Rickie Ricardo

Rickie Ricardo (born Jorge Lima Jr.;) is an American sportscaster, talk show host, and voice-over actor. He calls games in Spanish for the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Philadelphia Phillies. He also hosts programs related to these teams.

Music broadcasting Born in Newark, New Jersey, in , with the intention of being a disc jockey. He met Frankie Crocker in Miami Beach; after a successful audition, Crocker gave him his nickname and Ricardo started a midday shift on WBLS in 1981. Crocker also introduced Ricardo to Rick James; James later made Ricardo his master of ceremonies for six years.

In 1992, at New York's WSKQ-FM, Ricardo helped to create and name the "Mega" brand targeted at bilingual Hispanic listeners.

Mark Chernoff, program director of WFAN, hired Ricardo in 2014 to be the Spanish radio voice of the New York Yankees on sister station WADO.

Notable calls

In football, Ricardo is known for his calls following successful and unsuccessful field goals. After Jake Elliott's 61-yard game-ending field goal helped the Eagles defeat the New York Giants in 2017, Ricardo said ¡Sí, señor! (Yes, sir!) five times.

Personal life

Ricardo is of Cuban ancestry.