Ramiro Torres
Ramiro Torres is a Boston, Massachusetts area radio personality also known as "The Freakin' Puerto Rican".
Born in Everett, Massachusetts to Luz Maria and Ramiro Torres Sr., Ramiro started at Clear Channel Communications as an intern while attending the New England Institute of Art in 1994. He landed his first job at Fun 107 on the day he graduated and, after his very first radio show, was offered a weekend airshift on Jam'n 94.5 (WJMN (FM).
Torres worked his way up to nights, then afternoons, and in October 2001 was named host of "The Ramiro and Pebbles Morning Show" on Jam'n 94.5. 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.
Torres is also host of the Weekend Top 30 Countdown, a nationally syndicated weekend countdown show.
Alongside radio, Ramiro has made numerous Television appearances and is currently a co-host on Community Auditions, a New England based Television Talent Show which has garnered more Emmy nominations than any other program in New England history. He can also be seen on the New England Sports Network, NESN, as an on air contributor for "Red Sox Final", the Boston Red Sox post-game show.
In his spare time Ramiro takes great pride in his health. He practices martial arts (a video game on the Jam'n website, "Ramiro's Nightmare", features Torres as the main character kicking and punching karate style) 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. In late January 2008, Ramiro was featured in the "Bodies by Boston" issue of Stuff@Night magazine.
Personal life
Ramiro is married with 2 daughters. His wife's name is Sandie. He also has a son from a previous relationship.
He holds 2 Martial Arts Black Belts; in Kenpo Karate and Jeet Kune Do.
Acknowledgments
In the fall of 2007 Ramiro received a Latin Pride Award for Excellence in Radio Broadcasting.
Torres credits himself with the success of the Boston sports teams saying that they only started winning championships after he became the host of the Morning Show.
He's also commented on air AbOUT receiving the highest morning ratings in the history of the 94.5 frequency..
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.
In 2007 Comedian Mike Epps physically threatened Ramiro on air after Torres called Epps out for being a boring guest. On June 18, 2008 Mike Epps called into the show and apologized to Ramiro.
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. 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 planned on doing the morning show.
On August 18, 2008 a listener (Candy) had Ramiro's face and autograph tattooed on her shoulder for tickets to the sold out "Ramiro and Pebbles Boat Cruise". She did this despite the fact that she was married and without her husband's permission or prior knowledge.