Rocsi
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Raquel Roxanne Diaz better known by her stage name Rocsi, is an American television personality of BET
's 106 & Park
and hosts her own daily nationally syndicated radio show Rocsi on the Radio.
, Honduras but moved with her family to New Orleans, Louisiana
. She is Honduran
and Ecuadorian. Rocsi announced on 106 & Park
on July 30, 2009, that she suffered from anorexia
during her years in middle school and high school due to her love for cheerleading. She graduated from West Jefferson High School
in Harvey, Louisiana
. She was later a DJ on a Boston radio station. In 2004, she moved to Chicago, IL. where she was hired as midday-hour DJ at Chicago radio station Power 92 WPWX-FM
, and was known as "The Midday Mami".
personalities AJ Calloway
and Free
left, they were replaced by Tigger and Julissa Bermundez. Then they left and Rocsi on July 6, 2006 won the role of co-host of BET’s 106 & Park
along with Terrence J
. The show can be seen in over 85 million homes in U.S, United Kingdom, Canada
, Africa, Caribbean
, and Japan. For the debut in Japan, she and co-host Terrence J taped footage there, and appeared on MTV Video Music Awards Japan
. She has also appeared on MTV's Fear
as a contestant in 2000.
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
's 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
and hosts her own daily nationally syndicated radio show Rocsi on the Radio.
Early life and career
Diaz was born in TegucigalpaTegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...
, Honduras but moved with her family to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. She is Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
and Ecuadorian. Rocsi announced on 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
on July 30, 2009, that she suffered from anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
during her years in middle school and high school due to her love for cheerleading. She graduated from West Jefferson High School
West Jefferson High School (Louisiana)
West Jefferson High School , also known as WJHS, and West Jeff is a public high school located in Harvey in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, just outside of New Orleans. It was founded in 1955. This is one of the schools in Jefferson Parish that offered the Laptop one to...
in Harvey, Louisiana
Harvey, Louisiana
Harvey is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Harvey is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. She was later a DJ on a Boston radio station. In 2004, she moved to Chicago, IL. where she was hired as midday-hour DJ at Chicago radio station Power 92 WPWX-FM
WPWX
WPWX is a mainstream urban radio station that serves the Chicago area. WPWX is owned by Crawford Broadcasting, and broadcasts at 92.3 megahertz...
, and was known as "The Midday Mami".
Television
After BETBet
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personalities AJ Calloway
AJ Calloway
A.J. Calloway is an American television personality. He is best known for being the former host of popular B.E.T. music video countdown show 106 & Park: B.E.T.'s Top 10 Live. After co-hosting the show for five years with Free , he left the show on July 28, 2005. Calloway decided to leave the show...
and Free
Free (rapper)
Antoinette Marie Wright, better known by her stage name, "Free" , is an American media personality, television producer and philanthropist. She rose to fame as the first host of BET's 106 & Park...
left, they were replaced by Tigger and Julissa Bermundez. Then they left and Rocsi on July 6, 2006 won the role of co-host of BET’s 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
along with Terrence J
Terrence J
Terrence Jenkins , better known as Terrence J, is an actor and television personality most famous for being the host of BET's popular music video countdown show 106 & Park, which is BET's number-one-rated show for African Americans.-Early life:Originally from Queens, New York, Terrence J grew up...
. The show can be seen in over 85 million homes in U.S, United Kingdom, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Africa, Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, and Japan. For the debut in Japan, she and co-host Terrence J taped footage there, and appeared on MTV Video Music Awards Japan
MTV Video Music Awards Japan
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers...
. She has also appeared on MTV's Fear
MTV's Fear
MTV's Fear is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from 2000 to 2002 on MTV. The program follows a group of 5 or more contestants being left at an allegedly haunted location and led them on a series of dares over two nights to explore and confirm whether or not the...
as a contestant in 2000.
External links
- Official website
- Official Rosci on the Radio website
- Rocsi at Twitter
- Rocsi at MySpace