Vic Latino

Vic Latino
Vic Latino
Born	Victor J. Canales; Long Island, New York
	Career
Show	Vic Latino's Neighborhood
Station	WPTY
Time slot	6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Style	Radio presenter; Disc jockey
Country	United States
Website	www.viclatino.com

Vic Latino (born Victor J. Canales^[1] in Long Island, New York) is an American radio and television personality of Spanish descent. He is co-founder of JVC Broadcasting which owns radio stations on Long Island and in the state of Florida.^[2]

In conjunction with his radio career, Canales has released several mix albums, including two volumes of ThriveMix, three volumes of Ultra.Dance and two volumes of Ultra.Mix (on ThriveDance and Ultra Records), 1980s Now, Summer Vibes and One Night in N.Y.C. (all on Tommy Boy Records).

Career

Radio

Canales began his radio career as part of Ed Lover and Doctor Dré's morning show on Hot 97. He later moved to Long Island stations WBLI and WXXP, also WPYO in Orlando, Florida before landing a position at WKTU, where he helped make the station's p.m.-drive show the city's second-highest rated, behind only Funkmaster Flex's around the same time until November 2006.

After leaving WKTU, he joined BPM on Sirius/XM. He later returned to his hometown station WPTY, where he took the duties of the managing partner of Long Island's own WDRE, WLIR and WBON.

Television

Canales has made television appearances on various networks such as ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and the WB.^[3] He also made an appearance on A&E's Growing Up Gotti^[4] and on the Emmy Award winning The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he DJ'ed the opening monologue.^[5]

Discography

Albums

2005: One Night in N.Y.C.

Mixed compilations

2002: 80s Now
2003: Summer Vibes
2004: Ultra.Dance 05
2005: Ultra.Dance 06
2006: ThriveMix 02
2007: ThriveMix 03
2008: Ultra.Mix
2009: Ultra.Mix 2
2011: Ultra.Dance 12

References

^ http://www.cmw.net/cmw2009/conference_speaker_bio.asp?panel_ID=0&speaker_ID=1576^{[permanent dead link]}
^ JVC Broadcasting Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p542024/biography
^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p542024/biography
^ "Vic Latino". IMDb. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

External links

Official website
Vic Latino on SoundCloud
Vic Latino discography at Discogs
Vic Latino at IMDb
Party FM Profile
David Reich-Hale (January 29, 2009). "Vic Canales speaks out about LI radio".

[1] ttp://www.cmw.net/cmw2009/conference_speaker_bio.asp?panel_ID=0&speaker_ID=1576^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] JVC Broadcasting Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[3] ttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/p542024/biography

[4] ttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/p542024/biography

[5] "Vic Latino". IMDb. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

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