Ramiro Torres
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| Birth name | Ramiro Torres Jr. |
| Born | February 5, 1976 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Show | The Ramiro & Pebbles Morning Show |
| Station(s) | WJMN (FM) |
| Time slot | Monday - Friday 6:00-10:00am |
| Country | United States |
| Website | http://www.jamn945.com |
Ramiro Torres is a Boston, Massachusetts area radio personality also known as "The Freakin' Puerto Rican".
Born to Luz Maria and Ramiro Torres Sr.[1], Ramiro started at Clear Channel Communications as an intern while attending the New England Institute of Art in 1994. Torres worked his way up from nights to afternoons and in 2001 was named host of "The Ramiro and Pebbles Morning Show" on Jam'n 94.5 (WJMN (FM)) where he's rated #1 in the 18-34 demographic and is consistently top 5 in the 25-54 demo. Ramiro draws his audience from his honesty, sarcasm, and humor. Listeners welcome his prank calls (also known as Jam Scams), his personal stories, and the tasks he sends his crew on.
Alongside radio, Ramiro takes great pride in his health. He practices martial arts and "The Freakin' Puerto Rican" says that every morning he wakes up at 3 A.M. to exercise before arriving at Jam'n 94.5. [2] In late January 2008, Ramiro was featured in the "Bodies by Boston" issue of Stuff@Night magazine.
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[edit] Personal life
Ramiro is married with 2 daughters. His wife's name is Sandie. He also has a son from a previous relationship.
[edit] Acknowledgments
In the fall of 2007 Ramiro received a Latin Pride Award for Excellence in Radio Broadcasting. He's also commented on air about receiving the highest morning ratings in the history of the 94.5 frequency.[citation needed]
[edit] Controversies
In 1999 R&B Singer R. Kelly threw a table at Ramiro during an interview after Torres asked him about his alleged marriage to Aaliyah.[citation needed]
In 2007 Comedian Mike Epps physically threatened Ramiro on air after Torres called Epps out for being a boring guest.[citation needed]
On April Fools Day 2008 Ramiro fooled his listening audience and many of his coworkers by pretending to be fired and replaced by the "Zippy and The Fox" morning show. While the joke only lasted a little over an hour, many listeners were visibly upset and one even threatened to shoot up the Jamn 94.5 building because they wanted to listen to Ramiro so badly.[citation needed] After about an hour Ramiro called up Zippy and The Fox on air to seemingly say his final goodbye, only to reveal that it was all an April Fools joke and that he still plans on doing the morning show.
[edit] References
- ^ The Freakin' Puerto Rican. Boston.com.
- ^ Bodies by Boston. Stuff@Night (2008-01-14).
