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This is a live, gavel-to-gavel coverage in Spanish of the four-day Democratic National Convention in Boston. This series of programs will air the voices of party officials, politicians, community activists, and scholars to comment on issues of top concern such as job security, health care, public education, immigration reform, and the war in Iraq. With this endeavor, Radio Bilingüe recognizes that many key issues are at stake in the 2004 election and the fast-growing Latino electorate is positioned to play a critical role on Election Day. This project marks the 20th anniversary of Radio Bilingüe’s first live, bilingual nationally-distributed broadcast of the national presidential conventions.

 

TIMES:

 

Monday, July 26th

15:00 – 16:00 EDT. EDUCATION. This edition of the weekday program Línea Abierta provides an analysis on the Democratic Party’s positions on public education. The program also airs news stories on pre-convention activities, including the party’s caucuses and the shadow convention outside.

 

21:00 – 23:00 EDT. Special, live coverage of the first evening of the convention. This program includes segments of keynote speakers, news reports from the floor, and analysis by guest commentators.

 

Tuesday, July 27th

15:00 – 16:00 EDT. HEALTH. This Línea Abierta edition focuses on the plans for health care reform in the Democratic platform. The program also airs hard news and feature reports.

 

21:00 – 23:00 EDT. Special, live coverage of the second evening of the convention. The program includes remarks from keynote speakers, interviews from the floor, and analysis by guest commentators.

 

Wednesday, July 28th

15:00 – 16:00 EDT. IMMIGRATION. Influential Democrats and analysts join this edition of Línea Abierta to discuss the proposals for immigration reform being discussed in the convention. Reporters also file news stories.

 

21:00 – 23:00 EDT. Special, live coverage of the third evening of the convention. The program includes segments of the address of the vicepresidential nominee, reactions from the floor, and analysis by guest commentators.

 

Thursday, July 29th

15:00 – 16:00 EDT. THE WAR. Analysts and Democratic activists give answers on the current war in Iraq and the national security plans. News reporters also provide stories on the convention.

 

21:00 – 23:00 EDT. Special, live coverage of the final evening of the convention. The presidential candidate address and acceptance speech, analysis by commentators, and news from the floor are also part of this program.

 

Friday, July 30th

15:00 – 16:00 EDT. Highlights of the closing night of the convention air on Línea Abierta; listeners encouraged to comment via voice mail.

 

19:00 – 19:15 EDT. News feature reports providing overview on the convention air on Edición Semanaria, a weekly news segment.

 

DISTRIBUTION:  Public radio satellite system and online streaming (www.radiobilingue.org)

 

FUNDING: Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides partial support.

Radio Bilingüe is the Latino public radio network. With satellite uplink in Fresno and national offices in San Francisco, CA, Radio Bilingüe distributes news, information and musical programming to radio affiliates throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico.