Vic Latino

Vic Latino
Birth name	Victor J. Canales
Born	Long Island, New York
Show	Vic Latino's Neighborhood
Station(s)	WPTY
Time slot	6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Style	Radio presenter Disc jockey
Country	United States
Website	www.viclatino.com

Vic Latino (born Victor J. Canales^[1] in Long Island, New York) is an American radio and television personality of Puerto Rican descent. Latino can be heard on WPTY weekdays from 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. EST.^[2] He is co-founder of JVC Broadcasting which owns radio stations on Long Island.^[3]

Despite his radio career, Canales has released several mix albums, including two volumes of ThriveMix, three volumes of Ultra.Dance and two volumes of Ultra.Mix (on ThriveDance and Ultra Records), 80s Now, Summer Vibes and One Night in N.Y.C. (all on Tommy Boy Records).

Career

Radio

Canales began his radio career as part of Ed Lover and Doctor Dre's morning show on Hot 97. He later moved to Long Island stations WBLI and WXXP before landing a position at WKTU, where he helped make the station's p.m.-drive show the city's second-highest rated, behind only Funkmaster Flex's around the same time until 2007.

After leaving WKTU, he joined The Beat channel 36 on Sirius Satellite Radio. He later returned to his hometown station WPTY, where he took the duties of the managing partner of Long Island’s own WDRE, WLIR and WBON.^[4]

In 2011, he handed over his program director duties to his morning co-host Matt Goldapper to become the owner of WPTY.

Television

Canales has made television appearances on various networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and the WB.^[5] He also made an appearance on A&E's Growing Up Gotti^[6] and on the Emmy Award winning The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he DJ'ed the opening monologue.^[7]

Discography

Albums

2005: One Night in N.Y.C.

Mixed compilations

2002: 80s Now
2003: Summer Vibes
2004: Ultra.Dance 05
2005: Ultra.Dance 06
2006: ThriveMix 02
2007: ThriveMix 03
2008: Ultra.Mix
2009: Ultra.Mix 2
2011: Ultra.Dance 12