Linea Abierta Programming: WEEK OF MARCH 11, 2024

MONDAY, MARCH 11
PROGRAM #10308 12:00 PM PT

Primary Election Eve. On the eve of presidential primaries in Washington, Georgia, and other states, reporters and analysts report and comment on news developments as voters cast their ballots to decide the nominee for president for each party. What are the issues on Latino voters’ minds? Are the major campaigns reaching out to Latino voters? What’s on the ballot? How does the presidential primary work in these states? This edition is part of the “Hacia el Voto 2024” series.

Guests: Gerardo Guzmán, Program Host/Reporter, Atlanta, GA; David Morales, Political Analyst, Granger, WA; Adelina Nicholls, Executive Director, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights-GLAHR, Atlanta, GA; David Morales, Political Analyst, Yakima, WA.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 12
PROGRAM #10309 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Primary Election Day. One week after Super Tuesday, voters in Washington, Georgia, and other states hold presidential primaries. What’s the ambience in the voting polls? How motivated is the Latino voter to go out to the polls? How big are the efforts to get the Latino vote out? What are the expectations for this election? How do voting results work? This edition of Radio Bilingüe’s special series “Hacia el Voto 2024.” is hosted from the hub of an effort in Atlanta to mobilize Latino voters.

Guests: Gerardo Guzmán, Program Host/Reporter, Atlanta, GA; Adelina Nicholls, Executive Director, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights-GLAHR, Atlanta, GA; Carlos Medina, Lead Community Organizer, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights-GLAHR, Atlanta, GA; Mark Figueroa, State Coordinator, Poder Latinx, Yakima, WA; Edgar Franks, Policy Director, Families United for Justice Independent Union, Mount Vernon, WA.

PROGRAM #10310 12:00 PM PT

Primary Election Day. As voters cast their ballots to select each party’s nominee for president in Washington, Georgia, and other states, reporters file stories on the voter turnout, last-minute efforts to get out the vote, and the issues driving voters to the polls. Political analysts examine the growing clout of the Latino vote in these states and put these primaries in perspective. This program, part of the series “Hacia el Voto 2024,” is hosted remotely from the site of a campaign to mobilize Latino voters in Atlanta.

Guests: Gerardo Guzmán, Program Host/Reporter, Atlanta, GA; Ramsés Jiménez, Community Organizer, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials-GALEO, Atlanta, GA; Adelina Nicholls, Executive Director, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights-GLAHR, Atlanta, GA; Carlos Medina, Lead Community Organizer, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights-GLAHR, Atlanta, GA; Jorge Mújica, Strategic Campaigns Organizer, ARISE Chicago, Chicago, IL; Francisco Ríos, News Director and General Manager, KDNA Radio, Granger, WA; Jimmy Mata, Councilmember and Former Mayor, City of Burien, Burien, WA.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
PROGRAM #10311 12:00 PM PT

Election Results. The day after primary elections in Washington, Georgia and other states, reporters file stories on the results and analysts examine the road ahead for the major presidential campaigns and the impact expected from the Latino vote. This is a program of the series “Hacia el Voto 2024.”

Guests: Gerardo Guzmán, Program Host/Reporter, Atlanta, GA; Adelina Nicholls, Executive Director, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights-GLAHR, Atlanta, GA; Ramsés Jiménez, Community Organizer, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials-GALEO, Atlanta, GA; Francisco Ríos, News Director and General Manager, KDNA Radio, Granger, WA; José López Zamorano, Reporter, Washington, DC.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 14
PROGRAM #10312 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Petrochemical Pollution Ravages Community. As previously reported, human rights organizations revealed the devastating effects that toxic pollution from hundreds of industrial plants in Houston’s Ship Channel region, the largest petrochemical complex in the US, is having on the health of local communities. The watchdogs blamed local and state authorities for failing to enforce protective systems. In this program, journalists who visited a frontline community and interviewed Latino families share their findings.

Guests: Alejandra Martinez, News Reporter, Texas Tribune, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Wendy Selene Perez, Freelance Journalist, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.

PROGRAM #10313 12:00 PM PT

Targeting Xylazine, Fentanyl and Other Drugs. This is a conversation with freshman congresswoman Yadira Caraveo of Colorado, whose first bill in Congress targeted the rising threat of xylazine, a powerful tranquilizer linked to the escalating epidemic of overdoses. Caraveo, who is a doctor, talks about the devastating impact of fentanyl and meth overdoses among young Latinos and farm workers in Colorado’s rural communities and her plans to address the addiction epidemic.

Guest: Yadira Caraveo, US Congresswoman D-Colorado, Washington, DC.

Master Plan on the Opioid Crisis. Last year, California adopted a master plan to tackle the opioid crisis. Governor Newsom blamed the crisis of opioid addiction, overdose, and death on “Big Pharma’s irresponsible marketing of prescription opioids.” The Master Plan includes overdose prevention efforts, holds the opioid pharmaceutical industry accountable, cracks down on drug trafficking, and raises awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and other opioids. How is the plan working?

Guests: Paula Andalo, KFF Health News Editor, Silver Spring, MD; Dr. Lucía Abascal, Public Health Physician, California Department of Public Health, Director’s Office, Sacramento, CA.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16
PROGRAM #10314 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. At least three million Mexicans are expected to be displaced and forced to migrate in the next three decades because of disaster emergencies such as floods and mega droughts exacerbated by climate change. What’s the outlook? How is Mexico preparing? These and other news are discussed with policy experts.

Guests: José Omar Peral, Geologist and Researcher, Habitat International Coalition, Mexico City, MX; others TBA.