Ramón García (TV host)
Ramón García Hernando (November 28, 1961, Bilbao, Biscay, Spain) is a Spanish radio and television presenter. He is also known as Ramontxu or Ramonchu in Spain, which in euskera is a colloquial form of calling a person named "Ramón".
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| Born | Ramón García Hernando November 28, 1961 |
Professional career
His long professional career and his versatility have made Ramon García an indisputable standard in the Spanish media.
His career started in the radio, after entering a DJ contest in Biscay in 1983 and being proclaimed the winner by the Cadena SER managers. He also worked for other famous stations, such as Los 40 Principales and Radio Euskadi.
He then jumped into the TV scene in 1989, having a small role in Euskal Telebista. Finally, he emerged as a TV star in 1991 when signing for Televisión Española.
Hosting very popular TV shows and presenting various radio programmes, his role in the Campanadas from Puerta del Sol every 31 December midnight for more than a decade made him a well known star. He has won several prizes in Spain, including 5 TP de Oro.
In 2007 and after 15 years working for TVE, he signed for Antena 3 to host the Spanish version of Are you smarter than a 5th grader?. The announcement of his presence on the Campanadas night for Antena 3 has been a nationwide shock in Spain, as his role on TVE was seen as a Christmas tradition.
Television
| Date | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 1989 | Tal para cual | Euskal Telebista | |
| 1990 | La ruleta de la fortuna | Antena 3 | Spanish version of Wheel of Fortune |
| 1991 – 1994 | No te rías, que es peor | Televisión Española | |
| 1992 | Ahora o nunca | Televisión Española | |
| 1993 – 1999 | ¿Qué apostamos? | Televisión Española | Spanish version of Wetten, dass..? |
| 1994 – 1995 | Esto es espectáculo | Televisión Española | |
| 1995 – 2005 | El Grand Prix del verano | Televisión Española | |
| 1998 | La llamada de la suerte | Televisión Española | |
| 1999 | Todo en familia | Televisión Española | |
| 2002 | El gladiador | Televisión Española | |
| 2003 – 2004 | Un domingo cualquiera | Televisión Española | |
| 2007 | ¿Sabes más que un niño de primaria? | Antena 3 | Spanish version of Are you smarter than a 5th grader? |
| 2012 | ¿Conoces España? | Televisión Española |
References
- Abeledo, Antonio (19 July 2007). "Ramón García: "No he dejado TVE, ella me ha dejado a mí"". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- Staff (11 February 2009). "Ramón García vuelve a televisión para presentar un remodelado 'Rico al instante'". FormulaTV.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2010.