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" 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
editEddie “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. Graduated Saddleback High School (Santa Ana, CA) 1990.
Career
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Entravision · Syndicated Properties". www.entravision.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Making Radio Waves
- ^ James, Reed Johnson and Meg (30 July 2013). "'Piolin' Sotelo, Univision parting follows harassment allegations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "The West 100". Los Angeles Times. 2006-08-13. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Univision Cancels Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Morning Show". AllAccess.com. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ James, Reed Johnson and Meg (30 July 2013). "'Piolin' Sotelo, Univision parting follows harassment allegations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Denies Harassment Allegations, Plans Return to Radio 'Very Soon'". Billboard.
- ^ "Fired by Univision, Radio's Eddie 'Piolín' Sotelo finds new home at SiriusXM". Daily News. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "New Nationally Syndicated El Show De Piolin Debuts Strong Across 40 U.S. Radio Affiliates". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo returns to DFW radio". star-telegram. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo". nationalradiohalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.