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El Meneo De La Mañana
''El meneo de la mañana'', commonly known as ''El Meneo'', (), is a morning radio show that began on Puerto Rico's west coast at a station then known as Cosmos 94. Many of the island's top radio performers began their careers there. Among the most popular radio talents to have participated in this morning show were Antonio Sánchez (El Gangster), José Vallenilla (Funky Joe), Luis Antonio Shanom (Shanom), the DJs known as Marcos Del Valle (Dr Love), Red Shadow and Frankie Jay. Also appearing were Raulito Carbonell, VÃctor Pagán and Gilbert Merle, and Erick Williams in the early stages. ''El Meneo'' later was taken to WCMN-FM (Delta 107.3 FM, known as oca De To' 102.3 FM by Shanom where he hooked up with Santos Rodriguez (Dusty) and later with his former radio partner Gilbert Merle. This team of Shanom and Gilbert Merle established a few records that still hold to this day and gained recognition internationally. At WCMN ''El Meneo'' became the first truly interactive elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Sánchez (Puerto Rican Host)
Antonio Sánchez (born January 1, 1961) is a Puerto Rican radio and television personality, show host and producer. Known for his humor, he is also known for his nickname, El Gangster. As of 2008, his television show, '' No te Duermas'', had been on the air for 19 years. Biography Early life Antonio Sánchez was born in New York City to Antonio Sánchez Sr. and Zoraida Casiano. He was the oldest of four children. When he was 9 years old, his family returned to Puerto Rico, and settled in the town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. Radio Host Sánchez started studying at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in San Germán, and he began working as a disc jockey at college parties with his now partner Angél Santiago. He was also in the midst of the late 1970s CB Radio craze where he used the handle "Tony Toyota". In 1979, while studying, he started working at a local station called Radio Disco. He was then called to work at Cosmos 94 in Mayagüez with two shows called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raulito Carbonell
Raul Carbonell Huo (better known as Raulito Carbonell and also known as Raulito Carbonell, Jr., born approx. 1950) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, salsa singer, published author and lawyer. He has played several famous characters on Puerto Rican television, most notably "Israel", "El Veterano" and "Papo Swing", and released one salsa album in 1995. Biography Carbonell is the son of Raul Carbonell, Sr., who himself was a poet and voice actor. Raul Sr. used to work on Puerto Rican radionovelas and was well known by the Puerto Rican public. Carbonell, Jr. began his entertainment career at the young age of eight, at first acting on telenovelas and drama films. Around 1975, Carbonell, Jr. began participating on Puerto Rican television comedies. During the early 80's, Carbonell, Jr. acted alongside Jacobo Morales, playing "El Veterano, Erminio Dominguez", a Vietnam War veteran, on a WAPA-TV variety show's ("El Show del Mediodia") daily comedy sketch, "La Tiendita". During the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCMN-FM
WCMN-FM (107.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Arecibo, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Uno Radio Group. The station is relayed through booster stations, WCMN-FM3 in Ponce and WCMN-FM6 in Mayagüez, which also broadcasts on 107.3 MHz. History WCMN-FM was the first FM radio station to be licensed on the north of Puerto Rico. During most of its history it was called "Delta 107". In February 2004, WCMN-FM was acquired by "Uno Radio Group". In May 2004, WCMN-FM changed its brand name from "107.3 Delta" to just "107.3" and added the "Toca De Tó" slogan which eventually became the new brand name. In March 2007, Uno Radio Group officially acquired WMIO from Bestov Broadcasting (previously known as Audioactiva 102.3 FM) and chained it with WCMN-FM. On January 9, 2009, MSG Radio Inc. acquired WIAC-FM and the Toca De Tó brand moved to 102.5 FM on January 16, 2009. Old Toca De Tà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanom
{{Multiple issues, {{Cleanup rewrite, date=April 2023 {{No footnotes, date=April 2023, collapsed=yes, section=y Shanom (born Luis Antonio Vázquez) is a Puerto Rican media personality. Shanom is best known for his musical parodies, comedy, stunts and political satire. Shanom was part of the second longest-running morning show in the US Commonwealth. His version of the show was broadcast in Puerto Rico, Miami, Connecticut and Philadelphia. Luis has participated in various TV productions in both Telemundo and Univision of Puerto Rico and had his own TV show early on. Shanom is credited for having launched the career of many radio professionals in the island, mainly young aspiring students who later became active professionals and has received countless distinctions for his media work as well as his charitable work for the handicapped. Luis's mainstream career was influenced by José Vallenilla who hired him as an assistant producer for a popular morning show (Cosmos 94) where, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Merle
Gilbert Merle is a Puerto Rican radio announcer who reached the height of his popularity in the "El Meneo de la mañana" morning show. Gilbert graduated from the Interamerican University In San Germán, Puerto Rico San Germán (, ) is a historic town and municipality located in the Sabana Grande Valley of southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao, north of Lajas, east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo, and west of Sabana Grande. San ... (US). As Shanom's long standing radio partner, Gilbert Merle became a radio icon in the media. ( Shanom and Gilbert are household names to the westerners of the island.) Gilbert Merle was part of the first team to have aired a morning show from Puerto Rico to the US mainland. References *nueva enciclopedia de medios, 2005 Interamerican University of Puerto Rico alumni Puerto Rican radio personalities Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-radio-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |