Julio Rumbaut

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Julio Rumbaut
Born
Julio Rumbaut

January 6, 1952 (1952-01-06) (age 70)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityCuban-American
Alma materUniversity of Miami
Rutgers University
Harvard Business School
OccupationMedia Executive
Entrepreneur
Media Advisor
Consultant
Known forPresident of WSCV (Telemundo of Florida)
Co-founder of WSUA-AM (Telemundo)
President of Rumbaut & Co.
Children6
WebsiteRumbaut.com

Julio Rumbaut is a Cuban-American media executive. He was born in Havana, Cuba, and emigrated to the United States at the age of nine, with his family.

Rumbaut was a station manager for WQBA Radio where he oversaw its broadcast to Cuba during the regime of Fidel Castro. After WQBA Radio, he became the President of Blair Spanish Television and led the acquisition and re-founding of WSCV. He then served as the President of WSCV (Telemundo Channel 51) between 1983-1987.[1]

He currently serves as the President of Rumbaut & Company, which he founded after he left WSCV.[2]

Early life and education[]

Rumbaut was born in Havana, Cuba on January 6, 1952. He and his parents, Vicente Rumbaut and Elda Mas, left the island for the United States in 1961 when he was 9, and they lived in Forest Hills, New York. After he graduated from Forest Hills High School, his family moved to Puerto Rico where his father died in 1971. After his father’s death, he and his mother moved to Miami.[3]

Rumbaut graduated from The University of Miami with a BBA in Economics in 1976, and proceeded to earn an MBA in 1978 from the same institution. He is a graduate of the RAB’s Radio Sales Management Program at Rutgers University and the NAB’s Broadcasting General Management Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Business.[3][4]

Career[]

Rumbaut started out at WQBA Radio in 1972 as an account executive, and was promoted to station manager. As station manager, he oversaw the station's broadcast to Cuba during the time of Fidel Castro.[5] In January 1983, he, Herb Levin and Eduardo Caballero, founded another Spanish-language radio station WSUA-AM, Radio Suave.[6]

He left radio to serve as the President of Blair Spanish Television of Florida. During his time as president, he led the firm's acquisition of WKID TV in 1984 and re-founded it as WSCV,[7] which he then served as President of for four years between 1983-1987.[8][9] As president of WSCV Channel 51, Rumbaut led the station's entry to the Hispanic market[10] and its appeal to young viewers.[11] He was also responsible for discovering and hiring Ambrosio Hernandez and Maria Montoya.[12]

After his departure from Telemundo, Rumbaut founded Rumbaut & Company in 1987.[2]

Personal life[]

Rumbaut resides in Surfside, Florida. He is married to Connie Sepulveda Rumbaut and has six children. On March 28, 2007, one of his sons (Paul Rumbaut) died aged 22.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Julio Rumbaut, 20 years active". El Nuevo Herald. 2007-04-16. p. 42. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. ^ a b "Julio Rumbaut, President of Rumbaut and CO". The Sacramento Bee. 2006-07-10. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  3. ^ a b "Julio Rumbaut, Early life and education". The Miami Herald. 1987-07-24. p. 296. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  4. ^ "Rumbaut & Company - Principal". www.rumbaut.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. ^ "Julio Rumbaut. General Manager of WQBA". Chicago Tribune. 1982-09-13. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  6. ^ "Julio Rumbaut, WQBA and WSUA". El Miami Herald. 1987-07-24. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  7. ^ "Blair & Co. acquires Channel 51". The Miami News. 1984-12-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  8. ^ "Julio Rumbaut President of Blair Spanish Television". The Miami Herald. 1985-04-06. p. 49. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  9. ^ "Julio Rumbaut, President of WSCV Channel 5". The Miami Herald. 1987-07-23. p. 25. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  10. ^ "Julio leads WSCV against Channel 23". The Miami Herald. 1986-08-31. p. 871. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  11. ^ "Channel 51 attracting young audience". El Miami Herald. 1984-12-06. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  12. ^ "Channel 51, Montoya". The Miami Herald. 1987-01-19. p. 148. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  13. ^ "Julio Rumbaut's son passing". The Miami Herald. 2007-04-03. p. 64. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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