Mexican Emilio Nicolás Sr., who pioneered Spanish-language television in the United States and helped develop the network that later became Univision, died at his home in San Antonio, Texas. He ...

But 1955 would be a safer year. It was the year that commenced his trailblazing career in Spanish TV and media. Nicolás started working for Channel 41, San Antonio’s KCOR-TV, the nation’s ...

In 1955, Nicolas was hired to work at KCOR-TV, a Spanish television station in San Antonio founded by his father-in-law, Raoul Cortez. Nicolas, or "Nicky", as he was known to close associates ...

In 1976, KWEX’s parent company, Spanish International Communications Corp., or SICC, became engaged in what Guillermo Nicolas referred to as an 11-year-long lawsuit between old partners and friends.

Irma Alicia Cortez Nicolas formed a media empire with her husband Emilio Nicolas and launched Univision, which debuted as the fourth major media network in the U.S., following NBC, CBS and ABC.

Emilio Nicolas Sr., 88, who took a financially struggling Spanish-language television station in San Antonio and helped build it into a cornerstone of the powerhouse network that is now Univision ...