Alberto Monserrate: Entrepreneur and Community Activist

Alberto Monserrate joined Kate and Sam in the studio for just our second show back in the studio this summer as we return to recording after a long break due to covid.

Alberto is a leading authority on multicultural communications and marketing in Minnesota. As the CEO and co-founder of Latino Communications Network (LCN), now NewPublica, he produced the weekly Spanish newspaper La Prensa de Minnesota and the weekly Spanish publication Vida y Sabor. LCN also operated 24-hour Spanish radio stations 1400 and 1470 AM La Invasora, between 2005 and 2013. Alberto is a seasoned expert on marketing to the Latino community and is a regular commentator in the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Minnesota Public Radio and other Minnesota business media. Alberto was elected to the Minneapolis School Board in 2010, serving as chair from 2012 to 2014. Alberto is the former board chair of Hiawatha Academies and served on the founding boards of KIPP Minnesota and Twin Cities Academy. He served on the board of the Minnesota Broadcasters Association and the advisory editorial board of Minnesota Business Magazine.

We managed to touch on some lighter subjects during the second half of the show. Wonderful to have you in Alberto.

Signing the board.