Jimmy Nievez

Who is Jimmy Nievez?

Jimmy Nievez, born in 1969, is a disc jockey of New York, Boston, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. And Program Director from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

His most recent accomplishments were as Program Director of two of Uno Radio Group's most important radio stations, Fidelity and SalSoul. At Fidelity, an adult contemporary station, Nievez was able to bring the station the luster it had lost. This earned him the respect of his superiors and the chance to Program their most difficult and important station, SalSoul.

His career started in the mid-1980s. After several years of disc jockeying in numerous radio stations, Nieves became one of the original disc jockeys of Cosmos 94 FM, Tu Emisora Radioactiva. The first radio station targeting Underground Rap followers, known today as the music phenomenon reggaeton. Cosmos was also the first radio chain in Puerto Rico, covering the entire island.

In 1998, Jimmy was offered the opportunity to be part of a new radio station in New York, Caliente 105.9. Nieves was co-host of "La Jungla De New York", alongside Danny Cruz. An afternoon drive talk show, which soon became the stations' biggest hit.