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Jorge E. Seijo Figueroa (born 1942) is a radio and television personality.


Early years

Seijo was born and lived most of his life in
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. At the age of 16 he started his radio career in
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at a local station, WMNT-AM (1500 kHz). He studied Economics at the
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and post graduate studies at
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. He later worked as a customer service liaison for
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. He trained with the
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in
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,
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and went on a tour of duty in the
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soon after.


Radio career

Following the war, Seijo rejoined the army as a commissioned officer, stationed in Virginia, before returning to Puerto Rico. He assisted his wife in managing a family business while returning to radio, first as a news commentator in various local radio stations, then as a commentator and producer at
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, also known as "WAPA Radio". Philosophical differences with the radio station's owners made him switch to other radio stations (WQII 1-QRadio Super Cadena) before settling at WSKN-AM (1320 kHz). For eleven years, Seijo hosted a program called Puerto Rico Matutino (Morning Puerto Rico) and Hora Siete in WSJU (Canal 30) in Puerto Rico, until Mega TV bought the station and canceled it. For fourteen years he hosted a radio Program in WSKN AM, Radio Isla 1320 called "Hay que tener verguenza".He resigned Radio Isla in April 201
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Later years

On September 2, 2007 Jorge Seijo's wife, Pharmacist Ivette Claudio, died due to a
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while getting out of a
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in a party hosted by them at their home in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. In 2008, Jorge Seijo remarried Claribel Santiago Lugo one year and a half after his wife's death. Seijo has a daughter, María del Pilar (Maripi) and a son Jorge Efraín; 7 grand children: Gabriel Antonio and Grecia Cristina Villafañe-Seijo; Sofía Alejandra and Andrea Natalia Seijo-Román; José Orlando Claudio-Seijo; Estefanía Teresa and Ivette Lucile. Jorge Seijo has a recorded message play on an almost every day basis at Puerto Rico's popular television show, SuperXclusivo- La Comay, where he has also joined famous gossip doll La Comay and
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n actor Hector Travieso for live appearances occasionally Jorge Seijo is a member of Phi Delta Gamma, a Puerto Rican fraternity founded in Mayagüez (1942).


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans *
Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico The Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico began in the 15th century with the arrival of the ''anusim'' (variously called ''conversos'', ''Crypto-Jews'', ''Secret Jews'' or ''maranos, marranos'') who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second v ...


References

1942 births Living people United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Members of the United States Army Special Forces People from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Army personnel Puerto Rican radio personalities Puerto Rican television personalities University of Puerto Rico alumni United States Army soldiers {{US-tv-bio-stub