Raoul A. Cortez

Raoul A. Cortez
Raoul A. Cortez (center, seated) and KCOR staff c. 1940
Born(1905-10-17)October 17, 1905
Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
DiedDecember 17, 1971(1971-12-17) (aged 66)
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Occupation(s)Spanish-language radio and television station owner and developer
Known forFounding KCOR AM and KCOR-TV stations, Latino rights activism

Raoul Alfonso Cortez Camarillo (October 17, 1905 – December 17, 1971) was a Mexican media executive, best remembered for founding KCOR, the first full-time Spanish-language radio station in the contiguous United States, in 1946. The station WKAQ was founded earlier in 1922 in Puerto Rico and owned by Angel Ramos.

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