Jeanine Ramirez: Bio

Jeanine Ramirez is an award-winning journalist who covered New York City news, as well as stories on Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, for more than two decades. She reported on the catastrophic events surrounding 9/11; the dramatic trial of drug lord El Chapo; the devastation from Superstorm Sandy; the controversial construction of Barclays Center; and the rebirth of Coney Island.

Among her many honors, Jeanine served as one of the Grand Marshals in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue. She’s a five-time Emmy Award-nominee and has received awards from the National Hispanic Media Coalition; New York Press Club, City & State; El Diario/La Prensa as well as from elected officials, organized labor and community groups.  

A native of Brooklyn, Jeanine majored in communications both at Brooklyn Technical High School, where she was a member of ASPIRA and at Fordham University, where she was founder and co-captain of the Fordham Dance Team. She landed her first television job at WPIX in New York and then moved for her first on-air position to Midland-Odessa, Texas. She worked at the NBC affiliate KWES-TV where she reported, anchored and hosted the syndicated, weekly Latino music program “Colores del Barrio”. Jeanine has been a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists throughout her career.