Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo

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Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, (born December 1, 1972) is a Mexican radio broadcaster. He is currently host of the nationally syndicated radio show El Show De Piolín on Entravision[1]. His nickname means "Tweety Bird" in Mexican Spanish, a nickname he acquired as a child. Fans of his and his cast also call him “papuchón,” which means “big daddy.”[2]

Early life[]

Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo was born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, on December 1, 1972. He crossed the border to the United States when he was 16 years old.

Career[]

In 2003, Piolín became host of Piolín Por La Mañana. The morning radio show was broadcast entirely in Spanish for a Spanish-speaking audience and was nationally syndicated to 50 markets.[3] In 2006, the Los Angeles Times ranked Sotelo among the 100 most powerful people in Southern California.[4]

Piolín was removed from Univision Radio on July 22, 2013,[5] after the Los Angeles Times reported allegations of sexual harassment,[6] claims that Sotelo denied.[7]

SiriusXM launched “Piolín” Radio in 2013,[8] and in 2014, he launched his current show El Show de Piolin on 40 radio stations.[9][10]

Piolín was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2013.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Entravision · Syndicated Properties". www.entravision.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. ^ Making Radio Waves
  3. ^ James, By Reed Johnson and Meg (30 July 2013). "'Piolin' Sotelo, Univision parting follows harassment allegations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  4. ^ "The West 100". Los Angeles Times. 2006-08-13. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  5. ^ "Univision Cancels Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Morning Show". AllAccess.com. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  6. ^ James, By Reed Johnson and Meg (30 July 2013). "'Piolin' Sotelo, Univision parting follows harassment allegations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  7. ^ "Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Denies Harassment Allegations, Plans Return to Radio 'Very Soon'".
  8. ^ "Fired by Univision, Radio's Eddie 'Piolín' Sotelo finds new home at SiriusXM". Daily News. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  9. ^ "New Nationally Syndicated El Show De Piolin Debuts Strong Across 40 U.S. Radio Affiliates". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  10. ^ "Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo returns to DFW radio". star-telegram. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  11. ^ "Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo". nationalradiohalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.

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