Shoboy is the surprise baby in his family, therefore his face. He was born in Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico and loves las Chivas Soccer Team. He's a proud #GirlDad and President of the Mandilon Crew aka He's Whipped. Shoboy's passionate about empowering and serving his community while having fun!
Shoboy has hosted radio shows in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas and San Francisco. He is a Fun, Positive, Proud Bicultural-Bilingual Marconi Award Winning Radio Host, Motivational Speaker & Content Creator. Connect Via Social Media:
Born in Ocotlan Jalisco, Mexico, Edgar "Shoboy" came to the U.S. at the age of five. He credits his success to his parent’s sacrifice of immigration to the US and the support and encouragement of his loving wife Janet, beautiful daughters Ariela and Alani and his faith in God. Edgar has a passion for people and therefore obtained a Psychology Degree from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, CA, and earned a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University.
Sotelo’s passion, determination, unique bicultural perspective and positivity has brought him to great success, but the best is yet to come in his career and personal life as he continues to live the American Dream after immigrating from Mexico at the age of 5.
Shoboy is also known for his engaging and fun interviews with some of the world’s biggest stars like Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Nicky Jam, Daddy Yankee, Pitbull, Alicia Keys, ex First Lady, Michelle Obama and many more). His interviewing style — genuine, fun, and unique — makes A-list stars want to open up in amazing ways and have gone viral many times.
Shoboy uses his platform to not just entertain but to help enrich and empower his community. He is an empowering Motivational Speaker who has spoken to over 500,000 students and parents Nationwide from Elementary schools to Stanford University. He’s also led fundraisers that raised upwards of $1.2 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and $600,000 for Children's Medical Center; beyond that he’s been instrumental in getting his fellow Latinos to rock the vote as an Ambassador for Rosario Dawson’s non-profit organization, Voto Latino. He hosted the Marconi Awards in 2012 and 2014; moderated the first Latino Youth Summit hosted by The United States Senate and spoke at the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute’s Annual Conference.
Shoboy has been recognized for his excellence in radio. He received the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Award for Spanish Format Personality of the Year. In recognition of his community outreach, Sotelo was honored at the White House by Former President Barack Obama. Sotelo has also received the U.S. Senate's Most Influential Leader Award.
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