Sunday, November 8, 2009

Broadcasting on REE


On October 23, I was invited to participate in the current affairs program Otros acentos (Other accents) on Radio Exterior de España, which is broadcast simultaneously here in Spain on Radio 5. Host Mavi Aldana invites a group of foreign-born journalists living in Madrid to get their impressions on world events. You can hear it here, in Spanish:

Informe demoledor de UNRWA sobre las necesidades de Gaza tras la ofensiva militar (Otros acentos)



This wasn’t the first time I have been on international radio. I was host of Radio Nacional de Venezuela’s English service in Caracas from 1990-1992. When I was living in Puerto Rico, I was the stringer for Voice of America’s now-defunct Report to the Caribbean from 1993-1996.


Mavi Aldana, the host of Otros acentos, with my colleague Ramón Irigoyen, getting ready for the broadcast. We spoke about Cuba, the Prince of Asturias awards, and the proposal for the South American common currency unit proposed by the ALBA-member nations.






The entrance of Radio Nacional de España and old receiver on the display in radio museum located in the lobby. RNE is located in the Madrid suburb of Pozuelo.





The hallway to the studios of Radio Nacional de España / Radio Exterior.