Álvaro Uribe, known as Uribe Dj, (born March 9, 1973) is a Colombian
radio personality
A radio personality (American English) or radio presenter (British English) is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host, and in India and Pakistan as a rad ...
,
Voice-over artist
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and
television host
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. Uribe has hosted programs on English and Spanish language at radio stations in Colombia like
The X 103.9 FM,
Movistar Radio,
La Mega 90.9 FM and
88.9 FM. In June 2013, he started to host the television show Aldea TIC on
Canal Tr3ce.
He is the director of the radio station LA 92 in Colombia and host of the radio show ONE2FIVE on
The X 103.9 FM Colombia.
Radio
Uribe was born in
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
, and studied at
Pontifical Xavierian University
The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Soc ...
in Bogotá. He started his radio career working for
La Mega 90.9 FM in
Colombia
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, where he produced the show "El Mañanero" for ten years.
In 2003 he worked for
88.9 FM as the host of a show called ''Navegantes''.
In 2007 he was the creator and director of "Movistar Radio", an online radio station implemented for the company
Movistar - Telefónica of Spain.
In 2010 he becomes the host of the show "ONE2FIVE" at
The X 103.9 FM in Colombia. He is also the
Radio programmer
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Modern broadcasters use broadcast automation ...
for the station.
Television
In television he started working in the early 2000s with
RCN TV
RCN may refer to:
* ''Radio Cadena Nacional (disambiguation)'', a broadcast network in Colombia
** RCN Radio
** RCN TV
* RCN Corporation (formerly Residential Communications Network), a cable television, telephone, and Internet service provider in ...
channel, hosting a show called "Los Elegidos" with Colombian model Catalina Maya and TV presenter Carolina Delgado.
He worked with
Caracol TV
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network, as part of the entertainment department.
He was the voice-over and creative writer for the shows "También Caerás", "Wako Wako" and "Animexpress" for almost two years.
In 2003 he was invited as a judge in the reality TV show "Mi Otro Yo" for the channel
CityTV
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.
In 2013 he started hosting the television show "Aldea TIC" on
Canal Tr3ce, a show about technology and entertainment.
In late 2020 he created the pop culture show "Pop Corner".
Awards
*
Cannes Lions Publicity Awards 2009.
France, 2009.
Project:
Movistar Radio.
Brand: Movistar-Telefónica de España.
Alongside Sístole publicity agency in Colombia.
Digital.
GOLD.
*
Cannes Lions Publicity Awards 2013.
France, 2013.
Campaign: ¿What Does ABSOLUT Sounds Like?
Brand:
ABSOLUT.
Alongside PHD publicity agency in Colombia.
Media.
SILVER.
* P&M Advertising and Marketing Award 2013.
Colombia, 2013.
Campaign: ¿What Does ABSOLUT Sounds Like?
Brand:
ABSOLUT
Alongside PHD publicity agency in Colombia.
Media.
GOLD.
References
External links
Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uribe DJ
1973 births
Living people
People from Bogotá
Colombian radio presenters
Colombian television presenters