Radio Bilingüe Partners with HITN TV for Groundbreaking Multimedia Election Coverage at WRTE January 14th-15th

Radio Bilingüe will kick off its new election coverage radio series, “Hacia el Voto 2008,” from WRTE Radio Arte in Chicago January 14th and 15th with a new partner — the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN-TV) in New York, the first national Latino public television network in the US, who will simultaneously broadcast the live program on their television network.

“HITN, with access to more than 20 million households, joins Radio Bilingüe and WRTE in a movement by the three Latino community-based media organizations to provide a wider voice and dialogue for the Latino community during the 2008 national elections,” said Jose Luis Rodriguez, HITN founder and president. “This historic, multimedia partnership demonstrates that we can work together to ensure our community has access to informational tools that will help its members participate meaningfully in the nation’s democratic process and make a significant difference.”

Hugo Morales, Radio Bilingüe founder and executive director adds, “This partnership is a milestone for the Latino community because three major Latino media organizations are joining forces to provide their audiences with pertinent information about pressing issues affecting their lives. By joining forces with HITN in our goal to provide the best communication and coverage possible, we succeed in bringing the most up-to-date and relevant information to the Latino public through three major media outlets – television, radio and the Internet.”

“Hacia el Voto 2008” is a year-long election coverage radio series, including special coverage at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, that will air the next 12 months on Radio Bilingüe’s award-winning daily talk show, Línea Abierta, from 3 to 4 p.m. EST.

The two live shows that will air in January will be made possible through the direct collaboration from young radio producers from WRTE, a youth-driven radio station in Chicago. The January 14th, 2 pm EST, broadcast will focus on the youngest voters, exploring issues that fuel youth’s fervor to participate as well as those factors that discourage young people from casting their ballot. On January 15th, 2 pm EST the broadcast will address the needs and perspectives of immigrant youth as it pertains to the elections.

HITN, in turn, will capitalize on its reputation of encouraging live audience participation by providing a 1-800 number where viewers can call in to discuss information and provide feedback relevant to the Latino community’s political representation in the 2008 elections.

In addition, both the radio and TV versions of these programs will be available on the web, on www.radiobilingue.org, and on www.hitn.tv.

Funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Radio Bilingüe’s new bilingual weekly elections program also will include a special itinerant series, “Línea Abierta on the Road,” that begins with Monday’s inaugural WRTE show. These remote broadcasts will include live town hall meetings, roundtable discussions and special reports originating from the home sites of partnering stations such as WRTE. “*

*From: www.hispanicprwire.com
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