Carolina Bermudez
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Carolina Bermudez | |
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| Born | May 18, 1978 Warren, Ohio, United States |
| Alma mater | ASU |
| Career | |
| Show | Carolina With Greg T in the Morning |
| Station | WKTU |
| Time slot | 6-10a.m., Monday through Friday |
| Country |  United States |
| Website | Official website |
Carolina Bermudez (born May 18, 1978) is a Nicaraguan-American radio presenter, formerly of Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York City on WHTZ ("Z100"),[1] which is also simulcast in Miami on WHYI ("Y100"), in Philadelphia on WIOQ ("Q102"), and in various other markets around the country through syndication by Premiere Radio Networks.
Career
Originally from Ohio, Bermudez graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. in broadcast journalism. She was a member of the sorority Kappa Alpha Theta. 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 Elvis Duran and Morning Zoo 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 In Touch Weekly Magazine. She appears frequently on CNN Headline News Showbiz Tonight, 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 One Life to Live.
Bermudez is active in various charities working with her parents' native country, Nicaragua, including Bridges to Community and The Mustard Seed Guild of Greater New York.
Bermudez can also be heard announcing for the New York Mets on "Fiesta Latina" and "Merengue Nights"; she became the first woman ever to announce at Shea Stadium in 2007 and Citi Field 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 Long Island-based WLNY-TV's new morning show Live From The Couch.[2][3]
On May 23, 2014, it was announced Live From the Couch had been cancelled.[4]
On September 3, 2014, it was announced she was joining Paul "Cubby" Bryant on rival New York City radio station WKTU.[5] On May 28, 2019, Bryant moved to WLTW and Bermudez hosted the WKTU morning show temprarily with g ues host Bartel until a new co-host is named.[6] Greg T the Fratboy from z100 announced he would be leaving Elvis Duran and the Morning Show to become a co-host with Carolina.
Personal life
Bermudez attended John F. Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio. 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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hinckley, David (23 August 2007). "All's right with 'ABC's 'killer lineup' of conservatives". New York Daily News. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Exclusive: Local morning show 'Live From The Couch' canceled". Nydailynews.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Carolina Bermudez Returns To Radio On KTU Mornings With Cubby". Allaccess.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "WLTW (106.7 Lite FM)/New York to Debut New 'Cubby & Christine in the Morning Show'".