Renán Almendárez Coello

Renán Almendárez Coello (born November 18, 1953 in Honduras) hosted the morning show on KLAX-FM in Los Angeles, California. Billed as "El Cucuy de la Mañana" ("The Boogeyman of the Morning"), Coello was widely syndicated. His show was heard from 5-10 am Monday through Saturday. He had an estimated audience of about three million daily listeners. For six years, "El Cucuy" was the most-listened-to voice on L.A. radio, surpassing the ratings of Rick Dees and Howard Stern. [http://www.emailwire.com/cgi-bin/news/db.cgi?db=ads&uid=default&ID=3355&C1=Radio&view_records=1&full_view=1]

On September 15, 2008, Coello announced that he was leaving KLAX in order to launch a new radio network in addition to continuing on his television program on Azteca America. KLAX is now carrying the morning show of Joaquin Garza, "El Chulo", from sister station WLEY-FM in Chicago.

Almendárez was born in Honduras and began working in radio at age 15. [El Cucuy: En la Cumbre de la Pobreza] After interviewing the then-US Ambassador to Honduras, John Negroponte, Negroponte arranged a visa and Almendárez emigrated to the US. He became a US citizen in 2000.

While non-partisan, Almendárez is active in encouraging Latinos to vote and to take part in activism against anti-illegal immigrant legislation and sentiment, such as the 2006 Great American Boycott.

He is the author of "El Cucuy de la Mañana: My Life in Radio's Fast Lane". [El Cucuy de la Mañana]

He is the father of Francia Almendárez.

El Cucuy Foundation

El Cucuy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity serving individuals across the United States [ [http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&id=1721 Hispanic PR Wire - Renan Almendarez Coello, 'El Cucuy De La Tarde,' Los Angeles' #1 Radio Personality on Univision Radio's KSCA-FM La Nueva 101.9, Helps the Hispanic Community Fight Against Diabetes ] ] , Mexico and Central America. [ [http://www.cucuy.org/pages/about_us/AboutUs.htm El Cucuy Foundation - About Us ] ] Mission Statement:"To serve the poor and unfortunate, regardless of race, religion or ethnic origin, by helping remove boundaries that restrict them living a less than fulfilled life."

Publications

Books

*El Cucuy: En la Cumbre de la Pobreza, Autobiography, by Renan Almendarez Coello, Spanish, 2003,ISBN 0-0600-0998-5
*El Cucuy de la Mañana, Renan Almendarez Coello, Audio CD, Spanish, 2002,ASIN B0009K9G06
*Renan Almendarez Coello, El Cucuy de la Manana, by Fernando Schiantarelli, 2002, ASIN B000IO0KFS

References

Articles

* Bachman, Katy, "Dream weaver: Spanish Broadcasting System is taking on the biggest Hispanic broadcaster, Univision, by using tried-and-true general-market tactics.", "Mediaweek", v. 14 no. 35, October 4, 2004.
* Baum, Dan, [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/061023fa_fact "Arriba! A Latino radio scold gets out the vote] , "The New Yorker", October 23, 2006.
* [http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml;jsessionid=HMYIJDQXLEATKCWIAAOCFFIKZAAB0IWC?cid=1057285] Univision, "El Cucuy" acusado formalmente, Presentó fianza tras detención
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External links

* [http://www.cucuy.org/] El Cucuy Foundation
* [http://www.cucuy.com/] "Official El Cucuy Website", "'Noticiero Cucuy.com/News Cucuy.com

See also

*KLAX-FM
*Great American Boycott