Javier Romero (born November 1, 1964) is a

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radio and television host. He works for

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, where he hosts ''El Desayuno'' and

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. He was previously the co-host of ''

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''.. Retrieved June 7, 2022. In 2021, he became the first Cuban American to be inducted in the

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Early life

Javier Romero was born on November 1, 1964, in Santa Clara,

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. In 1969, he and his family went to live to

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. Four years later, they settled in

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and then moved to

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Career

In 1991, Romero began to co-host

Saturday show

, which was mainly hosted by Don Francisco. He stayed until the program ended in 2015.

Awards

*2021 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee

References

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* * 1964 births Living people People from Santa Clara, Cuba Cuban emigrants to Spain Cuban emigrants to the United States Naturalized citizens of the United States Radio personalities from Miami Cuban radio presenters American talk radio hosts Cuban television presenters American game show hosts American radio DJs Univision people {{US-radio-bio-stub