of directors of SBS until November 1999.
Alarcon Jr. recently accepted the Medallas de Cortez Lifetime Achievement Award on his father's behalf at the Radio Ink Hispanic Radio Conference in Miami.
Univision Radio released a statement Thursday saying, "The Univision Radio family was deeply saddened today with the news of Mr. Raul Alarcon Sr.'s passing. Radio was always Mr. Alarcon's passion, and it is because of his lifelong dedication and leadership that Spanish-language radio enjoys the phenomenal success it does today. We have lost an inspiring role model, a great visionary and respected leader."
Funeral services will be private; a memorial Mass in Alarcon's honor will be announced at a later date. We at Radio Ink extend our condolences to the Alarcon family.
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