Romero was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the San Fernando Valley, Romero graduated from San José State University with a degree in Broadcasting and Business and a minor in Theatre Arts. During the 1970s, he was one of the first male flight attendants for Pan American Airlines, describing the travel and the job as "an experience we'll never forget."[2] Later, he was a professional performer until he accepted a position at KNTV-TV in San Jose, California in 1977. His first on-camera job came in 1982 as the host of PM Magazine at KUTV in Salt Lake City, Utah.[3] In 1985, he became an investigative reporter at KPNX-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, from which he moved on to KABC.[3]
Romero anchored regular segments on the 5 pm and 11 pm newscasts, and his pieces were rebroadcast on the 11 am newscast. Romero's consumer work often focused on technology and the Internet, explaining concepts to "newbies" in simple language.
Internet notorietyedit
Romero became a FARK cliché in October 2005 after his article effusing about the phenomenon of blogging was posted to KABC's site, several years after blogs became widely popular.[4][5] Romero's name is usually attached to an article where he (or another author) reports on a fad or cultural phenomenon that has long since passed the point of being newsworthy, or is very obvious.
On December 7, 2009, Drew Curtis discovered Romero's Facebook fan page,[6] which led Ric to ask the Farkers who joined his new Facebook page to donate to the Spark of Love Toy Drive, which subsequently resulted in 582 online donations totaling $13,659.20 (as of December 16, 2009).[7] Romero thanked the Fark community on the news for their donations, and recognized his status as a Farkism, also reporting the "breaking news" that "Water is Wet."[8]
Referencesedit
^"Ric Romero retires after 25 years at ABC7". KABC-TV. November 25, 2015.
^Romero, Ric (September 25, 2011). "Ric Romero recounts working as Pan Am flight attendant". KABC-TV. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
^ ab. KABC-TV. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
^Rempel, Shauna. "." Toronto Star. June 27, 2006. Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
^Romero, Ric. "." KABC-TV. October 18, 2006. Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
^"Ric Romero has a fan page on Facebook, it's woefully unpopulated. Please help and become a fan, this man is a legend -Drew". Fark. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^Romero, Ric (December 16, 2009). "Donate Toys in Los Angeles – 17th Annual 'Spark of Love' Toy Drive". Facebook. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
^Romero, Ric (December 11, 2009). "Ric Romero thanks FARK.com for Donations". KABC-TV. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
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romero, consumer, reporter, kabc, television, station, city, angeles, retired, november, 2015, bornlos, angeles, california, nationalityamericanalma, matersan, josé, state, universityoccupation, newscaster, radio, personality, flight, attendantyears, active197. Ric Romero was the consumer reporter for KABC a television station in the U S city of Los Angeles He retired on November 25 2015 1 Ric RomeroBornLos Angeles California U S NationalityAmericanAlma materSan Jose State UniversityOccupation s Newscaster radio personality flight attendantYears active1977 2015Known forInternet celebrity via Fark consumer reportingChildren3Websitehttp abclocal go com kabc channel section news consumer amp id 7100041Romero was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the San Fernando Valley Romero graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in Broadcasting and Business and a minor in Theatre Arts During the 1970s he was one of the first male flight attendants for Pan American Airlines describing the travel and the job as an experience we ll never forget 2 Later he was a professional performer until he accepted a position at KNTV TV in San Jose California in 1977 His first on camera job came in 1982 as the host of PM Magazine at KUTV in Salt Lake City Utah 3 In 1985 he became an investigative reporter at KPNX TV in Phoenix Arizona from which he moved on to KABC 3 Romero anchored regular segments on the 5 pm and 11 pm newscasts and his pieces were rebroadcast on the 11 am newscast Romero s consumer work often focused on technology and the Internet explaining concepts to newbies in simple language Internet notoriety editRomero became a FARK cliche in October 2005 after his article effusing about the phenomenon of blogging was posted to KABC s site several years after blogs became widely popular 4 5 Romero s name is usually attached to an article where he or another author reports on a fad or cultural phenomenon that has long since passed the point of being newsworthy or is very obvious On December 7 2009 Drew Curtis discovered Romero s Facebook fan page 6 which led Ric to ask the Farkers who joined his new Facebook page to donate to the Spark of Love Toy Drive which subsequently resulted in 582 online donations totaling 13 659 20 as of December 16 2009 7 Romero thanked the Fark community on the news for their donations and recognized his status as a Farkism also reporting the breaking news that Water is Wet 8 References edit Ric Romero retires after 25 years at ABC7 KABC TV November 25 2015 Romero Ric September 25 2011 Ric Romero recounts working as Pan Am flight attendant KABC TV Retrieved September 27 2011 a b Meet the Team Ric Romero KABC TV Archived from the original on August 23 2011 Retrieved September 27 2011 Rempel Shauna Web Celebs Toronto Star June 27 2006 Retrieved on February 14 2007 Romero Ric Your Opinions Online KABC TV October 18 2006 Retrieved on February 14 2007 Ric Romero has a fan page on Facebook it s woefully unpopulated Please help and become a fan this man is a legend Drew Fark Retrieved August 11 2021 Romero Ric December 16 2009 Donate Toys in Los Angeles 17th Annual Spark of Love Toy Drive Facebook Retrieved December 22 2009 Romero Ric December 11 2009 Ric Romero thanks FARK com for Donations KABC TV Retrieved September 25 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ric Romero amp oldid 1196102252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
