Ramón García Hernando (28 November 1961, Bilbao, Spain) is a Spanish radio and television presenter. He is also colloquially known as Ramontxu or Ramonchu. His long professional career and his versatility have been demonstrated in television shows like ¿Qué apostamos? and El Grand Prix del verano, and in nineteen live broadcasts of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes.

Professional career His career began in the radio, after entering a DJ contest in Biscay in 1983 and being proclaimed the winner by the Cadena SER managers. As a result he worked for Los 40 Principales and . He then jumped into the regional television scene in 1989, having different roles in ETB 2. In 1990 he debuted on national television, on Antena 3 hosting La ruleta de la fortuna.

In 1991 he signed for Televisión Española (TVE) to host No te rías, que es peor, which began a long career on the network with prime time hits such as ¿Qué apostamos? or El Grand Prix del verano. He also hosted on TVE the broadcast of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes live from Puerta del Sol in Madrid eleven times during this time.

In 2007, after fifteen years working for TVE, he signed for Antena 3 to host the Spanish version of Are you smarter than a 5th grader?. The announcement of his presence on the broadcast of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes on Antena 3 the two following years was a nationwide shock in Spain, as his role on TVE was seen as a Christmas tradition.

In 2012 he returned to TVE to host new shows and where he hosted another four times the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes. Since 2016, he has been hosting an afternoon regional magazine on Castilla-La Mancha Televisión. In 2023, he hosted on TVE the revival of El Grand Prix del verano, eighteen years after his previous season.

As of 2024, he has hosted nineteen live broadcasts of the New Year's Eve clock bell strikes in total: fifteen on TVE, two on Antena 3, and two on Twitch. He has also won several awards in Spain, including a lifetime achievement TP de Oro (2001), an Antena de Oro (2002), and an Iris Awards (2017). He was also nominated to six TP de Oro awards for best presenter (1995–1999 and 2003).

Television Date Title Network Notes 1989 Tal para cual Euskal Telebista 1990 La ruleta de la fortuna Antena 3 Spanish version of Wheel of Fortune 1991–1994 No te rías, que es peor Televisión Española 1992 Ahora o nunca Televisión Española 1993–2000 ¿Qué apostamos? Televisión Española Spanish version of Wetten, dass..? 1994–1995 Esto es espectáculo Televisión Española 1995–2005 El Grand Prix del verano Televisión Española 1998 La llamada de la suerte Televisión Española 1998–2000 Peque Prix Televisión Española Co-host, as Professor García 1999 Todo en familia Televisión Española 2002 El gladiador Televisión Española 2003–2004 Un domingo cualquiera Televisión Española 2007 ¿Sabes más que un niño de primaria? Antena 3 Spanish version of Are you smarter than a 5th grader? 2012 ¿Conoces España? Televisión Española 2016– En compañía Castilla-La Mancha Televisión 2023 El Grand Prix del verano Televisión Española

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