Jorge Jarrin
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Jorge Jarrin was a Los Angeles
traffic reporter for radio station KABC
. He was the helicopter reporter in "Jet Copter 790" from 1985 to 2011, earning the nickname "Captain Jorge." Jorge also broadcast traffic reports on Spanish KSKQ. On October 26, 2011, Jorge was let go, one of 27 KABC/KLOS employees to lose their jobs after Cumulus Media took over those stations from Citadel Broadcasting.
Jarrin graduated with a B.A. in theater arts from Pepperdine University
in 1979.
Jarrin is the son of Jaime Jarrin
, a radio sportscaster who has broadcast for the Dodgers in Spanish for more than 40 years. Honored by the Associated Press for his coverage of the L.A. Riots, Jorge has followed in his fathers footsteps, winning the prestigious Golden Mike Award for broadcasting excellence.
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traffic reporter for radio station KABC
KABC (AM)
KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
. He was the helicopter reporter in "Jet Copter 790" from 1985 to 2011, earning the nickname "Captain Jorge." Jorge also broadcast traffic reports on Spanish KSKQ. On October 26, 2011, Jorge was let go, one of 27 KABC/KLOS employees to lose their jobs after Cumulus Media took over those stations from Citadel Broadcasting.
Jarrin graduated with a B.A. in theater arts from Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...
in 1979.
Jarrin is the son of Jaime Jarrin
Jaime Jarrin
Jaime Jarrin is the Spanish language voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He began broadcasting for the Dodgers in 1959, and was the 1998 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame...
, a radio sportscaster who has broadcast for the Dodgers in Spanish for more than 40 years. Honored by the Associated Press for his coverage of the L.A. Riots, Jorge has followed in his fathers footsteps, winning the prestigious Golden Mike Award for broadcasting excellence.