Jose Miguel Agrelot
(1927–2004)
Radio and television show host, and a notorious comedian, better known as Don Cholito
Jose was born on April 21, 1927 in San Juan. Agrelot started working on radio stations when
he was 14. Some of Agrelot’s long list of shows include: “El Colegio de la Alegría” (The School
of Joy), “El Profesor Colgate”, “La Criada Malcriada” (The Nasty Maid), “Desafiando a los
Genios” (Challenging the Geniuses), and “El Show del Mediodia” (The Midday Show).
In 2003, his radio show, “Su Alegre Despertar” (Joyful Awakening), broke the world’s record for
the longest run non stop radio show in history, reaching its 53rd year to run non-stop and making
Agrelot the second person from Puerto Rico, after Wilfredo Benitez, to join the Guinness Book
of World Records. He died on January 28, 2004.
