Ric Romero

Ric Romero

Ric Romero is the consumer reporter for KABC, a television station in the U.S. city of Los Angeles.

Born in Los Angeles, Romero graduated from San José State University with a degree in Broadcasting and Business and a minor in Theatre Arts. He was a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines in the 1970s and a professional performer until he took a job 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." [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=bios&id=3393833 Biography of Ric Romero] ." "KABC-TV." Retrieved on February 14, 2007.] In 1985, he became an investigative reporter at KPNX-TV in Phoenix, 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 of blogging 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 on February 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 on February 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 on August 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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