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LOS ANGELES, CA – November 21, 2023 — Benztown, a global leader in radio imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingles, announces the release today of two new episodes of Chachi Loves Everybody, an original podcast produced by Benztown and featuring Benztown President and audio brand builder Dave “Chachi” Denes. The first new episode features Chachi’s recent chat from Benztown’s Los Angeles studios with Edgar “ShoBoy” Sotelo, owner/host of the only bicultural/bilingual Latino syndicated radio show heard on 25 stations across the U.S. In the second new episode, Chachi talks talent with agent Heather Cohen, recently named President of The Weiss Agency, a broadcast talent agency which represents and develops the careers of many of the industry’s most successful local and syndicated personalities.

To listen to the new podcast episodes, visit: https://bit.ly/ChachiLovesEverybody.

Chachi Loves Everybody takes listeners with Denes – better known as “Chachi” – as he sits down for candid conversations with radio’s legends, master brand builders, up-and-comers, and innovators in the burgeoning audio space, revealing the true stories behind their successes and their insights into building iconic brands through audio.

Chachi’s first guest is Edgar “ShoBoy” Sotelo, the owner/host of the only bicultural/bilingual Latino syndicated radio show that is heard across the U.S. on 25 stations from coast-to-coast. He has won the Marconi Award for Personality of the Year and was honored by the U.S. Senate with the Most Influential Leader Award. Sotelo shares his experience using his platform to celebrate Latino culture and make a difference in the community.

On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to ShoBoy about:

• Immigrating to the U.S. when he was five years old from Jalisco, Mexico, and the sacrifices his parents made to give their kids a better future
• How he tries to use radio as a megaphone for good to support, represent, and unite Latinos living a dual Spanish and English lifestyle
• What it was like to interview the First Lady Michelle Obama and how he helped the Dallas Latino community enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage
• Winning a Marconi and putting his all in when he was invited back to host the awards
• The PD that went to jail for him
• Incredible experiences he’s grateful for, including meeting President Barack Obama at the White House and opening for Gabriel Iglesias at Madison Square Garden
• Being a girl dad and how his wife, family, and faith have supported him throughout his career
• Starting the “Hanging With Los Sotelos” podcast during the pandemic with his wife to give hope and unite families by sharing challenges and being vulnerable
• And more!

Chachi’s second guest, Heather Cohen, has been named to Radio Ink’s Most Influential Women in Radio for the past nine years, is a recipient of Talkers’ Judy Jarvis Award and many other honors. Cohen joined The Weiss Agency from GreenStone Media, LLC, where she was Vice President, Programming. Prior to that, she was Assistant Program Director for New York’s legendary WOR, and was also Executive Producer for “The Joan Hamburg Show.” Cohen shares with Chachi what it is like to represent incredible talent as an agent and the amazing friends, clients, mentors, and mentees she has met along the way and talks about:

• Growing up in New York and developing a love for radio from an early age, listening to her uncle on-air from her Strawberry Shortcake radio
• Getting her start at WRHU and the opportunities given to her as a student at Hofstra University
• Becoming the first female non-union board op for WOR
• Negotiating deals as an APD and PD including an altercation with an agent that almost got physical
• Meeting Eric Weiss and becoming a part of his personal and professional family
• How the audio world has changed since she started out and the shift from working with mostly radio groups to streaming services and podcast companies
• Her work with great causes such as the Gracie Awards and the Broadcasters Foundation of America
• The value of mentorship and how she has benefited from mentors throughout her career
• And more!

The Chachi Loves Everybody podcast is available now on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Audioboom and other podcast services.