Ron Bennington

Infobox Radio Presenter

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show = Ron and Fez
station = the ViRUS on XM Satellite Radio
timeslot = 12:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Monday - Friday
show2 = Unmasked
station2 = XM Comedy on XM Satellite Radio
timeslot2 = Saturday's at 8:00 - 9:00 PM ET
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Ron Bennington is the primary voice of The Ron and Fez Show, and a stand-up comic. Ron and Fez can be heard Monday through Friday 12 noon to 3 PM EST on XM The Virus 202 following Opie and Anthony, replayed from 12 midnight to 3 AM EST.

Radio career

Ron's radio career started on The Ron and Ron Show with co-host Ron Diaz in Florida, where Bennington worked as a stand-up comedian and owned a Florida-based comedy club. In 1997, the show disbanded and Ron teamed up with Fez Whatley to create The Ron and Fez Show. The show was broadcast from New York on 102.7 FM WNEW-FM from 2000-2003 until the station ended the talk format, and eventually moved to 106.7 FM WJFK-FM near Washington D.C. where it aired live from 2003-2005, a station that had been simulcasting the WNEW-based show since 2000.cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6935186_ITM|title=The Washington Times Channel Surfing Column.|last=Baker|first=Chris |date= 11-JUN-03|work=Washington Times] Ron and Fez moved back to New York and debuted on XM Satellite Radio on September 12, 2005.cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/30/AR2005073001213_pf.html|title=Look Out, Howard!|work=Washington Post|pages=D03] Bennington hosts 3 XM Radio shows, The Ron and Fez Show, Unmasked, and Ron Bennington Interviews. Unmasked is an interview-based show in which Bennington talks with leading comedians of the past and present. Bennington attempts to 'unmask' his interview subjects, and reveal their true personality and/or inspirations for comedic styling. Unmasked is broadcast on XM Satellite Radio, airing Saturdays at 8 pm on XM Comedy - XM 150 and Sundays at 2 pm on XM 202 The Virus.

Appearances

Ron Bennington along with Fez Whatley appeared on FoodNetwork's The Next Food Network Star interviewing the contestants on the show from their radio show Ron and Fez on XM Satellite Radio.cite news|url=http://www.watchingfoodtv.com/is-the-next-food-network-star-truly-a-%E2%80%9Cstar%E2%80%9D/|title=Food TV » Blog Archive » Is The Next Food Network Star Truly a “Star”?|work=FoodTV|]

Cupcakes

Bennington has his own cupcake at Molly's Cupcakes in Chicago, Illinois called the "Ron Bennington's 'I've Got My Own Cupcake' " cupcake, which is made with a combination of peanut butter, butterscotch and chocolate. It is the best selling cupcake at Molly's.cite news|url=http://mkecupcakequeen.blogspot.com/2008/05/chicago-cupcake-run-mollys-cupcakes.html|title=No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner: Chicago Cupcake Run: Molly's Cupcakes|work=No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner|]

Personal life

Bennington is a cigar aficionado, sometimes smoking them during The Ron and Fez Show. Bennington has also done an interview with Cigar Magazinecite news|url=http://www.inthehumidor.com/cigars-101/|title=In The Humidor » Cigars 101 - The Basics|work=In The Humidor|]

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