Ron Diaz
Ron Diaz (born c. 1955) is an American talk show host on sports radio station WDAE-AM in Tampa, Florida.
In the late 1980s and 1990s he partnered with Ron Bennington in the hugely successful Florida talk radio program, The Ron and Ron Show on Tampa Bay, Florida radio station WYNF-FM (95YNF). Known as "Radio's Bad Boy's" Diaz and Bennington teamed with their agent Ross Reback to form The Ron & Ron Radio Network to syndicate their show to multiple markets.
In May 1993, his wife Debbie was diagnosed with AIDS, leading him to take time off from the show. On December 20, 1994, Ron Bennington publicly broke the news of Debbie's diagnosis and devoted their entire show that day to the topic of AIDS. On November 13, 1995, Debbie Diaz died. Ron Diaz announced his departure on-air in 1997. A short time later, he joined Clear Channel's Thunder 103.5 WTBT-FM as its morning host.
Ron Diaz now hosts The Ron & Ian Show with former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ian Beckles on 620 WDAE-AM in Tampa, FL.[1] Diaz previously hosted morning's on Clear Channel's "Thunder 103.5" WTBT-FM, which changed format to country as 103.5 WFUS-FM
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[edit] References
- ^ Bellittera, Alan (29-JAN-06). "For good radio, turn on TV". The Bradenton Herald. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12535769_ITM. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
[edit] External links
- Ron and Ron Ron and Ron fan site
- Ron and Ian Ron Diaz's and Ian Beckles' website
- [1] "Radio show tells of AIDS in personal way" Tom Zucco St. Petersburg Times Dec 21, 1994
- [2] "Radio show mourns death of DJ's wife" St. Petersburg Times Nov 15, 1995
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