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Linea Abierta Programs for January 2005
Monday, January 3rd
PROGRAM # 4405 - 12:00 PST
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Dr. Elmer Huerta comments on the tradition of taking New Year’s Day as an opportunity to plan the year ahead. People usually make resolutions on eating habits, exercising, smoking and drinking, reducing stress, loosing weight, and in general, on improving health and family. Dr. Huerta discusses how to set realistic goals and make resolutions that work to improve your life.
Tuesday, January 4th
PROGRAM # 4406 - 12:00 PST
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Rosalba Piña comments on recent developments in the immigration law area. Piña also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.
Wednesday, January 5th
Thursday, January 6thPROGRAM # 4407 - 12:00 PST
NEWS FROM MEXICO. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, host of Línea Abierta’s weekly Mexico Edition, reports on current developments in Mexico and encourages listeners to comment on events anticipated for the New Year, 2005.
PROGRAM # 4408 - 12:00 PST
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings live interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.
Friday, January 7th
PROGRAM # 4409 - 12:00 PST
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a live edition of his series “Voz Pública,” a program that encourages listeners to join the discussion on top Mexican issues.
Monday, January 10th
PROGRAM # 4410 - 12:00 PST
SODAS BAN. More than twenty states are considering banning soda sales at schools after California became the first state in the nation to ban or limit soft drink sales at elementary and middle schools. The law, targeting youth obesity, tooth decay and other health problems, went into effect on 2004. Now, community activists are appealing to high school leaders to follow suit. This roundtable also examines how nutrition policies and decisions on the sale of junk food and sodas are made at schools.Guests: Maria Escobar-Romero, Principal, Roosevelt High School, Fresno, CA; Dr. Edward Moreno, Public Health Officer, Fresno County, Fresno, CA; Jeremy Hofer, representative, Hunger & Nutrition Project, Fresno Metro Ministry, Fresno, CA; Jose Huízar, President, Los Angeles Unified School District Board, Los Angeles, CA.
Tuesday, January 11th
PROGRAM # 4411 - 12:00 PST
CARMENCRISTINA MORENO. This is an interview with East L.A.-born singer and composer Carmencristina Moreno. For decades, Carmencristina has been playing with her guitar bilingual corridos and other regional music styles from Mexico. She recently performed with the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra music from legendary Mexican composers. She talks about her latest performances and recordings, and her battle against cancer.
Wednesday, January 12th
Thursday, January 13thPROGRAM # 4412 - 12:00 PST
EX-BRACEROS. Forty years after the conclusion of the 1942-1964 Bracero program between Mexico and the United States, the Mexican Congress approved almost 30 million dollars in the 2005 federal budget to start paying braceros retirement savings that were deducted from their paychecks, but never paid back to them, under the original agreement. This program is an update on the long fight of the braceros to recover their benefits, and provides information to ex-braceros and their families on how to register and follow up on their benefits' claims.Guest: Ventura Gutierrez, Binational Coordinator, Alianza Braceroproa, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México; Ramón Rubio, Ex-bracero and Coordinator, Alianza Baceroproa, Sinaloa, México.
PROGRAM # 4413 - 12:00 PST
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings live interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.
Friday, January 14th
PROGRAM # 4414 - 12:00 PST
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a live edition of his series “Voz Pública,” a program that encourages listeners to join the discussion on top Mexican issues.
Monday, January 17th
PROGRAM # 4415 - 12:00 PST
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, we present an special edition on the fight for drivers licenses in California, and the confirmation of judge Alberto Gonzales to attorney general.DRIVERS LICENSES. The fight to get drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants has been going on for seven years in California, but this has not discouraged pro-immigrant groups. As a new initiative in favor of the licenses for undocumented drivers is presented in the state legislature, these groups initiate new campaigns to pressure the Governor and legislature in favor of the licenses. Guest: Nativo Lopez, Executive Director of the Mexican Political Association, MAPA, Santa Ana, California.
ALBERTO GONZALES CONFIRMATION. President Bush's nomination of Alberto Gonzales to head the Justice Department, has divided Latino groups around the country. Some groups applaud the nomination arguing that the appointment would increase the civic participation of Latinos. But, other Latino groups strongly reject the nomination, criticizing Gonzales role as the President's consul. Guests: Erica Bernal, spokesperson, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, NALEO, Los Angeles, California; Isabel Garcia, Lawyer and President, Human Rights Coalition, Tucson, Arizona.
Tuesday, January 18th
PROGRAM # 4416 - 12:00 PST
ANTIBIOTICS. This health edition, aired in conjunction with San Francisco’s public radio KQED, looks into the use and abuse of antibiotics. A modern medical invention, they have been called wonder drugs because of their effectiveness against some of the world’s deadliest diseases. But over-prescribing and self-medication has led to overuse and a growing problem of antibiotic resistance. A doctor and pharmacysts from the U.S./Mexican border talk about the problem of widespread over-the-counter sales of prescription drugs for often uninsured customers traveling from the U.S. This program also discusses the risks of overusing antibiotics, how to take them safely, and the quest to find new drugs against antibiotic-resistant germs.Guests: Dr. Rosalba Ortiz, Diabetes Program Coordinator for an inter-agency U.S./Mexico Border health collaborative, member of the Panamerican Health Organization, El Paso, TX; Francisco Reyes, pharmacyst, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Benjamin Rebollo, prescription drugs salesman, Tijuana, Mexico.
Wednesday, January 19th
Thursday, January 20thPROGRAM # 4417 - 12:00 PST
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION: A RADIO KICK-OFF IN TEXAS. This week, Presidential inaugural events are held in Washington, D.C., in an atmosphere of a nation at war. On the eve of the swearing in ceremony in the U.S. Capitol, this program discusses what’s ahead for George W. Bush’ second term. Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) comments on the work ahead for the opposition in Congress and debates Republican plans to privatize social security funds. He also comments on Senate hearings to confirm Condoleezza Rice as the first African American woman to be secretary of state. Republican representatives in Congress and the White House were invited. Listeners from Texas and California share their views on what they expect for the next four-year term. They express their hopes for a better economy, an end to the war, better schools, health care insurance and immigration reform. With this edition, Radio Bilingüe premieres a new weekly series for Texan audiences.
PROGRAM # 4418 - 12:00 PST
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings live interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.
Friday, January 21st
PROGRAM # 4419 - 12:00 PST
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, broadcasts from Mexico City a live edition of his series “Voz Pública,” a program that encourages listeners to join the discussion on top Mexican issues.
Monday, January 24th
PROGRAM # 4420 - 12:00 PST
THE LUNCH BAG. Field workers, the ones who put fruits and healthy foods on the nation’s tables, suffer a number of serious conditions related to an unhealthful diet. Many eat junk food or shop at fast food restaurants regularly. Invited workers and homemakers join this edition to share their experience in planning their meals to have good eating. They give ideas on how to prepare a fast and healthy lunch bag using foods that Latinos love.Guests: Dolores Vallejo, nutrition educator, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare, CA; Eva Castillo, parent liason, Cutler Elementary School, Cutler, CA; Gloria Torres, homemaker, farm worker, Cutler, CA; Martha Muñiz, housewife, farm worker, Cutler, CA; Elia Lasquite, housewife, Cutler, CA.
Tuesday, January 25th
PROGRAM # 4421 - 12:00 PST
RUBEN MARTÍNEZ: A MAC ARTHUR FELLOW. Professional barber and bookseller, Rubén Martínez received a half-million dollars award from The MacArthur Fellows Program for using his bookstore/barbershop to help promote book reading and sponsor cultural events and community activities for Spanish-speaking immigrants. He is also a co-founder of the Latino Book Festival.Guest: Rubén Martínez, Libreria Martinez Books and Art Gallery, Santa Ana, California.
FARM WORKERS SURVEY CALLED OFF. The U.S. Department of Labor announced the suspension of an annual survey that gathered information about migrant farm workers throughout the nation. Data from the official survey has been used to shape social services and public policy for the rural poor. Scholars and advocates are opposing the measure.
Guest: Dr. Rick Mines, research director, California Institute for Rural Studies, Davis, CA; manager of the National Agricultural Workers Survey.
DRIVER'S LICENSES IN TEXAS. Immigrant groups join efforts in Texas to launch a renewed campaign to put pressure on Austin and Washington. They are mobilizing in support of a new bill in Austin seeking driver's licenses for the undocumented.
Guest: Hector Flores, national president, League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC, Dallas, TX.
Wednesday, January 26th
Thursday, January 27thPROGRAM # 4422 - 12:00 PST
JALISCO-U.S. SIMULCAST. This is a monthly edition that interconnects audiences from the Mexican heartlands in the Western state of Jalisco with audiences in the U.S. Jalisco Governor Francisco Ramírez Acuña, recently elected to chair the migrant commission of CONAGO, Mexico's association of governors, visited Los Angeles and other U.S. cities. In his tour, Acuña called U.S. governors to allow driver's licenses for immigrants and encouraged Mexicans to invest in their hometowns. Elizabeth Chaboya, international relations director for governor Acuna, and Zapopan Mayor Arturo Zamora, comment on the governor trip. Also, news reporter Jose Luis Sierra, of Los Angeles daily La Opinion, files an up-to-the-minute report on a train crash in Glendale that left eleven people dead.
PROGRAM # 4423 - 12:00 PST
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings live interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin. Listeners are encouraged to call in.PROGRAM # 4424. 21:00 PST
LOS ANGELES - SIMULCAST. Listeners from KPFK in Los Angeles and Radio Bilingüe’s five stations in California are invited to comment on news of the day in this special, monthly simulcast. In this program, state assemblyman Hector de la Torre condemns the governor's cutbacks to health and education in California’s budget. In addition, union leader Ben Monterroso (SEIU), comments on the new PR campaign by Wal-Mart Stores to restore its image after growing cities’ resistance brought a number of setbacks to build super centers.
Friday, January 28th
PROGRAM # 4425 - 12:00 PST
TRIBUTE TO PACO HUERTA. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, died in his Mexico City home of a heart attack. In this segment usually reserved to his series “Voz Pública,” and one day after his passing away, Linea Abierta pays a tribute to the legendary broadcaster. Listeners call in to share memories. Martha Elena Ramirez, wife and long-time journalism partner of Paco Huerta, and Dr. Enrique Velasco, professor at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana and close collaborator of Paco Huerta, share memories and views on Huerta'as lasting legacy.
Monday, January 31st
PROGRAM # 4426 - 12:00 PST
TACO SHOPS. Taco stands and Mexican food restaurants are doing a good job in keeping alive traditional Mexican cooking. Many are known for their tasty carnitas and chicharron dishes and spicy salsas. But faced with a problem of overeating and an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the Latino community, how many eateries are helping their consumers by reducing portions and calories and offering less fatty meals? Línea Abierta takes the question to restaurant owners from a small town in Central California who serve farm worker clients. They meet in this special roundtable.Guests: Laura Brainin-Rodriguez, Nutritionist, San Francisco's Department of Health, Coordinator of the Program Sintiendonos Bien, San Francisco Project LEAN; Juan Gonzalez, co-owner, Tacos Galacticos, Cutler, CA; Enrique Quevedo, co-owner, La Esperanza Restaurant, Cutler, CA; Martha Quevedo, owner, Martha's Restaurant, Orosi, CA.
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