UMSL alum Angel Recci heading up St. Louis’ Telemundo station
- ambale
- Jun 6
- 2 min read
By UMSL Blog
Recci has worked with several local organizations, including the St. Louis Sports Commission, Grand Center Arts District and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Hometown: Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Degree: BS in Management Information Systems, 2013
Current Position: Market Manager, Telemundo St. Louis; Founder, APR Entertainment
Fun Fact: Recci was in the same baseball program at Montverde Academy as current New York Mets superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor.
Angel Recci came to St. Louis to play baseball, ultimately spending three seasons on the team at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. He stayed after graduation because he had quickly identified ways he could positively impact his adopted city.
“I saw St. Louis as a very green market with lots of opportunities to accomplish anything and everything,” Recci says.
Recci’s affection for St. Louis was nurtured by his late uncle, Jaime Torres, a retired Air Force colonel and influential presence in the local Hispanic and Latino communities who invited Recci along to networking events, board meetings and galas. Meeting with so many leaders to see their work – and more importantly, learn what else was possible – left an indelible impression.
“I have to thank my uncle for my passion to serve the community,” says Recci, who grew up in Puerto Rico before moving to Florida to play baseball. “Most of the things I do now are to carry his legacy. He was a pioneer for almost everything that happens here from a Hispanic perspective, and I feel like he passed a baton to me.”
Recci has served as a committee member, officer or on the board of directors of nearly a dozen local organizations, including the St. Louis Sports Commission, Grand Center Arts District and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis.
When Recci heard that Telemundo was expanding into St. Louis in 2022 – this had been the largest metro area in the United States without an affiliate – he knew he would be perfect for the job. Though he didn’t have TV-specific experience, he had spent years acquiring the variety of skills necessary to lead the Spanish-language station. He had worked with numerous nonprofits, he had corporate experience – 11 years at Emerson – and most importantly, he understood the uniqueness and potential of the St. Louis market.
