Carolina Maria Grossman (née Bermudez; born May 18, 1978) is a Nicaraguan-American radio presenter, formerly of ''

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'' in

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("Z100"), which is also simulcast in

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on WHYI ("Y100"), in Philadelphia on WIOQ ("Q102"), and in various other markets around the country through syndication by

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Career

From

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, Bermudez graduated from

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with a B.A. in broadcast journalism. She was a member of the sorority

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. She moved to Los Angeles after college, where she studied acting. A freelance job for the Latin Billboard Awards brought her to Miami, where she worked at WHYI. Bermudez joined ''

'' on January 17, 2005. Bermudez came to Z100 from Y100 in Miami, where she had been a part of the "Kenny & Footy Morning Show" (together with co-host Froggy). This was the Miami morning show that ''Elvis Duran and the Morning Show'' replaced in May 2006. Bermudez is also senior editor at ''

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'' Magazine. She appears frequently on CNN Headline News

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, E! News, VH1 and other entertainment programs as a contributing editor. She is also a recurring guest expert on '' The Maury Povich Show'' and has starred as Blanca Morales on the daytime soap opera ''

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''. Bermudez is active in various charities working with her parents' native country,

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, including Bridges to Community and The Mustard Seed Guild of Greater New York. Bermudez can also be heard announcing for the

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on "Fiesta Latina" and "Merengue Nights"; she became the first woman ever to announce at

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in 2009. On May 29, 2012, Bermudez announced her departure from the ''Elvis Duran and the Morning Show'' after seven and a half years, to launch a career in television. She later announced that she was joining

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-based

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's new morning show ''Live From The Couch''. On May 23, 2014, it was announced ''Live From the Couch'' had been cancelled. On September 3, 2014, it was announced she was joining Paul "Cubby" Bryant on New York City radio station

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. On May 28, 2019, Bryant moved to

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and Bermudez hosted the

morning show with temporary guest host Bartel until a new co-host was named. In September 2019, Greg T the Fratboy from Z100 announced he would be leaving ''Elvis Duran and the Morning Show'' to become a co-host with Carolina. In June 2024, for unknown reasons, Carolina and Greg T were pulled from the WKTU lineup.

Personal life

Bermudez attended John F. Kennedy High School in

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. She lives on Long Island. On October 18, 2010, Bermudez announced on the ''Elvis Duran and the Morning Show'' that she was engaged to partner Mark Grossman. The two later married on May 24, 2011, and had two sons named Noah and Asher. In the early days of the

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, Carolina and her family got Reina, a

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References

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