El Latino San Diego

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 2:20pm on Thursday, November 19th, 2009

El Latino, the leading Hispanic newspaper in San Diego and the largest Hispanic owned Spanish-language newspaper in California, has hired Mike Cano as publisher. Cano will be responsible for the daily operations of El Latino.

"Mike brings enormous leadership and a proven track record to El Latino; he is regarded a leading figure in Spanish-language media, and we are excited to have him," said Fanny Miller, president and CEO of El Latino.

El Latino was started in 1988 and has become a leader in the Spanish-language newspaper market. It targets the San Diego Hispanic residents that now make up more than 30% of the population. San Diego is the 11th largest Hispanic market in the U.S. but ranks as the 10th largest for Hispanic income.

Cano has more than 25 years of experience in the newspaper industry. He was most recently the vice president of business development and partnerships for La Opinion in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Cano was president/CEO of Impacto, a MediaNews Group Company.

In 2003, in the position of General Manager, Cano helped launch Al Dia for the Dallas Morning News and Belo Corporation. Under his leadership, Al Dia became the leading Spanish-language daily newspaper in Texas.

Cano was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Long Beach State University.