TV host and radio host Ramón Aníbal passed away on Tuesday, his widow, Ana Aminta Cubías, confirmed alongside his friend Elías Barrera Corporán. He was 76 years old.
“With a heavy heart, but accepting the will of Almighty God in spite of the irreparable loss and physical absence of my beloved husband Ramón Aníbal Ramos, I appreciate all your prayers and expressions of affection and friendship during the last days of his life. disease. Strengthened in the belief that his departure is a temporary separation until the day we praise God together in heaven, I implore you to pray with us for the eternal rest of his soul. Amen ”, Ana Aminta published on her social networks.
Ramos, a resident of San Pedro de Macorís, was unable to overcome the critical condition that brought him to the Jamaica hospital in Queens eight days ago after suffering a massive heart attack after a dinner in his hometown in New York.
Elías Barrera Corporán emphasized the trajectory and solidarity “of one of the best men in communication who was always ready to serve the” Dominican community in New York and in his country.
“Ever since I was little I listened to songs in English; when I saw him cheering at parties, I was always his fan, and then God gave me the opportunity to share these last years with him in New York,” Barrera said. Corporán to Listín. Diario.
+ Wide range
Ramón Aníbal had extensive experience in the media and was active in the television program “El Show de Ramón Aníbal Ramos”.
The communicator presented in his program a variety of topics on community issues, interviews, reports from the Dominican Republic and other countries he traveled to, making him one of the most followed media figures of the Dominican diaspora in the United States.
In recent times, he has also coordinated press conferences with Dominican journalists from the medical group SOMOS and the National Association of Hispanic Supermarkets (NSA), as well as public relations work for other companies and entities.
+ From the beginning
Its origins go back to 1958, on the radio station “La Voz del Trópico”. His officialization as an announcer took place in 1963 when he passed the corresponding exams and was awarded card # 583.
He has also worked at Radio Radio, Onda Musical, Radio Reloj, Radio Unión, RPQ, Radio Tricolor, Radio Cristal and HIJB in Santo Domingo. In 1973 the popular program “Entre Carrera y Carrera” started working on Radio Clarín.
The April 1965 uprising saw Ramón Aníbal return to his native San Pedro de Macorís, where he made history on local radio until 1969, working on HI1J, later called Radio Oriente, and on La Voz del Caribe.
Since 1970, Ramón Aníbal has been recognized across the country as the most deep-seated and popular musical announcer, taking home the most awards presented by various artistic and cultural institutions at the time.
Ramón Aníbal made his way to television with Freddy Beras Goico and Yaqui Núñez del Risco, through the program “La Alegría del País”, produced in Color Vision in 1975. From 1976 to 1977 he animated the television program “Fiebre del Sábado”, By Adriano Rodríguez and from 1977 to 1980 he was producer and host of the daily radio program “Capricornio”, which was broadcast on the HIN station.
Arrival in New York
Ramón Aníbal obtained his New York entry passport through the Tele Antillas program “Fiesta”, which he animated and which was broadcast on Channel 47 in the North American city.
His arrival in New York was recorded in late 1982. When the WSKQ or Super KQ radio station was inaugurated in 1983, he worked in it, and for FM98, as a newsreader, until 1990.
After he left the radio station, he started producing “El Show de Ramón Aníbal”, a varied program aimed at the dissemination of positive news and the promotion of community activities.
“El Show de Ramón Aníbal” has been broadcast since 1992 at 11pm on Saturdays on channel 79 in Upper Manhattan, on Sundays at 8am on Dominican Television for various states of the American Union, the Caribbean Islands.
Ramón Aníbal was born in Ingenio Angelina, San Pedro de Macorís, in the eastern region of the Dominican Republic, on January 19, 1945.
His university preparation in the fields of advertising and marketing was the product of his studies at Universidad Panamericana in 1980.
+ Family. Ramón Aníbal was the father of five children: Daphne, Ramón Aníbal Jr., Roberto, EPD Japhet and Carlos Gilberto. Since February 1989, he has been sharing his life in marriage and his professional activities with Mrs. Ana Aminta Cubías.