 
|
 |
LINEA ABIERTA | THIS WEEK | PREVIOUS PROGRAMS
Linea Abierta Programs for March 2004
Monday, March 1st
PROGRAM # 4155 - 12:00 PDT
TAX CREDITS FOR FIELD WORKERS HEALTH. Farmers who provide health care coverage to their agricultural workers may be eligible for a tax credit under a bill proposed by assemblyman Marco Antonio Firebaugh in California.Guest: Tannis Ybarra, Secretary/Treasurer, United Farm Workers of America, La Paz, CA.
ALSO, TACO BELL. Farm workers from Florida will march for three days from East Los Angeles to the corporate headquarters of fast-food giant Taco Bell in Irvine. The marchers will be joined by farm labor champion Dolores Huerta and artist celebrities in their call for “fair food that respects human rights, not fast-food that exploits human rights.” They are drawing attention to the plight of tomato workers in U.S. fields.
Guests: Lucas Benítez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Los Angeles; Dolores Huerta, labor and civil rights activist, Los Angeles.
PROGRAM # 4156 - 13:00 PDT
PRIMARY ELECTIONS. On the eve of Supertuesday, the primary election in ten states, this program focuses on key issues of interest of Latinos such as public education and health. Dr. Mario Molina, Nobel Chemistry Prize and Massachussets Institute of Technology researcher, comments on Latinos access to higher education and Proposition 55 in California; civil rights leader Dolores Huerta discusses the California ballot; and congresswoman Grace Napolitano )D-LA) talks about presidential races.
Tuesday, March 2nd
PROGRAM # 4157 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderón comments on the first anniversary of the U.S. Bureau for Immigration and Citizenship Services, and the views from immigrant rights organizations on the Bureau's job performance. He also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.PROGRAM # 4158 - 13:00 PDT
SUPER TUESDAY. This is a special edition to provide up-to-the-hour news from the primary election in California, New York and other states. A review of major political races and propositions on the ballot, voter turnout, exit polls and more, are among the stories filed by field reporters and guest commentators.Guests: Erika Bernal , National Association of Latino Elected and Designated Officials, Los Angeles; Pilar Marrero, Metropolitan Editor, La Opinion, Los Angeles; Manuel Ocano, news correspondent, San Diego, CA; Marco Vinicio Gonzalez, news correspondent, New York, NY; Chris Campaña, spokesperson, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, CA.
Wednesday, March 3rd
PROGRAM # 4159 - 12:00 PDT
RIUS. A conversation with Mexico’s cartoon storyteller Eduardo del Río, inventor of a unique comic-book cartoon style. Also known as Rius, del Río began his career in the 50s, winning in the same decade Mexico’s national cartoon award. He is widely considered one of the world’s most famous cartoonists and a genial teacher for the masses.
Thursday, March 4th
PROGRAM # 4160 - 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.
Friday, March 5th
PROGRAM # 4161 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, begins a new season in the life of his listener-participant radio program. Paco Huerta broadcasts live from Mexico City a new edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Monday, March 8th
PROGRAM # 4162 - 12:00 PDT
POSTHUMOUS TRIBUTE TO IMMIGRANT SOLDIER. A conversation with congresswoman Hilda Solis (D-LA) on the dedication of the post office in the city of Duarte, CA, to Francisco Martinez Flores, an immigrant soldier who died in the first days of combat in Iraq. Martinez-Flores received post-humous citizenship and, according to Solis, he inspired the legislation that makes it easier for a legal immigrant to get citizenship and family benefits.ALSO, JANITORS SUE SUPERMARKETS. Charging that they got paid less than minimum wage, hundreds of janitors in California who worked for supermarket chains joined a class-action suit demanding compensation. Lawyers, Latino groups and Mexican authorities are helping trying to locate in Mexico and the U.S. thousands of potential plaintiffs.
Guest: Karen Carrera, attorney, Talamantes, Villegas & Carrera, San Francisco, CA.
Tuesday, March 9th
PROGRAM # 4163 - 12:00 PDT
PRIMARY ELECTIONS. This is a report on the day voters in Texas, Florida and two other states cast their ballots to select presidential candidates and a number of federal, state and local offices. Reporters and analysts provide information on political issues that galvanize the vote and expected voter turn out.Guests: Hector de León, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, San Antonio, TX; Raul Feliciano, news correspondent, Houston, TX; Lydia Camarillo, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, and previously chair of the 2000 National Democratic Convention, San Antonio.
Wednesday, March 10th
PROGRAM # 4164 - 12:00 PDT
JOBS AND SMALL BUSINESS. Republican and Democratic leaders talk in separate interviews on their contrasting plans to reduce the nation’s deficit, create jobs, help small business, and address the needs of Latinos and immigrants.Guests: Hector Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC; Ruben Barrales, Deputy Assistant to the President, The White House; Xavier Becerra, U.S. Congressman, Los Angeles.
Thursday, March 11th
PROGRAM # 4165 - 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.
Friday, March 12th
PROGRAM # 4166 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, begins a new season in the life of his listener-participant radio program. Paco Huerta broadcasts live from Mexico City a new edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Monday, March 15th
PROGRAM # 4167 - 12:00 PDT
HAND WEEDING BAN. A measure to ban all hand-weeding of many crops, recently defeated in the California legislature, is now being considered by the agency in charge of health and safety in the workplace. Labor advocates blame the practice of weeding by hand in a stooped position with breaking the backs of farm workers. Growers oppose the ban, alleging that it would be costly to agriculture and it’s a better alternative to pesticides. Authorities are said to be looking for common ground.Guests: Chris Bunn, vegetable farmer, Salinas, CA; attorney Michael Mueter, Migrant Office, California Rural Legal Assistance, Salinas, CA.
ALSO, MIGRANT HEALTH OUTREACH. Mexican consuls from California get together to discuss plans to reach out to uninsured migrants, including community activities during Binational Health Week, access to low-cost public Mexican insurance coverage, and health education services at consular offices.
Guest: Dr. Xochitl Castaneda, California-Mexico Health Initiative, University of California, Berkeley.
Tuesday, March 16th
PROGRAM # 4168 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorneys Carlos Spector-Calderón and Rosalba Piña comment on a national effort to legislate protective measures for citizen children who face hardships when their parents are deported and forced to take their citizen children with them. Eleven-year-old Stephanie Palomar recently met with U.S. legislators as part of a lobby day on behalf of citizen children. Spector-Calderon also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.
Wednesday, March 17th
PROGRAM # 4169 - 12:00 PDT
ILLINOIS PRIMARIES. This program provides news and analysis on the presidential primary election in Illinois. While the presidential nomination of the major national parties is all but decided, the race for an open U.S. Senate seat may have an impact on the balance of power in the nation’s Senate.GAY WEDDINGS. City governments throughout the country are joining San Francisco in redefining marriage and legalizing same-sex married couples. This program offers a conversation with one of the first gay couples to benefit from San Francisco City Hall’s wedding ceremonies. They comment on why they sought a marriage certificate and how they live the current battle on marriage rights for gays and lesbians.
Guests: Marco Partida and José Córdova, married couple, San Francisco, CA.
Thursday, March 18th
PROGRAM # 4170 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION – SPECIAL PROGRAM. On the eve of the first anniversary of the war in Iraq, Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, and Samuel Orozco, host and executive producer of Línea Abierta, share microphones in this special edition to discuss some effects of the war. Two activist parents join the program to talk about the impact of the war on families of enlisted soldiers and their efforts to bring peace to the region. Fernando Suárez del Solar from San Diego is the grieving father of Jesús, a soldier who died in the first hours of the conflict, and Annabelle Valencia from Tucson is the mother of two children stationed in Iraq.Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.
Friday, March 19th
PROGRAM # 4171 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, begins a new season in the life of his listener-participant radio program. Paco Huerta broadcasts live from Mexico City a new edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Monday, March 22nd
PROGRAM # 4172 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION - ASTHMA. Recent studies show that Latinos are among the most exposed to breathing dirty air and most at risk of developing asthma and allergies. Dr. Elmer Huerta, a regular commentator, discusses the facts about asthma and provides personalized advice on how to control it.
Tuesday, March 23rd
PROGRAM # 4173 - 12:00 PDT
FIRST FIVE. Californians surveyed by the program First Five California ranked preschool at the top of their priorities. Parents also said that the California government should do more to ensure access to quality preschool for children.Guest: Eliseo Medina, vicepresident, SEIU, representative for First Five California, Los Angeles.
ALSO, TRIQUI LANGUAGE IN U.S. AIRWAVES. Mr. Andrés Cruz, a farm worker and Indian community organizer, is spearheading the launching of a radio program serving Triqui-speaking paisanos from the Oaxacan highlands. The program, aired on Radio Bilingüe’s stations in California, becomes the first radio service for Triqui-speaking audiences in the United States. In this interview, Cruz talks about what drives him to host this community-oriented service.
Wednesday, March 24th
PROGRAM # 4174 - 12:00 PDT
THE GATEKEEPER. The award-winning film The Gatekeeper is the story of Adam Fields, a fictional U.S. Border Patrol agent who moonlights as a right-wing vigilante. Without planning it, Fields ends up in a drug-trafficking maffia. Eventually, his contacts with immigrants helped change his view about himself. This is a conversation with Tijuana-born writer, director, producer and star actor John Carlos Frey.ALSO, DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR IMMIGRANTS. Immigrant activist Nativo Lopez, president of Mexican American Political Association and Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, comments on recent developments about Senate Bill 1160, the measure in California to pass a referendum-proof law granting driver's licenses for undocumented motorists.
Thursday, March 25th
PROGRAM # 4175 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION – SPECIAL PROGRAM. On the week of the first anniversary of the war in Iraq, Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, and Samuel Orozco, host and executive producer of Línea Abierta, co-host this program in an exclusive interview with Mexican cartoonist Eduardo del Río (a.k.a.) Rius. In his trademark, satiric way to address highly controversial topics, Rius published the book “Osama Tío Sam.” The book blames the U.S. media’s focus on entertainment and profits for the public’s lack of answers on the motives of the 9/11 attacks.Host: Wanda Colón Cortez.
Friday, March 26th
PROGRAM # 4176 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Francisco “Paco” Huerta, a veteran radio journalist and civic journalism’s foremost advocate, provides from Mexico City a pre-taped edition of his series “Voz Pública”, a listener-driven program featuring a wide array of commentaries about the top news stories.Host: Francisco Huerta, www.vozpublica.com
Monday, March 29th
PROGRAM # 4177 - 12:00 PST
CÉSAR CHÁVEZ CELEBRATIONS. States, cities and community groups around the nation pay tribute this week to the legendary farm worker and civil-rights champion César Chávez. In this holiday program, two of the most important leaders of the farm worker movement reflect on Chávez legacy of social justice. Dolores Huerta, historic farm worker and civil rights leader, and Arturo Rodríguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America, discuss current challenges for farm workers, including health benefits, driver’s licenses, legal status, pesticide regulations and more.PROGRAM # 4178 - 1:00 PST
WALMART BATTLE. Walmart, the largest company in the world and the largest employer in the U.S. and Mexico, opened the first of 40 super centers planned for California. Some cities have opposed the arrival of Walmart, worried about their low wages and their impact in local economies and finances. Walmart has responded taking the issue to the voters. This pre-taped program features a conversation with community leader, Rev. Altagracia Pérez, of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy. The program is in simulcast with “Nuestra Voz,” KPFK in Los Angeles.
Tuesday, March 30th
PROGRAM # 4179 - 12:00 PST
IMMIGRATION EDITION. The Senate Dream Act, a bill proposing legal status for immigrant students, is picking up support and has a good chance of passing this year, according to analysts. Attorney Carlos Spector-Calderón comments on this issue. Spector-Calderon also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.
Wednesday, March 31st
PROGRAM # 4180 - 12:00 PST
SIMULCAST CALIFORNIA-JALISCO: POR MI JALISCO. Radio Bilingüe and XEJB Radiarte in Guadalajara join in a live connection to talk about efforts in Western Mexico to attract dollars from migrant savings accounts. "Por Mi Jalisco" is the name of a program geared to encourage entrepreneurial émigrés to invest in their hometowns.Guests: Pedro Barrios, Director, Por Mi Jalisco, State of Jalisco; Salvador García, director, Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses, Norwalk, CA; Flavio López, piñata-maker, owner of Moldeados de Carton Jamay, Jamay, Jalisco.
To tune in to this news service, check our Affiliate Stations page to find your nearest station. Also, the audio of these news stories will soon be available live in this same website.
LINEA ABIERTA | THIS WEEK | PREVIOUS PROGRAMS