- Ric Romero
Ric Romero is the consumer reporter for KABC, a
television station in the U.S. city ofLos Angeles .Born in
Los Angeles , Romero graduated fromSan José State University with a degree in Broadcasting and Business and a minor in Theatre Arts. He was a flight attendant forPan American Airlines in the 1970s and a professional performer until he took a job atKNTV-TV inSan Jose, California in 1977. His first on-camera job came in 1982 as the host of "PM Magazine" atKUTV inSalt Lake City, Utah ." [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=bios&id=3393833 Biography of Ric Romero] ." "KABC-TV ." Retrieved onFebruary 14 ,2007 .] In 1985, he became an investigative reporter atKPNX-TV inPhoenix, Arizona , from which he moved on to KABC. Romero is married and has three children.Romero anchors regular segments on the 5 pm and 11 pm newscasts, and his pieces are rebroadcast on the 11 am newscast. Romero's consumer work often focuses on technology and the Internet, explaining concepts to "
newbies " in simple language.Internet notoriety
Romero became a FARK cliché in October
2005 after his article effusing about the phenomenon ofblog ging was posted to KABC's site, several years after blogs became widely popular. [Rempel, Shauna. " [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:bPSXBFFVW4gJ:www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer%3Fpagename%3Dthestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly%26c%3DArticle%26cid%3D1151361017620+%22ric+romero%22+%22toronto+star%22+%22SHAUNA+REMPEL%22&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a Web Celebs] ." "Toronto Star ."June 27 ,2006 . Retrieved onFebruary 14 ,2007 .] [Romero, Ric. " [http://web.archive.org/web/20070217134725/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=consumer&id=3549166 Your Opinions Online] ." "KABC-TV ."October 18 ,2005 . Retrieved onFebruary 14 ,2007 . ] [Romero, Ric. " [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer&id=6359893 Airlines charging extra for baggage] ." "ABC7.com ."August 29 ,2008 . Retrieved onAugust 31 ,2008 .] Romero's name is usually attached to an article where he (or another author) reports the obvious.http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer&id=6359893
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