# 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]

## What this stands on

1. José Manuel Restrepo Fernández de Soto, the former president of Caracol Radio, died on September 2 in the city of Cali. (Caracol Radio, News)
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, News)
3. Restrepo Fernández de Soto was originally from Medellín and served as a business administrator at the Universidad Eafit. (Caracol Radio, News)
4. Between 1999 and 2003, Restrepo occupied the head of the media outlet as a replacement for Ricardo Alarcón Gaviria. (El Tiempo, News)
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, News)
6. Restrepo was linked to Caracol Radio for 32 years and retired from the company in 2021. (El Tiempo, News)

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