Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo

Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, (born December 1, 1972) is a Mexican radio broadcaster. He is currently host of the nationally syndicated radio show El Show De Piolín on Entravision[1]. His nickname means "Tweety Bird" in Mexican Spanish, a nickname he acquired as a child. Fans of his and his cast also call him “papuchón” which means “big daddy.”[2]

Early Life

Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo was born in Ocotlán, Jalisco on December 1, 1972. He crossed the border to the United States when he was 16 years old.[3]

Career

In 2003, Piolín became host of Piolín Por La Mañana. The morning radio show was broadcast entirely in Spanish for a Spanish speaking audience and was nationally syndicated to 50 markets.[4] In 2006, the Los Angeles Times ranked Sotelo among the 100 most powerful people in Southern California.[5]

Piolín was removed from Univision Radio on July 22, 2013[6] after the Los Angeles Times reported allegations of sexual harassment[7], claims that Sotelo denied.[8]

SiriusXM launched “Piolín” Radio in 2013[9], and in 2014 he launched his current show El Show de Piolin on 40 radio stations.[10][11]

Polin was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2013.[12]

References
  1. "Entravision · Syndicated Properties". www.entravision.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. Making Radio Waves
  3. "Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo". nationalradiohalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  4. James, By Reed Johnson and Meg. "'Piolin' Sotelo, Univision parting follows harassment allegations". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  5. "The West 100". Los Angeles Times. 2006-08-13. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  6. "Univision Cancels Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo Morning Show". AllAccess.com. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  7. James, By Reed Johnson and Meg. "'Piolin' Sotelo, Univision parting follows harassment allegations". latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  8. https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5638248/eddie-piolin-sotelo-denies-harassment-allegations-plans-return-to
  9. "Fired by Univision, Radio's Eddie 'Piolín' Sotelo finds new home at SiriusXM". Daily News. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  10. "New Nationally Syndicated El Show De Piolin Debuts Strong Across 40 U.S. Radio Affiliates". Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  11. "Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo returns to DFW radio". star-telegram. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  12. "Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo". nationalradiohalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
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