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Linea Abierta Programs for June 2003
Monday, June 2nd
PROGRAM # 3944 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – DE PENAS Y CENAS… How is it that farm workers, a hard-working and young people living amid fruits and vegetables, end up plagued by cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity? This program discusses issues such as access to nutrition education and medical care for migrant workers.Guests: Dr. Rick Mines, director, California Institute for Rural Studies, Davis, CA; Alma Paniagua, Cardiovascular Health Coordinator, Council for the Spanish Speaking, Stockton, CA.
Tuesday, June 3rd
PROGRAM # 3945 - 12:00 PDT
PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY. High government officials, academics and business men and women from the U.S. and Mexico meet in the financial center of San Francisco for a workshop on enterprise financing and investing. The Partnership for Prosperity is an initiative launched in 2001 by Presidents Bush and Fox. This week’s workshop targets investments in technology, housing construction, agribusiness and food processing. In this live broadcast from the conference site, top officials discuss binational agreements to help small business and plans to maximize the impact of money remittances from migrants.Guests: Rosario Marin, U.S. Treasurer; Candido Morales, director, Instituto para los Mexicanos en el Exterior, Mexico's Presidency; Javier Gavito Mohar, director, Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros de Mexico; Sergio Garcia de Alba, subsecretario, Subsecretaria de la Pequena y Mediana Empresa del Gobierno de Mexico.
Wednesday, June 4th
PROGRAM # 3946 - 12:00 PDT
DYING. Popular belief has it that death announces itself. Is it possible to know when your loved ones are about to die? Can you actually prepare for the final farewell? Is this a dreary moment or just a natural fact of life? This program is part of the series Ultimos Cuidados, aired in collaboration with California Hospice and Palliative Care Association.Guests: Dr. Mario Milch, Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente Hospice, Los Angeles, CA; Rev. Alicia Negrete Riedy, Chaplain, Visiting Nurses Association Inland Counties, Escondido, CA.
Thursday, June 5th
PROGRAM # 3947 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Friday, June 6th
PROGRAM # 3948 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.
Monday, June 9th
PROGRAM # 3949 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – LA MESA POBRE… As Latinos adopt hamburgers and soft drinks in the U.S., they eat less nutrients and more unhealthy foods. This program looks into fruit salads, salsas, stews and soups rich in vegetables that are a staple of the Latin American traditional diet. Going back to the Latino kitchen’s roots may help prevent cholesterol, heart disease and cancer.Guest: Dr. América Bracho, Director, Latino Health Access, Santa Ana, CA.
Tuesday, June 10th
PROGRAM # 3950 - 12:00 PDT
PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY. High government officials, academics and business men and women from the U.S. and Mexico meet in the financial center of San Francisco for a workshop on enterprise financing and investing. The Partnership for Prosperity is an initiative launched in 2001 by Presidents Bush and Fox. This week’s workshop targets investments in technology, housing construction, agribusiness and food processing. In this live broadcast from the conference site, top officials discuss binational agreements to help small business and plans to maximize the impact of money remittances from migrants.Guests: Rosario Marin, U.S. Treasurer; Candido Morales, director, Instituto para los Mexicanos en el Exterior, Mexico's Presidency; Javier Gavito Mohar, director, Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros de Mexico; Sergio Garcia de Alba, subsecretario, Subsecretaria de la Pequena y Mediana Empresa del Gobierno de Mexico.
Wednesday, June 11th
PROGRAM # 3951 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRANT DRIVERS. Community activist Noe Hernandez calls in from downtown Fresno, where a pro-immigrant group demonstrates demanding that the local police department cease cooperating with the U.S. Border Patrol and stop checkpoints that hurt primarily undocumented drivers. A demonstrator describes how he was released by an understanding Border Patrol agent only to have his car confiscated by a draconian local police officer.
Thursday, June 12th
PROGRAM # 3952 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Friday, June 13th
PROGRAM # 3953 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.
Monday, June 16th
PROGRAM # 3954 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION – EXERCISE PLANS. Workers who perform hard physical labor may be at higher risk of heart attacks than office workers who work out on leisure-time exercise, according to recent studies. Dr. Elmer Huerta, a regular commentator, talks about steps to build an exercise plan for the working person, including aerobics, sports or cumbia dancing.
Tuesday, June 17th
PROGRAM # 3955 - 12:00 PDT
FREE TRADE. A conversation with Héctor Barreto, founder of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, on NAFTA, the Partnership for Prosperity, and the development of a Mexican-American lobby on Mexico. Barreto is currently international vice-president of Interfimex, a business consulting firm in Guadalajara and Kansas City.ALSO, IMMIGRANTS LOBBY. One thousand community activists from several states converged recently on Washington in efforts to stop anti-immigrant legislations. They organized a sit-in at the offices of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, met with secretary Mel Martínez on affordable housing and urged Congress to pass bills allowing undocumented students to enroll in college. This is an interview with organizer Emira Palacios, co-chair of National People's Action in Wichita, KS.
Wednesday, June 18th
PROGRAM # 3956 - 12:00 PDT
MIRACLE DIETS. Consumers are bombarded with constant advertising about diet pills and quick-fix ways to loose weight while eating all you want. Health care promoters discuss the myths and facts about diet plans and products. They advise on healthy eating and cooking.Guests: Ana Olivares, nutrition educator, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, UC Cooperative Extension, Stockton, CA; Nestor Martinez, Public health nutrition consultant specialist, California Department of Health Services, Project LEAN, Sacramento, CA.
Thursday, June 19th
PROGRAM # 3957 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series “Voz Pública,” a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Friday, June 20th
PROGRAM # 3958 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.
Monday, June 23rd
PROGRAM # 3959 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION - SODA BAN. The California Senate approved a bill by Sen. Deborah Ortiz to ban the sale of sodas and other unhealthy beverages in elementary, junior and high schools. Advocates say that soda machines in public schools contribute to the epidemic of obesity and cavities and large school districts have successfully established campuses free of soda sales. Opponents reply that childhood obesity is a complex problem that requires individual responsibility, not demonizing soft drinks. This is a debate on the issue.Guests: Angelica Urquijo, spokesperson, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Yolanda Benson, legislative advocate, California Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento, CA.
Tuesday, June 24th
PROGRAM # 3960 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector Calderón, from El Paso, TX, provides news and commentary on major developments regarding U.S. immigration law. Spector comments on the increased number of incarcerations due to "illegal reentry." He also comments on Mixtec Indian Martin Ramirez wish for a humanitarian visa to search for the body of his wife Eugenia, who died in the dessert while crossing the Arizona border.
Wednesday, June 25th
PROGRAM # 3961 - 12:00 PDT
LISTENER COMMENTS. Listeners call in to air live or voice-mailed comments. Topics included the inability by the U.S. to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the laws that ban some immigrants from driver's licenses and other benefits.
Thursday, June 26th
PROGRAM # 3962 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco "Paco" Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism's foremost advocate, is the program host. He offers a weekly, tape-delayed edition of the series "Voz Pública," a call-in program airing from Mexico City.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Friday, June 27th
PROGRAM # 3963 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Meet Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who brings interviews and commentary on news developments with an emphasis in issues on women and peace in the Caribbean basin.Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.
Monday, June 30th
PROGRAM # 3964 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION - WAITING FOR BEBÉ. A conversation with Lourdes Alcañiz, an award-winning journalist and the author of Waiting for Bebé: A Pregnancy Guide for Latinas. The recently-released book explores pregnancy concerns of especial interest to Latinas, including health insurance, finding the right doctor, the use of medicinal herbs, and traditions and myths impacting Latina mothers-to-be.ALSO, DEMENTIA TIED TO HORMONE THERAPY. Older women who take combination hormone therapy are at much higher risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. This is revealed in a new scientific study. Dr. Claudine Legault, co-author of the study, warns about prescribing this therapy for postmenopausal women. Dr. Legault is director of the Women's Health Center of Excellence and associate professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Starting June, Línea Abierta’s format changes from a two-hour to a one-hour weekday program. Línea Abierta will continue at 12:00 PDT (3 PM EDT).
From 1 PM to 2 PM (PDT), Satélite Radio Bilingüe will broadcast two programs. Radio Nederland’s Informativo RN, with international breaking news and interviews, and Raíz Grabada, produced by Radio Educación, a program featuring folk music from various Mexican regions and anecdotes and commentary by researcher Thomas Stanford and host Enrique Rivas Paniagua.
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