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Former Caracol Radio President José Manuel Restrepo Dies at 92

José Manuel Restrepo Fernández de Soto, a former president of Caracol Radio, died in Cali on September 2.

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José Manuel Restrepo Fernández de Soto, the former president of Caracol Radio, died on September 2 in the city of Cali. [1] Between 1999 and 2003, Restrepo served as the president of Caracol Radio, replacing Ricardo Alarcón Gaviria during a complex period marked by an advertising crisis. [2] Restrepo Fernández de Soto was originally from Medellín and served as a business administrator at the Universidad Eafit. [3] Between 1999 and 2003, Restrepo occupied the head of the media outlet as a replacement for Ricardo Alarcón Gaviria. [4] Restrepo joined the organization in 1979 as a commercial director in Bogotá, where he contributed to the consolidation of the 6AM news program. [5] Restrepo was linked to Caracol Radio for 32 years and retired from the company in 2021. [6]
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  1. José Manuel Restrepo Fernández de Soto, the former president of Caracol Radio, died on September 2 in the city of Cali. · Caracol Radio
  2. Between 1999 and 2003, Restrepo served as the president of Caracol Radio, replacing Ricardo Alarcón Gaviria during a complex period marked by an advertising crisis. · Caracol Radio
  3. Restrepo Fernández de Soto was originally from Medellín and served as a business administrator at the Universidad Eafit. · Caracol Radio
  4. Between 1999 and 2003, Restrepo occupied the head of the media outlet as a replacement for Ricardo Alarcón Gaviria. · El Tiempo
  5. Restrepo joined the organization in 1979 as a commercial director in Bogotá, where he contributed to the consolidation of the 6AM news program. · El Tiempo
  6. Restrepo was linked to Caracol Radio for 32 years and retired from the company in 2021. · El Tiempo
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