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STL CITY SC Cuenta con locutores en Español

By Redacción Red Latina

Héctor Vega and Santiago Beltrán are the official Sportcasters in Spanish for the best soccer matches

From now on, Spanish speakers can enjoy official soccer matches in St. Louis in our language!

Recently, the participation of two commentators with extensive experience in communication, sports specialists, and much loved by the Latin community in St. Louis has been made official.

Congratulations Héctor and Santiago!

Santiago Beltr N

Santiago, a native of Manizales, Colombia, arrived in the United States in 2004 to complete his undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering in Houston, Texas. In 2006, after graduating, he moved to St. Louis. For the past 6 years, Santiago has covered St. Louis soccer. He started as a radio announcer on a Spanish-language sports program on La KeBuena radio station and joined as a commentator for the Spanishlanguage broadcast of St. Louis FC matches, a team from the USL. In 2019, he co-founded Líder Sports Media and began his path as a soccer narrator. He has narrated for soccer and futsal teams in St. Louis, including St. Louis FC, St. Louis Ambush, and St. Louis City2. Currently, Santiago is a host for Líder City on KXOK 102.9 FM radio station and Flyover Footy podcast, programs that cover St. Louis soccer.

Santiago volunteers with United Way of Greater Saint Louis and the Hispanic Educational Cultural and Scholarship Fund organization, in which he and his wife are donors of annual scholarships for undergraduate studies. He is a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of St. Louis and the Regional Business Council’s Young Professionals Network Leadership 100. In his free time, he is a passionate tennis player.

H Ctor Vega

Born in Mexico City, Héctor holds a

Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences with a specialization in Marketing and Advertising. For over 20 years, he has been dedicated to the Media. His approach to soccer comes from his family, and he had the opportunity to develop it professionally in Mexico, even participating with national teams in younger categories. Héctor has worked as a Producer and Host for networks such as Univisión, Televisa, and Multimedios and is passionate about creating high-quality audiovisual content for TV, internet, and radio. With over 20,000 hours of live production, he has been a producer for more than 20 television programs, as well as the creator and producer of a good number of podcasts and digital products.

In 2019, he founded Líder Sports Media, a Hispanic media outlet specialized in sports in St. Louis, and along with Santiago Beltrán, they have been involved in the growth of soccer in our city for the past 4 years. For this media outlet, he has produced and directed all the platform’s products, as well as news and articles. During this time, he has participated as a commentator in broadcasts of soccer and futsal teams in St. Louis, including St. Louis FC, St. Louis Ambush, and St. Louis City2.

Currently, Héctor is a host for Líder City, a St. Louis soccer program on KXOK 102.9 FM radio station, the first Spanish-language program on an FM radio station in St. Louis.

At the end of the game we asked the commentators, how was the experience of being on the broadcast of the first official game of St Louis City at City Park?

Héctor: Being in something so historic in our city fills me with great pride, not only because they are involved in the comments and production of the game, but also to see how the work, dreams and effort of all the people who love football in St Louis, came true.

Santiago: “It was an incredible experience. Seeing the stadium full and all the people wearing the team’s colors was very nice. Very happy to have been able to be a part of this historic day for St. Louis soccer. A day that people have been waiting for a long time has finally arrived. Singing the first goals for St. Louis City SC and narrating their first game and first win at CITYPARK will be something I will remember forever.”