Dave is a Northeast Ohio native who grew up outside Youngstown and has now adopted Cleveland as his hometown, since the folks in Canfield won't ever have him back again. Dave joined the WTAM 1100 team in 2005 as a traffic spotter, which was quickly parlayed into a job doing traffic reports in morning and afternoon drive for a couple of FM stations on the other side of the dial. Thankfully, he was rescued at sea by WTAM Program Director Ray Davis, who quickly banished Dave to the overnight traffic desk, where Dave would perfect his Ed Coury impression - much to the delight of salaried and hourly workers alike.
Moments later, WTAM talk host Bob Frantz realized that he urgently needed a producer - so Dave was recruited to be just that. He stunk up the Frantz show for a year or so. After successfully riding Bob's coattails to the point of annoyance, Dave was recruited by morning monarch Bill Wills (who urges you to visit Metro Lexus) to be the traffic ringleader for AM drive. It was then that Dave spread his wings slightly, taking more and more airtime from the primary hosts of the show - and let's be honest, they really are there just for window dressing, right? Right.
Eventually, Dave hopes to numb his listeners' minds with partisan drivel so much that he can actually remove the brains from their heads, leaving them only with a wide-mouthed gape on their face and an Arbitron diary (properly marked, of course) in their hands.
When to hear Dave
Irreverent, witty, thought-provoking, borderline-crazy...these are just some of the words that describe Dave Ramos - additionally several four-letter words describe him, but this is a family website. You can hear Dave on the air mornings with Wills & Snyder, getting you to work on time with traffic updates every ten minutes on the tens. Be sure to not miss "The Ramos File" (right after Tom Moore's 6:30 news daily) or "The Scoop" - both featured daily on the Wills & Snyder show...there will be a quiz later.
On odd-numbered weekends when opposite side of the street parking is in effect and when the Cavs, Indians, Browns, Crunch, Force, Rockers, and the Canfield Cardinals don't play, you can hear Dave verbally effervesce mediocrity in broadcasting.
p.s., if you use iTunes, you should use this file and podcast The Scoop!
How to get a hold of Dave
E-mail Dave with your comments, suggestions, or traffic tips...
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