President Luis Abinader appointed respected and popular journalist 71-year old Juan Antonio Taveras Hernández (Juan TH) as member of the board of directors of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel). He fills the position of the member of the board proposed by the media groups.
Decree 490-24 establishes that he replaces Príamo Rafael Ramírez Ubiera, who resigned the position to become the executive director of the board of the Public-Private Trust for the Comprehensive Management of Solid Wastes.
He joins the board at a time when lawyer and politician Guido Gomez Mazara was appointed president of the board. In recent years, Taveras Hernandez has been close to President Luis Abinader.
Juan Antonio Taveras Hernández (Juan TH) has worked as a columnist, radio and television producer, politician, poet and active citizen.
As reported in his self-biography, he began his career in media working as a newspaper delivery boy, selling El Nacional on the streets of northern Santo Domingo. He later worked there as a writer, magazine director, and columnist for over 25 years.
With more than three decades of journalism experience, Taveras Hernández has contributed to a range of media outlets, including Radio ABC, Radio Antillas, El Sol, El Nuevo Diario, El Show del Mediodía, 7 x 7 Roberto, and both El Gobierno de la Mañana and El Gobierno de la Tarde on Z-101. He has also worked with Canal 45 and Canal 19.
His career includes roles as press editor at the National Palace, Director of Noti-Tiempo, and Radiotelevisión Dominicana.
Taveras Hernández has taught social sciences at the secondary level and lectured on communication at the university level.
He was a correspondent for Inter Press Services from 1984 to 1986 and served as an international observer during Brazil’s presidential elections in 2006.
Additionally, Taveras Hernández has been a consultant for major companies, a leader in cultural and sports clubs, and an advocate in student, labor, and leftist groups.
He currently presides over Juan TH & Asociados, producing and hosting television programs.
Taveras Hernández also directs the newspaper Quisqueya Digital and coordinates the popular radio program “El Gobierno de la Tarde.” He produces and hosts the musical show “Las Favoritas de Juan TH,” both broadcasted on Z-101.
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Indotel
Las Favoritas
Quisqueya Digital
Diario Libre
Diario Libre
4 September 2024