Daniel Hadad (born November 28, 1961) is an Argentine businessman dedicated to telecommunications and media.
Biography
Daniel Hadad was born in Buenos Aires in 1961, into a family of Syrian origin. He earned degrees in law and journalism from the Universidad Católica Argentina and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Navarra in Spain. He also received a scholarship from the Fundación Universidad Río de la Plata to continue his education in Washington, DC.
Before becoming a media entrepreneur, Daniel Hadad worked as a journalist. He first gained public recognition in 1991 as co-host of morning shows on Radio América, and later co-hosted Después de Hora (After Hours).
He also hosted a radio show titled El Primero de la Mañana. After President Carlos Menem privatized most of the country’s radio frequencies, Hadad launched Radio 10 in 1998, which became the ratings leader in the AM radio market.
In 2002, he acquired a 50% stake in Channel 9, one of Buenos Aires’ main TV broadcasters, and later purchased the remaining half. Hadad sold the network in December 2007 to Mexican investor Miguel Ángel González, and acquired the C5N news channel (Channel 5), which he later sold in 2012 along with Pop Radio, Mega 98.3, FM Vale 97.5, Radio 10, and TKM Radio.
He is currently the owner of the online news platform Infobae, which received the prestigious Konex de Platino award for excellence in 2017.