Joe is a veteran journalist with over 40 years experience as a radio and television talk show host, radio news reporter, newspaper columnist and blogger.

The Coachella Valley, California native has the distinction of being the first Mexican American in the US to host an English-language talk show on a commercial radio station, beginning in 1971 on KABC-AM in the city of Los Angeles.
 
Joe is currently a free-lance writer for numerous media throughout the nation. He manages several blogs as well as writes on a variety of issues as well business, community and public leaders, authors, sports and  entertainment personalities, theology and many other significant topics.
 
Joe has conducted radio and television talk shows at KABC-AM, KLOS-FM; KCBS Television; he was the Chief News Reporter for the nationally syndicated (Pacifica Radio) KPFK-FM NEWS; and hosted his Prime Time With Joe Ortiz show, which aired on KPPC-AM in Pasadena and KPZE-AM in Anaheim. He also co-starred with comedian Cris Franco on a 6-9 a.m. drive-time show, Mornings With Joe & Cris, at KPZE-AM. He is a member of both the National Association of Latino Journalists and (one of the original founding members of) the California Chicano News Media Association. He is the current publicist for the Chicano Radio Network, the largest Latino-themed radio conglomerate on the Internet.

In addition to numerous awards and commendations from local, state and national elected officials, he received a Golden Mike Award as a member of the Best News Team while working at KPFK-FM, and the Angel Award for Best Talk Show Host in Los Angeles while at KCBS Television. In the November 1989 issue of Hispanic Business, he was named as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the country for community service and his broadcasting excellence, along with other Latino luminaries, such as Rita Moreno, Paul Rodriguez and Geraldo Rivera.

He is a published author of three books on theology, including Saved? What Do You Mean Saved? (1983) and two other recently published books (2006) that etymologically challenge right-wing evangelicals and their "Left Behind" and "Pretribulation" Rapture doctrines. The End Times Passover and Why Christians Will Suffer Great Tribulation (published by Author House).

Joe writes regularly on his two blogs The End Times Passover and Why Christians Will Suffer Great Tribulation.