Spanish Broadcasting System has announced the appointment of Fernando Bauermeister as General Manager of “El Zol 95.3” WPYO Maitland/Orlando and “El Zol 97.1” WSUN Holiday/Tampa FL.
Bauermeister began his careerin San Juan as an on-air host and producer in 1993 before moving into sales and then rising to SBS’ Puerto Rico Sales Manager from 2000 to 2005. He would then move stateside as serve as General Sales Manager and VP/Sales for iHeartMedia Tampa until 2020 and then spent two years as General Sales Manager for Cox Media Group Orlando prior to joining SBS.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. named Fernando Bauermeister as General Manager of “El Nuevo Zol 95.3FM” – WPYO-FM Orlando and “El Nuevo Zol 97.1FM” – WSUN-FM Tampa. With over 25 years experience as a media sales professional, Bauermeister formed part of the SBS family in Puerto Rico from 1995-2005.
For the last 18 years, Mr. Bauermeister has successfully launched a variety of radio stations in the Orlando and Tampa markets. Now, with SBS, Fernando is in charge of running the day-to-day operations, hiring staff, & studio buildouts.
“I am excited to come back to the SBS family and help the company grow its footprint in the Florida market. We’ve put together a dream team comprised of experienced and successful professionals who are actively helping local and national advertisers achieve their marketing goals. El Nuevo Zol’s programming features the most influential personalities, the hottest Latin contemporary music and limited commercial interruption, for the best overall listening experience,” commented Fernando Bauermeister.
“Fernando is a valuable asset to our company, he has extensive experience in the audio market, specifically in the Orlando and Tampa area. We are happy to have him on board and in a short period of time have seen great results,” commented Albert Rodriguez (President & COO of SBS).
“We are glad to have Fernando back in SBS, his incredible knowledge in media sales has increased our success with the new stations in Orlando & Tampa. He has chosen a winning team and we are enjoying the positive results,” said Donny Hudson (EVP of Local Media/ General Manager SBS Miami).
Fernando’s vast experience in radio, has allowed him to achieve great success with the two newest SBS stations in Orlando and Tampa. We are sure that with Mr. Bauermeister’s work history in the Orlando and Tampa area, the newest radio stations of the SBS family, “El Nuevo Zol 95.3FM” & “El Nuevo Zol 97.1FM”, will continue to thrive and grow.
