Univision Communications Inc. announced the appointment of Eric W. Conrad as vice president of Programming for Univisión Deportes. In this role, Conrad will oversee sports programming, acquisitions and content development operations across all of Univision’s platforms. He will be based in New York and will report to Alexander “Sandy” Brown, president of Sports, Univision Communications Inc.“We are excited to bring Eric’s fresh perspective and strong record of success in programming to the Univision Deportes team. As our portfolio of sports offerings continues to grow and expand into new platforms, Eric’s counsel and experience will be of significant value,” said Brown.Before joining Univisión, Conrad was senior director of Programming and Acquisitions for ESPN and ESPN Deportes.