May 09, 2009
Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control the Yo Soy Latino Show did not air as planned. We apologize to all our listeners, callers, advertisers and guest. However, we will return next week full throttled from 12-1 PM, no glitches. Come and join Jose for another cup of café con leche or espresso and his charming guest Ms. Maegan Ortiz who has agreed to return.
The Yo Soy Latino team wishes all the mothers who so selflessly give of themselves not just on one day but every day of the year a Happy Mother’s Day. It is our desire to recognize you for all you do and more.
YSL Needs Your Help:
There is a young 14 year old girl by the name of Bridget Ayala Torres, lying in Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. She is fighting for her life and she needs our help. She has been told she has less then 3 months to live. Bridget needs to find a compatible bone marrow donor out there somewhere; but more importantly, she needs help with funds to make that fight for her life. Just ask yourself how far would you go to save a loved one, your parents, your brother/sisters, or your child? This child needs us. There will be upcoming events planned for her in Orlando and in Miami stay tuned for dates and times. For more information you can also contact Bridget’s
Aunt Lynette at (407) 538-1336 cell or (321) 558-1869 home.
Remember together we can do anything....
5/2/09
Once again Jose delivered yet another spectacular program from the introduction to the interviews to the closing of the show. He remains unstoppable yet totally entertaining engaging his guests and the YSL crew in all sorts of topics.
These are interesting times, for many it is downright deep into frightful but one thing is certain you own it.
As the hour unfolds, Jose spotlights the turnout of Friday’s “Day for protest on Immigration” which was disappointing low and reflective upon the way the U.S.A. is going about pursuing this problem. The crisis won’t go away and the solution it’s not about putting up walls and closing our borders. Neither is our current issue on influenza, the swine flu. In some cases is just the common cold. We just can’t go around narrowing the source to one culture.
It was definitely a conversational starter and a great way to open the show. Then Jose revisits the ongoing concerns alleged by the NAACP and their diligence to convolute issues enough so that Hispanics continue to be blame for the lack of other minorities not being hired in the venues though no clear numbers are being presented. Before we begin playing the “BLAME GAME” let’s wait for the facts to become known.
Continuing the flow of the show, Jose makes ready to reintroduce a guest whose interview was cut short last week. It’s none other than Jim Colucci of Atladis. The conversation goes from embargo cigars, to counterfeiting, to the origins of bands on cigars all the way to the Federal taxes.
Jim offered a possible recommendation to cigar smokers. One way to combat another tax increase is to write to your state legislative official and ask them to take another look. Re-examine the issue and stop taxing tobacco, perhaps reflecting on other products. Possibly consider an “evaluated tax” instead—a slight tax that can be placed on all consumer goods, without hurting one industry. And there you have it, a very intense yet illuminating conversation with Jim Colucci. Thank you Mr. Colucci! Don’t forget about the Altadis’ promotion buy three the fourth is free and one goes to our military troops.
After the break Jose brings in Haydee for a discussion on Fashion then leaps right in to present his next guest, Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., a dynamo in her own right and a delightful woman whose accomplishments had Jose on his toes.
She’s an author, international speaker, motivational speaker, talk show host, and movie producer. Her television show the Wright Place broadcasts weekly to over 4.2 million homes in Southern California. In addition, Dr. Wright is co-author of The Power of Mentorship for Creating Wealth, The Power of Mentorship for the Woman Entrepreneur and The Power of Mentorship for Passion. She is also the Producer of the New Film—The Power of Mentorship Movie. Dr. Wright ranked #33 on the 50 Most Influential Women in Social Media Movie.
She may have come from humble beginnings in New York but has surely captivated everyone from the east coast to the west coast, including Jose and his listeners. For more information on Dr. Wright visit her website at www.wrightplacetv.com. A personal thank you goes to Dr. Wright for spending this hour with us.
I hope you enjoyed our program and look forward to seeing you back next week as we bring in a new guest, Meegan “la Mamita Mala” Ortiz, publisher, editor and just one bad mamita. See you then!
Haydee’s Slice of Fashion...
The Little Black Dress still gets the green light. It is the one piece of clothing every woman should own. Even now it represents an ideal of a perfectly simple, yet sexy object and continues to be the height of chicness!
It wasn’t until Coco Channel introduced it back in the twenties that it had undergone vast changes from hemline to shoulder straps and fabric variations; it’s one way to keep a classic piece modern. The little black dress offers many diverse looks. It is the answer to the “what should I wear?” dilemma. It is more than a wardrobe necessity it is the epitome of timeless fashion.
A true “fashionista” can take the black dress and modify the look so that you get a variety of other styles to fit your taste but more importantly your budget. To create multiple stylish ensembles that can go from work, to a backyard barbecue, to a weekend on the town, to the dressiest holiday party or even to that black tie event, here are a few tips to change it up....
For fun, play it uptown gal all the way, add a shawl or cape cinch it with a vintage broach (I did say there were returning) some nice mules and you’re good to go. For evening add a chunky choker or dazzling bold earrings, paired with a short sleeve jacket up to your midriff or a light cardigan sweater, a black clutch, nice heels and you’re ready for an adventure on the town.
You can also make the little black dress fit your 9-5 work schedule simply by throwing on a polished tailored black blazer, a leather carry all bag and some pumps...presto!...that will add a rich sophisticated look which will surely make your supervisors stop and take notice.
Dress down your black dress with a sheer or light weight dolman sleeve pullover add some leggings (black, white, red or yellow) and sandals or espadrilles, you’ll still retain the overall classiness while making a simple yet chic statement. Remember the answer to sustainable-chic fashion lies within you!
4/25/09
Welcome back to another adventure of The Yo Soy Latino Show as your host Jose Miranda looks at the cigar industry, the new imposed taxation, its affect on consumers and the cigar industry overall.
Today’s guest needs no introduction as he is well known in the cigar industry. He’s none other than James Colucci Executive Vice President for Altadis USA and joining him is Janelle Rosenfeld Vice President of Communications.
But before Jose makes the introduction, he begins to discuss the facts of the day then cracks down on the matter concerning a 40 year old statute surrounding the board of education in Orange County and why only four Hispanics banded together to protest the lack of inclusion of Hispanics on this important issue. What happened to the rest of the Hispanic community are there only 4 people who this concerns?
Forty-five years ago during the beginnings of the civil rights movement a statute was mandated in Orange County, which required that a panel consisting of 5 black and 5 white people be formed to insure a balance with the Board of Education. Somewhere along this long path the idea was abandoned or at the very least placed into limbo. Times have changed and the Hispanic community has henceforth become the growing majority. To have four representatives as the single attendees boycotting for the Latin community was an outrage.
“This is Florida and change does not come easy but a statute like this affects everyone”. “The need to stand together as a community is crucial,” said Jose. These are thorny issues here in the south and there is a lot of emotion and memory involved something that is clearly lost with this host. You could hear the raw mixture of emotions as he spoke to his listeners. This is a topic which will be revisited as the issue winds itself thru the education system.
Yo Soy Latino switches gears to discuss fashion, specifically men’s fashion and Jose introduces his YSL guru Haydee to the forum along with John K. to which they discuss trends and the metro sexual look.
Jose then warms up his listeners to the theme of the day “TALKING CIGARS” as he introduces Mr. James Colucci Executive Vice President of Altadis USA. Altadis USA is the largest manufacturer of cigars in the United States and part of the Altadis S.A. Group, the largest maker and marketer of cigars in the world. Mr. Colucci has spent 35 years in the cigar industry so he is no novice to the business.
Jose gives kudos’s to Jim and Altadis USA for their support to our Marines and military now serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Being a Vietnam veteran himself he was pleased to learn that such generosities for our troops are prevalent, especially when they are so far away from home. Jim also mentioned that they have a promotion in place that when you buy 3 of their cigars the fourth is free and one will be sent to our troops. So keep that in mind when you’re buying cigars.
Then began the questions and answers as Jose asked what turned the industry around. Jim explained that in 1964 the industry peaked after the surgeon general’s report that smoking was hazardous to your health. It wasn’t until 1994 that the cigar industry started experiencing a Renaissance mainly because it’s a lifestyle and it’s more of a relaxation thing. Though more women are smoking cigars it is only 1% of the cigar market.
Jim enlightened YSL on how the tax being levied on cigars right now is being passed on to consumers. Some of the things that affect the pricing on cigars can vary. Depending on the packaging to the quality of the cigars, from wrappers which are expensive to the aging process of the tobacco all these things will add to the cost of the cigar.
Jose asked what are some myths surrounding the Cuban cigar. Jim responded, “There are no myths but if you’re asking are they the forbidden fruit or are they the best it will depend on whether you like Cuban cigars”. “There are good and bad in all cigars”. “Just like another myth is the association of unsavory characters to cigars as well as the sexual connotations”.
Unfortunately, we ran out of time and our interview with James Colucci of Altadis USA came to a close but we'll return next week for the conclusion of the interview. So come back and join us once again for that cup of coffee with Jose Miranda. Until then, be well.
Haydee’s Slice of Fashion.....
Whether it’s work or play Latin styles are definitely romantic, hot and sexy. It’s more than just clothes it’s an attitude, a feeling which comes from within allowing you to express your personal stylishness and makes you feel more confident. It’s a mixture of various individual traditions with an emphasis on style and colors, yes colors!
In keeping with this week’s theme we are going to look at fashion for the Latin Men and the use of bold colors like yellow, red, orange, green, and bright blue as well as your classic black, which are a staple of the Latin community’s style.
For the cigar aficionado when considering a more dapper neat yet smart casual look pick up a classic Guayabera shirt (any color) add a nice loose fitted pant (your classic black or beige) with some fine leather sandals (no sox as you feet were meant to breathe) top it off with a Fedora hat and WALLA!!! You’re the hit of the day. It’s fun and free flowing.
For those of you who are not familiar with the Guayabera shirt it is similar to a barbershop shirt but you can distinguished it by several details—two or four patch pockets in the front and two vertical rows of fine tiny pleats sewn together and running along the front and back of the shirt. It was traditionally worn in white and pastels but are now available in many other colors.
And for an evening on the town consider a black tailored spring suit, a bold color shirt not your classic white and blend it with a very daring color silk necktie—yellow, red, green even strips of the same color then add a sophisticated yet classic Trilby Hat (similar to the Fedora but more stylish) and slip on some trendy dressy men’s shoes and suddenly you’ve been transformed, giving yourself a more discriminate look.
With your ensemble complete, the only thing that remains is a fine cigar. So fire up enjoy that cigar your company and that fine glass of cognac with a coke chaser.
Watch for our upcoming show as we conclude our interview with Jim Colucci of Altadis USA and introduce Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C—a celebrity, international speaker, talk show host, author and movie producer. Her show reaches 4.2 million homes each week in Southern California.
4/18/09
Saturday’s show had a digest of elements reflecting on past issues, focusing on Immigration while adding a segment on fashion to the hour. It was definitely the right time for a lively mix of topics.
Jose with his witty sense of humor was both entertaining and energetic despite his lack of morning coffee. This week’s show was designed to keep his listeners up to speed on the day’s theme as his esteem guests, attorneys Steen Brown and John Barry, delivered invaluable information on Immigration.
Immigration has become a HOT button issue today more so than before because of the current market worldwide. This has only aggravated the situation further having the ICE police (Immigration Customs Enforcement) running around town looking for the flood of refugee entering the United States illegally. These influxes are not isolated to just one group but to people from all countries though the Hispanics do make up a large portion of this.
Both attorneys John and Steen gave their views. It was both informative and enlightening as they disclosed the complexities involving immigration as well as the agencies involved which can make one overwhelmed and lost in the process. Because of the intricacies of the subject and its impact on families, it would be best to defer our listeners and visitors to contact attorneys Steen Brown or John Barry directly for issues on Immigration.
Attorney Steen Brown of Brown Law the telephone number is 407-430-7300. You can reach him anytime of the day or email him at SBrown@Brownlaw.com.
Attorney John Barry can be reached at The Farmworkers Association of Florida Inc. (FWAF) telephone number out of Apopka is (407) 886-5151. Let someone there know you’re trying to reach out to John Barry and they will send him an email to get back to you.
As the hour winds down we wish to thank our guests and our listeners for stopping by and enjoying that cup of coffee with Jose. Come back and join us next week for more fun and explosive conversation.
A Slice of Fashion...
Make it Fun, Fantastic and Hot! This season offers a little something for everybody. No need to go crazy, build on what you have. Let your imagination go wild, all will translate well to real life.
Color! Color! Color is the palette for this spring!
Yellow has been making a comeback as a hot wardrobe color for several seasons now. Though Black is always in, try combining the two colors. Take a sensational looking A-line dress or a nice oversized off-the shoulder tunic, which falls slightly below your hips, and mix it up. Maybe even add black leggings to update the wardrobe—these items pulled together can give you that WOW factor! Another way is to use a flashy pantsuit and add a long yellow scarf or chunky jewelry with yellow beads. Don’t be afraid to add pretty prints, bright colors and fresh silhouettes to your wardrobe this season, EXPERIMENT AND LOVE THE WAY YOU LOOK!
4/11/09
TODAY JOSE GOT UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HIS GUESTS, LARA DIEN AND DANNY RAMOS. ONCE AGAIN COMBINING LIVELY INTIMATE INTERVIEWS AND THE LATEST NEWS AND VIEWS—OF COURSE, DELIVERED WITH WIT AND LAUGHTER. IT’S NO WONDER HIS LISTENERS LOOK FORWARD TO HIS SHOWS EVERY SATURDAY!
LARA DIEN ORIGINALLY INTERVIEWED WITH JOSE BACK ON VALENTINE’S DAY WHERE JOSE PRESENTED HER WITH A QUESTION. HOW DOES ONE SPRUCE UP A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP? THAT WAS THE DAY LARA LEFT THE STUDIO BUZZING EVEN AFTER SHE WAS OFF THE AIR. IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT JOSE WOULD ASK HER BACK.
AS A ROMANCE EROTIC WRITER AND COMING FROM A LAW BACKGROUND JOSE PRESENTED MS. DIEN WITH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE BIG QUESTION WHY? HOW COULD AN ACCOMPLISHED DEFENSE LAWYER GIVE UP HER PRACTICE TO BECOME A WRITER? LARA WAS QUICK TO NOTE IT WASN’T FOR THE MONEY BUT CLEARLY FOR THE PASSION OF WRITING. YOU COULD FEEL IT IN HER WORDS AND IN HER VOICE. SHE DESCRIBES HER NOVELLAS LIKE A SHORT MOVIE PLAYING OUT IN HER MINDS EYE THEN WITH PEN IN HAND BEGINS TO WRITE HER TALE. HAVING A PASSION FOR WHAT SHE DOES MAKES HER WRITES COME TO LIFE AND WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW SHE RESEARCHES GIVING HER STORIES A MORE REALIST APPROACH.
JOSE’S NEXT GUEST WAS DANNY RAMOS FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CORPORATE ACHIEVERS, AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN FOR RECOGNIZING HISPANICS IN THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE. HE IS AN INDIVIDUAL GROUNDED AND FOCUSED. MR. RAMOS HAS RECEIVED 44 GUBERNATIORIAL, MAYORAL CITATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS AND NAMED MINORITY BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR HIS WORK IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITY. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE “DIRECTOR’S” AWARD PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK.
HOWEVER, SOME MAY RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE TV HOST OF “SHOUT OUT” ON BRIGHT HOUSE CHANNEL 49 MONDAY NIGHTS AT 9:30 P.M. MR. RAMOS’ CONTINUOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ARE TO BE APPLAUDED.
IF YOU WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LARA DIEN OR DANNY RAMOS PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITES—FOR MS. DIEN IT'S www.laradien.com OR www.laradien.blogspot.com OR EMAIL HER AT lara@laradien.com. AS FOR MR. RAMOS IT'S http://hispanicachievers.org OR EMAIL HIM AT speakoutTV@brighthouse49.com.
YO SOY LATINO IS THE SHOW THAT BRINGS LISTENERS A UNIQUE BLEND OF BREAKING NEWS, INTERESTING GUESTS AND INFORMATIVE REPORTS ON A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS. NEXT WEEK SHOW SHOULD PROVE TO BE ILLUMINATING AS JOSE OPENS HIS FORUM WITH ATTORNEYS STEEN BROWN AND JOHN BERRY TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.
4/04/09
TODAY’S PROGRAM WAS OF A SERIOUS NATURE THOUGH IT WAS BOTH MOTIVATIONAL AND INSPIRING AS JOSE ENGAGED HIS DISTINGUISHED GUEST, DR. JOSE M. MANDRY, IN A CONVERSATION ON DIABETES.
DIABETES IS A CHRONIC, COMPLEX, AND DESTRUCTIVE DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE A WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING KIDNEY FAILURE, HEART DISEASE, AMPUTATIONS, DESTRUCTIVE PERODONTAL, AND BLINDNESS. APPROXIMATELY 24 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES.
IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A “CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIC” BY THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. FURTHER, THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST FORTY YEARS. THIS TREND IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT AMONG MINORITY POPULATIONS—NATIVE AMERICANS, HISPANICS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND SOME ASIANS. WHITE/CAUCASIANS SEEM TO BE ON A LOW PERCENTILE BUT THAT CAN CHANGE DRASTICALLY WITH THE UNION OF INTERRACIAL COUPLES.
JOSE WHO DREW UPON HIS OWN EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES DISCUSSED WITH DR. MANDRY HOW PATIENTS CAN EMPOWER THEMSELVES WHEN DEALING WITH THIS CHRONIC DISEASE. AS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST HE PRESENTED ENCOURAGING INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 JUVENILE DIABETES AND ITS MANAGEMENT. THEN HE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING TYPE 2 IN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS.
THOUGH DIABETES IS MANAGEABLE WITH THE USE OF INSULIN AND NEW GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICES AS WELL AS PROPER NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND CONTINUAL VISITS TO YOUR DOCTER, IT IS IMPERATIVE WHEN YOU SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG TO GET A BLOOD TEST EARLY—EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL. THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES. THE SYMPTOMS TO WATCH FOR ARE INCREASE THIRST, INCREASE URINATION, BLURRED VISION, LIGHT HEADACHES AND LOSS OF WEIGHT.
IF YOU NEED TO REACH DR. MANDRY YOU CAN CALL HIS OFFICE AT (407) 331-1117. ALSO DR. MANDRY JUST OPENED A SATELLITE OFFICE IN THE OCOEE AREA OFF 50 LESS THAN ½ MILE FROM THE 408. CHECK OUT THE PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AT www.pamacfl.org FOR A LIST OF OTHER HISPANIC DOCTORS.
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3/28/09
JOSE ENGAGED HIS GUEST IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT TEENS, WHICH GOT EVERYONE’S ADRENALINE PUMPING FROM BEGINNING TO END—THE SHARP TOPICS AND TANGENTS COMBINING HUMOR AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY LEFT ONE WONDERING WHERE THE HOUR WENT.
ERIC JAMES THE HOST OF TODAY’S TEEN HAS A FANTASTIC TELEVISION GENRE ABOUT AND FOR TEENS. ERIC STATED THAT TEENS NEED A VOICE AND THEY NEED TO BE HEARD. AS PARENTS, WE ARE THEIR MENTORS, THEIR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD; DON’T BE TOO HARD ON THEM. AND, TEENAGERS YOU HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR PARENTS FOR THEY ARE THERE TO GUIDE YOU. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THAT ERIC JAMES IS DOING OR JUST LEARN ABOUT TODAY’S TEENS, VISIT WWW.TODAYSTEEN.NET OR CALL 888-9TV-SHOW.
LET’S NOT FORGET MINISTER SAM JACKSON. HIS CONTRIBUTUON TO TEENS IS NOTEWORTHY. MINISTER JACKSON OFFERS TEENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME LEADERS THROUGH THE CHURCH AND IS REACHABLE AT 386-257-6784. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN A GANG AS NOTED BY ERIC JAMES, JOIN THE CHURCH. DON'T FORGET, THE CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRISTIAN RALLY IS DOING A YOUTH LEADERSHIP MONTH IN JULY. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.CHRISTIANSMERGINGTOGETHER.ORG AND CHECK OUT WHERE YOU CAN GO SEE THE DANCING PRECHER IN ACTION.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, TO OUR LISTENERS AND TO OUR VISITORS—GEORGE CROSLEY FROM THE PEOPLE POWER HOUR, JOEY OUR WEATHER NEWSCASTER AND EDDIE FOR TAKING TIME TO VISIT WITH JOSE.
3/21/09
ONCE AGAIN WE ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES FOR ANOTHER ADVENTURE IN THE WORLD OF YO SOY LATINO AS WE SAT DOWN TO CHAT WITH MS. MARCELA LANDRES.
MS. LANDRES IS ONE OF A KIND FROM THE FIRST HELLO JOSE WAS CAPTIVATED WITH THIS UNIQUE WOMAN’S VIEW OF THE WRITING WORLD. IN FACT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME JOSE STATED HE SHOULD BE TELLING MARCELA A HEARTY THANK YOU FOR HAVING JOSE ON HER SHOW. MARCELA WAS RELENTLESS WITH FACTS AND WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WRITING WORLD.
WE LEARNED FIRST HAND THAT A BOOK THAT SELLS VERY WELL TO A PUBLISHER IS ONE WHERE THE SUBJECT OR THE PIECE HAS A CERTAIN EXCEPTIONALITY-- STORIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE READER. EVEN JOSE TOOK A SHOT AT IT SAYING HE’S GOING TO WRITE A NOVEL, A MYSTERY, AN ADVENTURE, “THE LIPSTICK BANDIT THAT FEEDS AND TRAVELS WITH HIS FAMILY AND SHARES ONE BOOK AMONG THEM.”
MARCELA LANDRES FORMER EDITOR AT NYC’S SIMON AND SCHUSTER DEMONSTRATED THAT SHE IS A WOMAN ON A MISSION. SHE IS THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING E-ZINE LATINIDAD, AND IS THE AUTHOR OF THE E-BOOK HOW EDITORS THINK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MARCELA OR FUTURE EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT HER WEBSITE AT http://www.marcelalandres.com.
IN CLOSING HERE IS A QUICK NOTE FROM MARCELA TO YO SOY LATINO...
“I VERY MUCH ENJOYED SPEAKING WITH JOSE AND ADMIRE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING WITH YO SOY LATINO. SO MUCH OF WHAT IS IN THE MEDIA ABOUT LATINOS IS NEGATIVE, SO IT’S REFRESHING TO HEAR AN INTELLIGENT RADIO SHOW ABOUT LATINOS THAT FOCUSES ON THE POSITIVES...ALL MY BEST, MARCELA LANDRES.”
3/14/09
THE TALK TODAY MEANDERS TO REV. RANDOLPH BRACY’S REMARK (OF THE NAACP) WHERE HE STATES JOBS THAT SHOULD BE GOING TO BLACKS ARE GOING TO HISPANICS MERELY BY LOOKING AT THE WORKERS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. TO MAKE A DECLARATION OF THAT MAGNITUDE WAS SPECULATIVE AT BEST WHEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS AS WELL AS HISPANICS COME IN ALL SHADES.
THEN JOSE ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING BEER FESTIVAL AT WATERFORD LAKES TOWN CENTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21st FROM 1:00-5:00 PM BUT BEFORE CLOSING HE SAID “TELL THEM YOU HEARD IT RIGHT HERE AT YO SO LATINO.
THERE ARE MANY REWARDS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AS JOSE INTRODUCES HIS DISTINGUISHED GUEST, MAGDALIA “MAGGIE” ROSARIO PUBLISHER OF THE CMD MAGAZINE AND PRESIDENT/FOUNDER OF THE DR. PHILLIPS-METROWEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MS. ROSARIO IS NO NOVICE TO THE FASHION WORLD SO JOSE LEAPS RIGHT IN TO THE TOP OF “TODAY’S FASHION”. IT WAS A FIERY SUBJECT ONE WHICH STIRRED OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE AS JOSE ASKED MANY QUESTIONS FROM A MALE’S PERSPECTIVE. THE SHOW WAS RIVETING!
WELL THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROGRAM FOR TODAY. WE WISH TO THANK OUR FAITHFUL LISTENERS AS WE ENTER OUR 6TH LINE UP. GOD BLESS AND BE WELL.
3/7/09
YO SOY LATINO WAS ON FIRE AS ITS FORMAT TOOK A LEFT-LEANING SLANT. JOSE DELIVERED YET ANOTHER STIRRING PROGRAM SPEAKING OF THE BONDS OF FAMILY, DISCUSSING THE MOST RECENT RELEASE FROM THE CENSUS DATA WHICH ILLUSTRATED THE HISPANIC GROWTH IN OUR SCHOOLS—A SOON TO BE SHIFTING OF THE POPULOUS VOTE AS MINORITY CHILDREN BECOME THE MAJORITY BY 2023.
JOSE REVISITED THE GROWING CONCERNS OF OUR ECONOMY FOCUSING ON THE NATION’S OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT RISE TO 8.1% IN FEBRUARY. HOWEVER, HERE IN METRO ORLANDO COUNTIES LIKE LAKE, ORANGE, OSCEOLA, AND SEMINOLE ITS FIGURE LEAPED TO 9%, THE WORSE RATE IN 32 YEARS.
AND, FOR ALL YOU WOMEN OUT THERE, IF YOU HAVE A CAPITAL IDEA NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. WE MAY HAVE COME TO THE PARTY LATE LAGGING BEHIND OUR MALE COUNTERPARTS BUT OUR VISIONS ARE JUST AS VITAL TO THE ECONOMY—HELP MAKE A DENT. FOUNDER NELL MERLINO OF COUNT ME IN FOR WOMEN’S ECONOMICS INDEPENDENCE IS AN ONLINE MICRO-LENDER CREATED TO HELP FINANCE COMPANIES OWNED BY WOMEN. SO TAP INTO ALL THE RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL. EVERY WOMAN HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO BUSINESS LOANS.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, YO SOY LATINO WAS BRIEFLY ABLE TO SPEAK WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE DARREN SOTO FROM DISTRICT 49 IN ORLANDO, WHO IS CO-SPONSORING A BILL TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL STREET RACING OCCURRING IN ORLANDO—A GROWING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE LOSS OF LIVES OF BOTH THE PARTICIPANT AND THOSE WHO INNOCENTLY ARE KILLED BY THIS RECKLESS ACTIVITY.
LISTENERS TO JOSE’S RADIO PROGRAM ARE LIVELY AND PASSIONATE, SKILLFUL, WITTY, SOMETIMES VERBOSE, THIS SHOW WAS NO EXCEPTION GIVEN THE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION. HOWEVER, JOSE AS ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE EACH MOMENT SHINE, THIS WAS NO EXCEPTION.
REMEMBER OUR WORLD IS A WORLD OF CONSTANT CHANGE, OF TIMES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECT YOU. GET INVOLVE, DO YOUR RESEARCH, AND THEN REACT. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. POWER IS HOPE.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, GOD BLESS AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW.
2/28/09
YO SOY LATINO INVITES YOU TO UNLEASH YOUR VOICE. JOIN JOSE EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 12:00 TO 1:00 P.M. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPEARING ON HIS SHOW, PLEASE SEND ALL EMAIL REQUESTS TO YOSOYLATINO5@AOL.COM.
THIS WEEK JOSE UNLOCKED A COLORFUL VENUE INTRODUCING JOEY AS HIS REGULAR WEATHER FORECASTER WHICH ADDED A COMEDIC ELEMENT TO THE PROGRAM BEFORE DELVING INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE SHOW.
ALTHOUGH HIS SHOWS ARE CONVERSATIONALLY IN HIS MONOLOGUE IT IS JUST A JUMPING OFF THE PLATFORM FOR ALL TYPES OF SUBJECTS. THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH—A REMEMBRANCE OF OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AN INTERACTIVE TIMELINE OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS LIKE A. P. ASHBOURNE KNOWN FOR HIS BISCUIT CUTTER. JAMES BAUER FOR HIS COIN CHANGER, G. E. BECKET THE LEATHER BOX, PHIL BROOKS FOR HIS DISPOSAL SYRINGES, AND CHARLES RICHARD DREW WHO REVOLUTIONIZED THE MEDICAL PROFESSION FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION OF THE BLOOD BANK BAG RECOGNIZING THAT PLASMA PRESERVED THIS WAY SAVES LIVES, AND OF COURSE, GEORGE CRUM WHOSE DILIGENCE IN THE KITCHEN GAVE BIRTH TO THE POTATO CHIP.
LIFE IS ABOUT MORE THAN WORDS, IT’S ABOUT BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND GETTING INVOLVED IN ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT YOU. HIS GUEST FOR TODAY IS MS. SANDRA CAMACHO, ASSISTANT TO LINDA STEWART, ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 4. THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE RECENTLY FILED STREET RACING BILL. MS. CAMACHO DISCUSSED THIS PETITION IN LENGTH IN THE HOPES THAT OUR LISTENERS AND OTHERS WILL SIGN THIS AND HOPEFULLY WILL ENCOURAGE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PASS THIS BILL AND PUT AN END TO THE SENSELESS FATALITIES AFFECTING OUR YOUTH.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE HEARD AND COUNTED. GO TO WWW.ORANGECOUNTYFL.NET OR CALL THEIR OFFICE AT 407.836.7350 MON-FRI OR YOU CAN EMAIL THEM AT DISTRICT4@OCFL.NET.
WELL MY FRIENDS THAT CONCLUDES OUR SHOW FOR TODAY. OUR VOTE OF THANKS GOES TO MS. CAMACHO FOR BEING AN ADVOCATE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR BEING OUR ESTEEM GUEST ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW.
2/21/09
BIENVENIDO! COME WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY WAS THE THEME OF THE DAY. OUR SHOW TODAY WAS ONE OF SOULFUL MEMORIES AS YO SOY LATINO’S HOST JOSE MIRANDA TOOK HIS LISTENERS DOWN TO 38th STREET IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN IN NYC—TO THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS OF SALSA, TO THE BIRTHPLACE WHERE IT ALL TOOK FLIGHT.
JOSE IN HIS INIMITABLE STYLE DARED TO EXPERIMENT GOING OUTSIDE HIS REGULAR FORMAT DELIVERING AN UNCOMMON YET INVIGORATING PROGRAM AS HE TOOK HIS LISTENERS ON A PASSAGE. THEIR FIRST STOP A BISTRO CAFÉ. HE INVITES HIS GUESTS TO SIP CAFÉ CON LECHE (COFFEE WITH MILK) WITH HIM WHILE THE MUSIC SETS THE STAGE AS HIS WORDS FLOWING IMPRESSIVELY TELLING THE STORY. MUCH LIKE THE DAYS OF THE JIBARITOS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PUERTO RICO WHEN CHILDREN WOULD SIT ANXIOUSLY AS THE STORY TELLER ENTHRALLS THEM WITH MUSIC, SOUNDS AND WORDS CREATING A VISUAL CANVAS OF A TIME LONG PAST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE LEGENDS LIKE JOE CUBA, TITO PUENTE, EDDIE PALMIERIE, WILLIE COLON, LARRY HARLOW AND THE LEBRON BROTHERS WHILE VISITING CLUBS OF THOSE HEYDAYS—THE CHEETAH, LA MANCHA, THE PHYCHO ROOM BUT MOSTLY OF A LATIN BEAT THE ENDEARING SOUNDS OF AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS—A MUSIC THAT STILL BURNS BRIGHTLY TODAY IN THE HEARTS OF MANY AND IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO DARE TO SWAY TO THE LATIN BEAT.
OUR GUEST THIS WEEK WAS AURORA FLORES. A JOURNALIST AND MUSIC HISTORIAN WHO BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE INDUSTRY AS THE FIRST WOMAN MUSIC EDITOR OF LATIN NEW YORK MAGAZINE IN 1974 THEN MOVED ON TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN MUSIC CORRESPONDENT FOR BILLBOARD MAGAZINE IN 1975; AND, STILL TO THIS DAY CONTINUES TO COVER THE LATIN MUSIC AND R&B SCENE.
A SPECIAL “THANK YOU” TO MS. FLORES FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN OUR SHOW.
2/14/09—VALENTINE’S DAY
EUPHORIA WAS ALMOST UNIVERSAL AT THE STUDIO AS YO SOY LATINO AIRED ITS SECOND LINE UP. HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GLOBAL AFFAIRS TO YET ANOTHER INTERESTING SUBJECT ROMANCE.
OUR GUESTS WERE DR. GABRIELLA D. LEMUS AND MS. LARA DIEN. DR. LEMUS ADDRESSED MANY CONCERNS RELATING TO OUR SCHOOLS FOLLOWED BY GLOBAL WARMING—EXPRESSING A NEED TO GO GREEN. THEN, MS. DIEN TOUCHED ON THE SUBJECT OF ROMANCE AND HOW ONE CAN SPRUCE IT UP.
IT HAD ALL THE CHARM, SOPHISTICATION AND ROMANCE WORTHY OF VALENTINE’S DAY.
JOSE MIRANDA WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BRING MORE OF THE SAME IN HIS FUTURE PROGRAMS. WATCH FOR NEXT WEEK’S LINE UP OR LISTEN TO OUR SHOW LIVE ON WWW.810WEUS.COM.
TO OUR GUEST A WARM THANKS FOR BEING ON OUR SHOW.
2/7/09
YO SOY LATINO DEBUT TODAY ON WEUS 810 AM WITH GUEST DR. VICTOR MANUEL RAMOS. DR. RAMOS IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE ORLANDO SENTINEL COVERING MUCH OF THE LATINO EXPERIENCE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA—ISSUES RELATING TO IMMIGRATION TO HISPANIC AFFAIRS. THE SHOW WAS NOT ONLY INFORMATIVE BUT LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING. YOU CAN REACH DR. RAMOS AT VRAMOS@ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM OR 407.420.6186. KUDOS!
IT WAS A GENUINE PLEASURE HAVING DR. RAMOS AS OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST ON YO SOY LATINO’S FIRST RADIO SHOW.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Airing every Saturday from 12-1 PM on WEUS 810 AM
4/11/09
TODAY JOSE GOT UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HIS GUESTS, LARA DIEN AND DANNY RAMOS. ONCE AGAIN COMBINING LIVELY INTIMATE INTERVIEWS AND THE LATEST NEWS AND VIEWS—OF COURSE, DELIVERED WITH WIT AND LAUGHTER. IT’S NO WONDER HIS LISTENERS LOOK FORWARD TO HIS SHOWS EVERY SATURDAY!
LARA DIEN ORIGINALLY INTERVIEWED WITH JOSE BACK ON VALENTINE’S DAY WHERE JOSE PRESENTED HER WITH A QUESTION. HOW DOES ONE SPRUCE UP A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP? THAT WAS THE DAY LARA LEFT THE STUDIO BUZZING EVEN AFTER SHE WAS OFF THE AIR. IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT JOSE WOULD ASK HER BACK.
AS A ROMANCE EROTIC WRITER AND COMING FROM A LAW BACKGROUND JOSE PRESENTED MS. DIEN WITH A SERIES OFQUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE BIG QUESTION WHY? HOW COULD AN ACCOMPLISHED DEFENSE LAWYER GIVE UP HER PRACTICE TO BECOME A WRITER? LARA WAS QUICK TO NOTE IT WASN’T FOR THE MONEY BUT CLEARLY FOR THE PASSION OF WRITING. YOU COULD FEEL IT IN HER WORDS AND IN HER VOICE. SHE DESCRIBES HER NOVELLAS LIKE A SHORT MOVIE PLAYING OUT IN HER MINDS EYE THEN WITH PEN IN HAND BEGINS TO WRITE HER TALE. HAVING A PASSION FOR WHAT SHE DOES MAKES HER WRITES COME TO LIFE AND WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW SHE RESEARCHES GIVING HER STORIES A MORE REALIST APPROACH.
JOSE’S NEXT GUEST WAS DANNY RAMOS FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CORPORATE ACHIEVERS, AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN FOR RECOGNIZING HISPANICS IN THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE. HE IS AN INDIVIDUAL GROUNDED AND FOCUSED. MR. RAMOS HAS RECEIVED 44 GUBERNATIORIAL, MAYORAL CITATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS AND NAMED MINORITY BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR HIS WORK IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITY. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE “DIRECTOR’S” AWARD PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK.
HOWEVER, SOME MAY RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE TV HOST OF “SHOUT OUT” ON BRIGHT HOUSE’S CHANNEL 49 ON MONDAY NIGHTS AT 9:30 P.M. MR. RAMOS’ CONTINUOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ARE TO BE APPLAUDED.
IF YOU WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LARA DIEN OR DANNY RAMOS PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITES—FOR MS. DIEN IT'S www.laradien.com OR www.laradien.blogspot.com OR EMAIL HER AT lara@laradien.com. AS FOR MR. RAMOS IT'S http://hispanicachievers.org OR EMAIL HIM AT speakoutTV@brighthouse49.com.
YO SOY LATINO IS THE SHOW THAT BRINGS LISTENERS A UNIQUE BLEND OF BREAKING NEWS, INTERESTING GUESTS AND INFORMATIVE REPORTS ON A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS. NEXT WEEK SHOW SHOULD PROVE TO BE ILLUMINATING AS JOSE OPENS HIS FORUM WITH ATTORNEYS STEEN BROWN AND JOHN BERRY TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.
4/04/09
TODAY’S PROGRAM WAS OF A SERIOUS NATURE THOUGH IT WAS BOTH MOTIVATIONAL AND INSPIRING AS JOSE ENGAGED HIS DISTINGUISHED GUEST, DR. JOSE M. MANDRY, IN A CONVERSATION ON DIABETES.
DIABETES IS A CHRONIC, COMPLEX, AND DESTRUCTIVE DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE A WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING KIDNEY FAILURE, HEART DISEASE, AMPUTATIONS, DESTRUCTIVE PERODONTAL, AND BLINDNESS. APPROXIMATELY 24 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES.
IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A “CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIC” BY THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. FURTHER, THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST FORTY YEARS. THIS TREND IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT AMONG MINORITY POPULATIONS—NATIVE AMERICANS, HISPANICS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND SOME ASIANS. WHITE/CAUCASIANS SEEM TO BE ON A LOW PERCENTILE BUT THAT CAN CHANGE DRASTICALLY WITH THE UNION OF INTERRACIAL COUPLES.
JOSE WHO DREW UPON HIS OWN EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES DISCUSSED WITH DR. MANDRY HOW PATIENTS CAN EMPOWER THEMSELVES WHEN DEALING WITH THIS CHRONIC DISEASE. AS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST HE PRESENTED ENCOURAGING INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 JUVENILE DIABETES AND ITS MANAGEMENT. THEN HE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING TYPE 2 IN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS.
THOUGH DIABETES IS MANAGEABLE WITH THE USE OF INSULIN AND NEW GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICES AS WELL AS PROPER NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND CONTINUAL VISITS TO YOUR DOCTER, IT IS IMPERATIVE WHEN YOU SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG TO GET A BLOOD TEST EARLY—EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL. THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES. THE SYMPTOMS TO WATCH FOR ARE INCREASE THIRST, INCREASE URINATION, BLURRED VISION, LIGHT HEADACHES AND LOSS OF WEIGHT.
IF YOU NEED TO REACH DR. MANDRY YOU CAN CALL HIS OFFICE AT (407) 331-1117. ALSO DR. MANDRY JUST OPENED A SATELLITE OFFICE IN THE OCOEE AREA OFF 50 LESS THAN ½ MILE FROM THE 408. CHECK OUT THE PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AT www.pamacfl.org FOR A LIST OF OTHER HISPANIC DOCTORS.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: SAFE LINK WIRELESS IS OFFERING FREE CELL PHONES FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY. GO TO SAFELINKWIRELESS.COM AND APPLY.
3/28/09
JOSE ENGAGED HIS GUEST IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT TEENS, WHICH GOT EVERYONE’S ADRENALINE PUMPING FROM BEGINNING TO END—THE SHARP TOPICS AND TANGENTS COMBINING HUMOR AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY LEFT ONE WONDERING WHERE THE HOUR WENT.
ERIC JAMES THE HOST OF TODAY’S TEEN HAS A FANTASTIC TELEVISION GENRE ABOUT AND FOR TEENS. ERIC STATED THAT TEENS NEED A VOICE AND THEY NEED TO BE HEARD. AS PARENTS, WE ARE THEIR MENTORS, THEIR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD; DON’T BE TOO HARD ON THEM. AND, TEENAGERS YOU HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR PARENTS FOR THEY ARE THERE TO GUIDE YOU. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THAT ERIC JAMES IS DOING OR JUST LEARN ABOUT TODAY’S TEENS, VISIT WWW.TODAYSTEEN.NET OR CALL 888-9TV-SHOW.
LET’S NOT FORGET MINISTER SAM JACKSON. HIS CONTRIBUTUON TO TEENS IS NOTEWORTHY. MINISTER JACKSON OFFERS TEENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME LEADERS THROUGH THE CHURCH AND IS REACHABLE AT 386-257-6784. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN A GANG AS NOTED BY ERIC JAMES, JOIN THE CHURCH. DON'T FORGET, THE CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRISTIAN RALLY IS DOING A YOUTH LEADERSHIP MONTH IN JULY. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.CHRISTIANSMERGINGTOGETHER.ORG AND CHECK OUT WHERE YOU CAN GO SEE THE DANCING PRECHER IN ACTION.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, TO OUR LISTENERS AND TO OUR VISITORS—GEORGE CROSLEY FROM THE PEOPLE POWER HOUR, JOEY OUR WEATHER NEWSCASTER AND EDDIE FOR TAKING TIME TO VISIT WITH JOSE.
3/21/09
ONCE AGAIN WE ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES FOR ANOTHER ADVENTURE IN THE WORLD OF YO SOY LATINO AS WE SAT DOWN TO CHAT WITH MS. MARCELA LANDRES.
MS. LANDRES IS ONE OF A KIND FROM THE FIRST HELLO JOSE WAS CAPTIVATED WITH THIS UNIQUE WOMAN’S VIEW OF THE WRITING WORLD. IN FACT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME JOSE STATED HE SHOULD BE TELLING MARCELA A HEARTY THANK YOU FOR HAVING JOSE ON HER SHOW. MARCELA WAS RELENTLESS WITH FACTS AND WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WRITING WORLD.
WE LEARNED FIRST HAND THAT A BOOK THAT SELLS VERY WELL TO A PUBLISHER IS ONE WHERE THE SUBJECT OR THE PIECE HAS A CERTAIN EXCEPTIONALITY-- STORIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE READER. EVEN JOSE TOOK A SHOT AT IT SAYING HE’S GOING TO WRITE A NOVEL, A MYSTERY, AN ADVENTURE, “THE LIPSTICK BANDIT THAT FEEDS AND TRAVELS WITH HIS FAMILY AND SHARES ONE BOOK AMONG THEM.”
MARCELA LANDRES FORMER EDITOR AT NYC’S SIMON AND SCHUSTER DEMONSTRATED THAT SHE IS A WOMAN ON A MISSION. SHE IS THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING E-ZINE LATINIDAD, AND IS THE AUTHOR OF THE E-BOOK HOW EDITORS THINK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MARCELA OR FUTURE EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT HER WEBSITE AT http://www.marcelalandres.com.
IN CLOSING HERE IS A QUICK NOTE FROM MARCELA TO YO SOY LATINO...
“I VERY MUCH ENJOYED SPEAKING WITH JOSE AND ADMIRE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING WITH YO SOY LATINO. SO MUCH OF WHAT IS IN THE MEDIA ABOUT LATINOS IS NEGATIVE, SO IT’S REFRESHING TO HEAR AN INTELLIGENT RADIO SHOW ABOUT LATINOS THAT FOCUSES ON THE POSITIVES...ALL MY BEST, MARCELA LANDRES.”
3/14/09
THE TALK TODAY MEANDERS TO REV. RANDOLPH BRACY’S REMARK (OF THE NAACP) WHERE HE STATES JOBS THAT SHOULD BE GOING TO BLACKS ARE GOING TO HISPANICS MERELY BY LOOKING AT THE WORKERS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. TO MAKE A DECLARATION OF THAT MAGNITUDE WAS SPECULATIVE AT BEST WHEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS AS WELL AS HISPANICS COME IN ALL SHADES.
THEN JOSE ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING BEER FESTIVAL AT WATERFORD LAKES TOWN CENTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21st FROM 1:00-5:00 PM BUT BEFORE CLOSING HE SAID “TELL THEM YOU HEARD IT RIGHT HERE AT YO SO LATINO.
THERE ARE MANY REWARDS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AS JOSE INTRODUCES HIS DISTINGUISHED GUEST, MAGDALIA “MAGGIE” ROSARIO PUBLISHER OF THE CMD MAGAZINE AND PRESIDENT/FOUNDER OF THE DR. PHILLIPS-METROWEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MS. ROSARIO IS NO NOVICE TO THE FASHION WORLD SO JOSE LEAPS RIGHT IN TO THE TOP OF “TODAY’S FASHION”. IT WAS A FIERY SUBJECT ONE WHICH STIRRED OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE AS JOSE ASKED MANY QUESTIONS FROM A MALE’S PERSPECTIVE. THE SHOW WAS RIVETING!
WELL THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROGRAM FOR TODAY. WE WISH TO THANK OUR FAITHFUL LISTENERS AS WE ENTER OUR 6TH LINE UP. GOD BLESS AND BE WELL.
3/7/09
YO SOY LATINO WAS ON FIRE AS ITS FORMAT TOOK A LEFT-LEANING SLANT. JOSE DELIVERED YET ANOTHER STIRRING PROGRAM SPEAKING OF THE BONDS OF FAMILY, DISCUSSING THE MOST RECENT RELEASE FROM THE CENSUS DATA WHICH ILLUSTRATED THE HISPANIC GROWTH IN OUR SCHOOLS—A SOON TO BE SHIFTING OF THE POPULOUS VOTE AS MINORITY CHILDREN BECOME THE MAJORITY BY 2023.
JOSE REVISITED THE GROWING CONCERNS OF OUR ECONOMY FOCUSING ON THE NATION’S OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT RISE TO 8.1% IN FEBRUARY. HOWEVER, HERE IN METRO ORLANDO COUNTIES LIKE LAKE, ORANGE, OSCEOLA, AND SEMINOLE ITS FIGURE LEAPED TO 9%, THE WORSE RATE IN 32 YEARS.
AND, FOR ALL YOU WOMEN OUT THERE, IF YOU HAVE A CAPITAL IDEA NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. WE MAY HAVE COME TO THE PARTY LATE LAGGING BEHIND OUR MALE COUNTERPARTS BUT OUR VISIONS ARE JUST AS VITAL TO THE ECONOMY—HELP MAKE A DENT. FOUNDER NELL MERLINO OF COUNT ME IN FOR WOMEN’S ECONOMICS INDEPENDENCE IS AN ONLINE MICRO-LENDER CREATED TO HELP FINANCE COMPANIES OWNED BY WOMEN. SO TAP INTO ALL THE RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL. EVERY WOMAN HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO BUSINESS LOANS.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, YO SOY LATINO WAS BRIEFLY ABLE TO SPEAK WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE DARREN SOTO FROM DISTRICT 49 IN ORLANDO, WHO IS CO-SPONSORING A BILL TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL STREET RACING OCCURRING IN ORLANDO—A GROWING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE LOSS OF LIVES OF BOTH THE PARTICIPANT AND THOSE WHO INNOCENTLY ARE KILLED BY THIS RECKLESS ACTIVITY.
LISTENERS TO JOSE’S RADIO PROGRAM ARE LIVELY AND PASSIONATE, SKILLFUL, WITTY, SOMETIMES VERBOSE, THIS SHOW WAS NO EXCEPTION GIVEN THE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION. HOWEVER, JOSE AS ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE EACH MOMENT SHINE, THIS WAS NO EXCEPTION.
REMEMBER OUR WORLD IS A WORLD OF CONSTANT CHANGE, OF TIMES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECT YOU. GET INVOLVE, DO YOUR RESEARCH, AND THEN REACT. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. POWER IS HOPE.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, GOD BLESS AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW.
2/28/09
YO SOY LATINO INVITES YOU TO UNLEASH YOUR VOICE. JOIN JOSE EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 12:00 TO 1:00 P.M. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPEARING ON HIS SHOW, PLEASE SEND ALL EMAIL REQUESTS TO YOSOYLATINO5@AOL.COM.
THIS WEEK JOSE UNLOCKED A COLORFUL VENUE INTRODUCING JOEY AS HIS REGULAR WEATHER FORECASTER WHICH ADDED A COMEDIC ELEMENT TO THE PROGRAM BEFORE DELVING INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE SHOW.
ALTHOUGH HIS SHOWS ARE CONVERSATIONALLY IN HIS MONOLOGUE IT IS JUST A JUMPING OFF THE PLATFORM FOR ALL TYPES OF SUBJECTS. THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH—A REMEMBRANCE OF OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AN INTERACTIVE TIMELINE OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS LIKE A. P. ASHBOURNE KNOWN FOR HIS BISCUIT CUTTER. JAMES BAUER FOR HIS COIN CHANGER, G. E. BECKET THE LEATHER BOX, PHIL BROOKS FOR HIS DISPOSAL SYRINGES, AND CHARLES RICHARD DREW WHO REVOLUTIONIZED THE MEDICAL PROFESSION FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION OF THE BLOOD BANK BAG RECOGNIZING THAT PLASMA PRESERVED THIS WAY SAVES LIVES, AND OF COURSE, GEORGE CRUM WHOSE DILIGENCE IN THE KITCHEN GAVE BIRTH TO THE POTATO CHIP.
LIFE IS ABOUT MORE THAN WORDS, IT’S ABOUT BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND GETTING INVOLVED IN ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT YOU. HIS GUEST FOR TODAY IS MS. SANDRA CAMACHO, ASSISTANT TO LINDA STEWART, ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 4. THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE RECENTLY FILED STREET RACING BILL. MS. CAMACHO DISCUSSED THIS PETITION IN LENGTH IN THE HOPES THAT OUR LISTENERS AND OTHERS WILL SIGN THIS AND HOPEFULLY WILL ENCOURAGE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PASS THIS BILL AND PUT AN END TO THE SENSELESS FATALITIES AFFECTING OUR YOUTH.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE HEARD AND COUNTED. GO TO WWW.ORANGECOUNTYFL.NET OR CALL THEIR OFFICE AT 407.836.7350 MON-FRI OR YOU CAN EMAIL THEM AT DISTRICT4@OCFL.NET.
WELL MY FRIENDS THAT CONCLUDES OUR SHOW FOR TODAY. OUR VOTE OF THANKS GOES TO MS. CAMACHO FOR BEING AN ADVOCATE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR BEING OUR ESTEEM GUEST ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW.
2/21/09
BIENVENIDO! COME WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY WAS THE THEME OF THE DAY. OUR SHOW TODAY WAS ONE OF SOULFUL MEMORIES AS YO SOY LATINO’S HOST JOSE MIRANDA TOOK HIS LISTENERS DOWN TO 38th STREET IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN IN NYC—TO THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS OF SALSA, TO THE BIRTHPLACE WHERE IT ALL TOOK FLIGHT.
JOSE IN HIS INIMITABLE STYLE DARED TO EXPERIMENT GOING OUTSIDE HIS REGULAR FORMAT DELIVERING AN UNCOMMON YET INVIGORATING PROGRAM AS HE TOOK HIS LISTENERS ON A PASSAGE. THEIR FIRST STOP A BISTRO CAFÉ. HE INVITES HIS GUESTS TO SIP CAFÉ CON LECHE (COFFEE WITH MILK) WITH HIM WHILE THE MUSIC SETS THE STAGE AS HIS WORDS FLOWING IMPRESSIVELY TELLING THE STORY. MUCH LIKE THE DAYS OF THE JIBARITOS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PUERTO RICO WHEN CHILDREN WOULD SIT ANXIOUSLY AS THE STORY TELLER ENTHRALLS THEM WITH MUSIC, SOUNDS AND WORDS CREATING A VISUAL CANVAS OF A TIME LONG PAST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE LEGENDS LIKE JOE CUBA, TITO PUENTE, EDDIE PALMIERIE, WILLIE COLON, LARRY HARLOW AND THE LEBRON BROTHERS WHILE VISITING CLUBS OF THOSE HEYDAYS—THE CHEETAH, LA MANCHA, THE PHYCHO ROOM BUT MOSTLY OF A LATIN BEAT THE ENDEARING SOUNDS OF AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS—A MUSIC THAT STILL BURNS BRIGHTLY TODAY IN THE HEARTS OF MANY AND IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO DARE TO SWAY TO THE LATIN BEAT.
OUR GUEST THIS WEEK WAS AURORA FLORES. A JOURNALIST AND MUSIC HISTORIAN WHO BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE INDUSTRY AS THE FIRST WOMAN MUSIC EDITOR OF LATIN NEW YORK MAGAZINE IN 1974 THEN MOVED ON TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN MUSIC CORRESPONDENT FOR BILLBOARD MAGAZINE IN 1975; AND, STILL TO THIS DAY CONTINUES TO COVER THE LATIN MUSIC AND R&B SCENE.
A SPECIAL “THANK YOU” TO MS. FLORES FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN OUR SHOW.
2/14/09—VALENTINE’S DAY
EUPHORIA WAS ALMOST UNIVERSAL AT THE STUDIO AS YO SOY LATINO AIRED ITS SECOND LINE UP. HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GLOBAL AFFAIRS TO YET ANOTHER INTERESTING SUBJECT ROMANCE.
OUR GUESTS WERE DR. GABRIELLA D. LEMUS AND MS. LARA DIEN. DR. LEMUS ADDRESSED MANY CONCERNS RELATING TO OUR SCHOOLS FOLLOWED BY GLOBAL WARMING—EXPRESSING A NEED TO GO GREEN. THEN, MS. DIEN TOUCHED ON THE SUBJECT OF ROMANCE AND HOW ONE CAN SPRUCE IT UP.
IT HAD ALL THE CHARM, SOPHISTICATION AND ROMANCE WORTHY OF VALENTINE’S DAY.
JOSE MIRANDA WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BRING MORE OF THE SAME IN HIS FUTURE PROGRAMS. WATCH FOR NEXT WEEK’S LINE UP OR LISTEN TO OUR SHOW LIVE ON WWW.810WEUS.COM.
TO OUR GUEST A WARM THANKS FOR BEING ON OUR SHOW.
2/7/09
YO SOY LATINO DEBUT TODAY ON WEUS 810 AM WITH GUEST DR. VICTOR MANUEL RAMOS. DR. RAMOS IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE ORLANDO SENTINEL COVERING MUCH OF THE LATINO EXPERIENCE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA—ISSUES RELATING TO IMMIGRATION TO HISPANIC AFFAIRS. THE SHOW WAS NOT ONLY INFORMATIVE BUT LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING. YOU CAN REACH DR. RAMOS AT VRAMOS@ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM OR 407.420.6186. KUDOS!
IT WAS A GENUINE PLEASURE HAVING DR. RAMOS AS OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST ON YO SOY LATINO’S FIRST RADIO SHOW.
TODAY JOSE GOT UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HIS GUESTS, LARA DIEN AND DANNY RAMOS. ONCE AGAIN COMBINING LIVELY INTIMATE INTERVIEWS AND THE LATEST NEWS AND VIEWS—OF COURSE, DELIVERED WITH WIT AND LAUGHTER. IT’S NO WONDER HIS LISTENERS LOOK FORWARD TO HIS SHOWS EVERY SATURDAY!
LARA DIEN ORIGINALLY INTERVIEWED WITH JOSE BACK ON VALENTINE’S DAY WHERE JOSE PRESENTED HER WITH A QUESTION. HOW DOES ONE SPRUCE UP A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP? THAT WAS THE DAY LARA LEFT THE STUDIO BUZZING EVEN AFTER SHE WAS OFF THE AIR. IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT JOSE WOULD ASK HER BACK.
AS A ROMANCE EROTIC WRITER AND COMING FROM A LAW BACKGROUND JOSE PRESENTED MS. DIEN WITH A SERIES OFQUESTIONS, INCLUDING THE BIG QUESTION WHY? HOW COULD AN ACCOMPLISHED DEFENSE LAWYER GIVE UP HER PRACTICE TO BECOME A WRITER? LARA WAS QUICK TO NOTE IT WASN’T FOR THE MONEY BUT CLEARLY FOR THE PASSION OF WRITING. YOU COULD FEEL IT IN HER WORDS AND IN HER VOICE. SHE DESCRIBES HER NOVELLAS LIKE A SHORT MOVIE PLAYING OUT IN HER MINDS EYE THEN WITH PEN IN HAND BEGINS TO WRITE HER TALE. HAVING A PASSION FOR WHAT SHE DOES MAKES HER WRITES COME TO LIFE AND WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW SHE RESEARCHES GIVING HER STORIES A MORE REALIST APPROACH.
JOSE’S NEXT GUEST WAS DANNY RAMOS FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CORPORATE ACHIEVERS, AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN FOR RECOGNIZING HISPANICS IN THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE. HE IS AN INDIVIDUAL GROUNDED AND FOCUSED. MR. RAMOS HAS RECEIVED 44 GUBERNATIORIAL, MAYORAL CITATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS AND NAMED MINORITY BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR HIS WORK IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITY. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE “DIRECTOR’S” AWARD PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MINORITY COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK.
HOWEVER, SOME MAY RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE TV HOST OF “SHOUT OUT” ON BRIGHT HOUSE’S CHANNEL 49 ON MONDAY NIGHTS AT 9:30 P.M. MR. RAMOS’ CONTINUOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ARE TO BE APPLAUDED.
IF YOU WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LARA DIEN OR DANNY RAMOS PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITES—FOR MS. DIEN IT'S www.laradien.com OR www.laradien.blogspot.com OR EMAIL HER AT lara@laradien.com. AS FOR MR. RAMOS IT'S http://hispanicachievers.org OR EMAIL HIM AT speakoutTV@brighthouse49.com.
YO SOY LATINO IS THE SHOW THAT BRINGS LISTENERS A UNIQUE BLEND OF BREAKING NEWS, INTERESTING GUESTS AND INFORMATIVE REPORTS ON A WIDE SPECTRUM OF TOPICS. NEXT WEEK SHOW SHOULD PROVE TO BE ILLUMINATING AS JOSE OPENS HIS FORUM WITH ATTORNEYS STEEN BROWN AND JOHN BERRY TO DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.
4/04/09
TODAY’S PROGRAM WAS OF A SERIOUS NATURE THOUGH IT WAS BOTH MOTIVATIONAL AND INSPIRING AS JOSE ENGAGED HIS DISTINGUISHED GUEST, DR. JOSE M. MANDRY, IN A CONVERSATION ON DIABETES.
DIABETES IS A CHRONIC, COMPLEX, AND DESTRUCTIVE DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE A WIDE RANGE OF PROBLEMS INCLUDING KIDNEY FAILURE, HEART DISEASE, AMPUTATIONS, DESTRUCTIVE PERODONTAL, AND BLINDNESS. APPROXIMATELY 24 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES.
IT IS CLASSIFIED AS A “CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIC” BY THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. FURTHER, THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE PAST FORTY YEARS. THIS TREND IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT AMONG MINORITY POPULATIONS—NATIVE AMERICANS, HISPANICS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND SOME ASIANS. WHITE/CAUCASIANS SEEM TO BE ON A LOW PERCENTILE BUT THAT CAN CHANGE DRASTICALLY WITH THE UNION OF INTERRACIAL COUPLES.
JOSE WHO DREW UPON HIS OWN EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES DISCUSSED WITH DR. MANDRY HOW PATIENTS CAN EMPOWER THEMSELVES WHEN DEALING WITH THIS CHRONIC DISEASE. AS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST HE PRESENTED ENCOURAGING INFORMATION ON TYPE 1 JUVENILE DIABETES AND ITS MANAGEMENT. THEN HE WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING TYPE 2 IN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS.
THOUGH DIABETES IS MANAGEABLE WITH THE USE OF INSULIN AND NEW GLUCOSE MONITORING DEVICES AS WELL AS PROPER NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND CONTINUAL VISITS TO YOUR DOCTER, IT IS IMPERATIVE WHEN YOU SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG TO GET A BLOOD TEST EARLY—EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL. THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES. THE SYMPTOMS TO WATCH FOR ARE INCREASE THIRST, INCREASE URINATION, BLURRED VISION, LIGHT HEADACHES AND LOSS OF WEIGHT.
IF YOU NEED TO REACH DR. MANDRY YOU CAN CALL HIS OFFICE AT (407) 331-1117. ALSO DR. MANDRY JUST OPENED A SATELLITE OFFICE IN THE OCOEE AREA OFF 50 LESS THAN ½ MILE FROM THE 408. CHECK OUT THE PAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AT www.pamacfl.org FOR A LIST OF OTHER HISPANIC DOCTORS.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: SAFE LINK WIRELESS IS OFFERING FREE CELL PHONES FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY. GO TO SAFELINKWIRELESS.COM AND APPLY.
3/28/09
JOSE ENGAGED HIS GUEST IN A PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT TEENS, WHICH GOT EVERYONE’S ADRENALINE PUMPING FROM BEGINNING TO END—THE SHARP TOPICS AND TANGENTS COMBINING HUMOR AND SOCIAL COMMENTARY LEFT ONE WONDERING WHERE THE HOUR WENT.
ERIC JAMES THE HOST OF TODAY’S TEEN HAS A FANTASTIC TELEVISION GENRE ABOUT AND FOR TEENS. ERIC STATED THAT TEENS NEED A VOICE AND THEY NEED TO BE HEARD. AS PARENTS, WE ARE THEIR MENTORS, THEIR ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD; DON’T BE TOO HARD ON THEM. AND, TEENAGERS YOU HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR PARENTS FOR THEY ARE THERE TO GUIDE YOU. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THAT ERIC JAMES IS DOING OR JUST LEARN ABOUT TODAY’S TEENS, VISIT WWW.TODAYSTEEN.NET OR CALL 888-9TV-SHOW.
LET’S NOT FORGET MINISTER SAM JACKSON. HIS CONTRIBUTUON TO TEENS IS NOTEWORTHY. MINISTER JACKSON OFFERS TEENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME LEADERS THROUGH THE CHURCH AND IS REACHABLE AT 386-257-6784. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN A GANG AS NOTED BY ERIC JAMES, JOIN THE CHURCH. DON'T FORGET, THE CENTRAL FLORIDA CHRISTIAN RALLY IS DOING A YOUTH LEADERSHIP MONTH IN JULY. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.CHRISTIANSMERGINGTOGETHER.ORG AND CHECK OUT WHERE YOU CAN GO SEE THE DANCING PRECHER IN ACTION.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES TO OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, TO OUR LISTENERS AND TO OUR VISITORS—GEORGE CROSLEY FROM THE PEOPLE POWER HOUR, JOEY OUR WEATHER NEWSCASTER AND EDDIE FOR TAKING TIME TO VISIT WITH JOSE.
3/21/09
ONCE AGAIN WE ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES FOR ANOTHER ADVENTURE IN THE WORLD OF YO SOY LATINO AS WE SAT DOWN TO CHAT WITH MS. MARCELA LANDRES.
MS. LANDRES IS ONE OF A KIND FROM THE FIRST HELLO JOSE WAS CAPTIVATED WITH THIS UNIQUE WOMAN’S VIEW OF THE WRITING WORLD. IN FACT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME JOSE STATED HE SHOULD BE TELLING MARCELA A HEARTY THANK YOU FOR HAVING JOSE ON HER SHOW. MARCELA WAS RELENTLESS WITH FACTS AND WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WRITING WORLD.
WE LEARNED FIRST HAND THAT A BOOK THAT SELLS VERY WELL TO A PUBLISHER IS ONE WHERE THE SUBJECT OR THE PIECE HAS A CERTAIN EXCEPTIONALITY-- STORIES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE READER. EVEN JOSE TOOK A SHOT AT IT SAYING HE’S GOING TO WRITE A NOVEL, A MYSTERY, AN ADVENTURE, “THE LIPSTICK BANDIT THAT FEEDS AND TRAVELS WITH HIS FAMILY AND SHARES ONE BOOK AMONG THEM.”
MARCELA LANDRES FORMER EDITOR AT NYC’S SIMON AND SCHUSTER DEMONSTRATED THAT SHE IS A WOMAN ON A MISSION. SHE IS THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING E-ZINE LATINIDAD, AND IS THE AUTHOR OF THE E-BOOK HOW EDITORS THINK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MARCELA OR FUTURE EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT HER WEBSITE AT http://www.marcelalandres.com.
IN CLOSING HERE IS A QUICK NOTE FROM MARCELA TO YO SOY LATINO...
“I VERY MUCH ENJOYED SPEAKING WITH JOSE AND ADMIRE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING WITH YO SOY LATINO. SO MUCH OF WHAT IS IN THE MEDIA ABOUT LATINOS IS NEGATIVE, SO IT’S REFRESHING TO HEAR AN INTELLIGENT RADIO SHOW ABOUT LATINOS THAT FOCUSES ON THE POSITIVES...ALL MY BEST, MARCELA LANDRES.”
3/14/09
THE TALK TODAY MEANDERS TO REV. RANDOLPH BRACY’S REMARK (OF THE NAACP) WHERE HE STATES JOBS THAT SHOULD BE GOING TO BLACKS ARE GOING TO HISPANICS MERELY BY LOOKING AT THE WORKERS AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. TO MAKE A DECLARATION OF THAT MAGNITUDE WAS SPECULATIVE AT BEST WHEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS AS WELL AS HISPANICS COME IN ALL SHADES.
THEN JOSE ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING BEER FESTIVAL AT WATERFORD LAKES TOWN CENTER ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21st FROM 1:00-5:00 PM BUT BEFORE CLOSING HE SAID “TELL THEM YOU HEARD IT RIGHT HERE AT YO SO LATINO.
THERE ARE MANY REWARDS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AS JOSE INTRODUCES HIS DISTINGUISHED GUEST, MAGDALIA “MAGGIE” ROSARIO PUBLISHER OF THE CMD MAGAZINE AND PRESIDENT/FOUNDER OF THE DR. PHILLIPS-METROWEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MS. ROSARIO IS NO NOVICE TO THE FASHION WORLD SO JOSE LEAPS RIGHT IN TO THE TOP OF “TODAY’S FASHION”. IT WAS A FIERY SUBJECT ONE WHICH STIRRED OUR LISTENING AUDIENCE AS JOSE ASKED MANY QUESTIONS FROM A MALE’S PERSPECTIVE. THE SHOW WAS RIVETING!
WELL THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROGRAM FOR TODAY. WE WISH TO THANK OUR FAITHFUL LISTENERS AS WE ENTER OUR 6TH LINE UP. GOD BLESS AND BE WELL.
3/7/09
YO SOY LATINO WAS ON FIRE AS ITS FORMAT TOOK A LEFT-LEANING SLANT. JOSE DELIVERED YET ANOTHER STIRRING PROGRAM SPEAKING OF THE BONDS OF FAMILY, DISCUSSING THE MOST RECENT RELEASE FROM THE CENSUS DATA WHICH ILLUSTRATED THE HISPANIC GROWTH IN OUR SCHOOLS—A SOON TO BE SHIFTING OF THE POPULOUS VOTE AS MINORITY CHILDREN BECOME THE MAJORITY BY 2023.
JOSE REVISITED THE GROWING CONCERNS OF OUR ECONOMY FOCUSING ON THE NATION’S OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT RISE TO 8.1% IN FEBRUARY. HOWEVER, HERE IN METRO ORLANDO COUNTIES LIKE LAKE, ORANGE, OSCEOLA, AND SEMINOLE ITS FIGURE LEAPED TO 9%, THE WORSE RATE IN 32 YEARS.
AND, FOR ALL YOU WOMEN OUT THERE, IF YOU HAVE A CAPITAL IDEA NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE. WE MAY HAVE COME TO THE PARTY LATE LAGGING BEHIND OUR MALE COUNTERPARTS BUT OUR VISIONS ARE JUST AS VITAL TO THE ECONOMY—HELP MAKE A DENT. FOUNDER NELL MERLINO OF COUNT ME IN FOR WOMEN’S ECONOMICS INDEPENDENCE IS AN ONLINE MICRO-LENDER CREATED TO HELP FINANCE COMPANIES OWNED BY WOMEN. SO TAP INTO ALL THE RESOURCES AT YOUR DISPOSAL. EVERY WOMAN HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO BUSINESS LOANS.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, YO SOY LATINO WAS BRIEFLY ABLE TO SPEAK WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE DARREN SOTO FROM DISTRICT 49 IN ORLANDO, WHO IS CO-SPONSORING A BILL TO ADDRESS THE ILLEGAL STREET RACING OCCURRING IN ORLANDO—A GROWING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE LOSS OF LIVES OF BOTH THE PARTICIPANT AND THOSE WHO INNOCENTLY ARE KILLED BY THIS RECKLESS ACTIVITY.
LISTENERS TO JOSE’S RADIO PROGRAM ARE LIVELY AND PASSIONATE, SKILLFUL, WITTY, SOMETIMES VERBOSE, THIS SHOW WAS NO EXCEPTION GIVEN THE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION. HOWEVER, JOSE AS ALWAYS HAS THE ABILITY TO MAKE EACH MOMENT SHINE, THIS WAS NO EXCEPTION.
REMEMBER OUR WORLD IS A WORLD OF CONSTANT CHANGE, OF TIMES THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECT YOU. GET INVOLVE, DO YOUR RESEARCH, AND THEN REACT. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. POWER IS HOPE.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, GOD BLESS AND WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW.
2/28/09
YO SOY LATINO INVITES YOU TO UNLEASH YOUR VOICE. JOIN JOSE EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM 12:00 TO 1:00 P.M. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPEARING ON HIS SHOW, PLEASE SEND ALL EMAIL REQUESTS TO YOSOYLATINO5@AOL.COM.
THIS WEEK JOSE UNLOCKED A COLORFUL VENUE INTRODUCING JOEY AS HIS REGULAR WEATHER FORECASTER WHICH ADDED A COMEDIC ELEMENT TO THE PROGRAM BEFORE DELVING INTO THE DIRECTION OF THE SHOW.
ALTHOUGH HIS SHOWS ARE CONVERSATIONALLY IN HIS MONOLOGUE IT IS JUST A JUMPING OFF THE PLATFORM FOR ALL TYPES OF SUBJECTS. THIS MONTH WE CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH—A REMEMBRANCE OF OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AN INTERACTIVE TIMELINE OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY INDIVIDUALS LIKE A. P. ASHBOURNE KNOWN FOR HIS BISCUIT CUTTER. JAMES BAUER FOR HIS COIN CHANGER, G. E. BECKET THE LEATHER BOX, PHIL BROOKS FOR HIS DISPOSAL SYRINGES, AND CHARLES RICHARD DREW WHO REVOLUTIONIZED THE MEDICAL PROFESSION FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION OF THE BLOOD BANK BAG RECOGNIZING THAT PLASMA PRESERVED THIS WAY SAVES LIVES, AND OF COURSE, GEORGE CRUM WHOSE DILIGENCE IN THE KITCHEN GAVE BIRTH TO THE POTATO CHIP.
LIFE IS ABOUT MORE THAN WORDS, IT’S ABOUT BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND GETTING INVOLVED IN ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT YOU. HIS GUEST FOR TODAY IS MS. SANDRA CAMACHO, ASSISTANT TO LINDA STEWART, ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 4. THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE RECENTLY FILED STREET RACING BILL. MS. CAMACHO DISCUSSED THIS PETITION IN LENGTH IN THE HOPES THAT OUR LISTENERS AND OTHERS WILL SIGN THIS AND HOPEFULLY WILL ENCOURAGE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PASS THIS BILL AND PUT AN END TO THE SENSELESS FATALITIES AFFECTING OUR YOUTH.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE HEARD AND COUNTED. GO TO WWW.ORANGECOUNTYFL.NET OR CALL THEIR OFFICE AT 407.836.7350 MON-FRI OR YOU CAN EMAIL THEM AT DISTRICT4@OCFL.NET.
WELL MY FRIENDS THAT CONCLUDES OUR SHOW FOR TODAY. OUR VOTE OF THANKS GOES TO MS. CAMACHO FOR BEING AN ADVOCATE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR BEING OUR ESTEEM GUEST ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW.
2/21/09
BIENVENIDO! COME WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY WAS THE THEME OF THE DAY. OUR SHOW TODAY WAS ONE OF SOULFUL MEMORIES AS YO SOY LATINO’S HOST JOSE MIRANDA TOOK HIS LISTENERS DOWN TO 38th STREET IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN IN NYC—TO THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS OF SALSA, TO THE BIRTHPLACE WHERE IT ALL TOOK FLIGHT.
JOSE IN HIS INIMITABLE STYLE DARED TO EXPERIMENT GOING OUTSIDE HIS REGULAR FORMAT DELIVERING AN UNCOMMON YET INVIGORATING PROGRAM AS HE TOOK HIS LISTENERS ON A PASSAGE. THEIR FIRST STOP A BISTRO CAFÉ. HE INVITES HIS GUESTS TO SIP CAFÉ CON LECHE (COFFEE WITH MILK) WITH HIM WHILE THE MUSIC SETS THE STAGE AS HIS WORDS FLOWING IMPRESSIVELY TELLING THE STORY. MUCH LIKE THE DAYS OF THE JIBARITOS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PUERTO RICO WHEN CHILDREN WOULD SIT ANXIOUSLY AS THE STORY TELLER ENTHRALLS THEM WITH MUSIC, SOUNDS AND WORDS CREATING A VISUAL CANVAS OF A TIME LONG PAST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE LEGENDS LIKE JOE CUBA, TITO PUENTE, EDDIE PALMIERIE, WILLIE COLON, LARRY HARLOW AND THE LEBRON BROTHERS WHILE VISITING CLUBS OF THOSE HEYDAYS—THE CHEETAH, LA MANCHA, THE PHYCHO ROOM BUT MOSTLY OF A LATIN BEAT THE ENDEARING SOUNDS OF AFRO-CUBAN RHYTHMS—A MUSIC THAT STILL BURNS BRIGHTLY TODAY IN THE HEARTS OF MANY AND IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO DARE TO SWAY TO THE LATIN BEAT.
OUR GUEST THIS WEEK WAS AURORA FLORES. A JOURNALIST AND MUSIC HISTORIAN WHO BEGAN HER CAREER IN THE INDUSTRY AS THE FIRST WOMAN MUSIC EDITOR OF LATIN NEW YORK MAGAZINE IN 1974 THEN MOVED ON TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN MUSIC CORRESPONDENT FOR BILLBOARD MAGAZINE IN 1975; AND, STILL TO THIS DAY CONTINUES TO COVER THE LATIN MUSIC AND R&B SCENE.
A SPECIAL “THANK YOU” TO MS. FLORES FOR HER PARTICIPATION IN OUR SHOW.
2/14/09—VALENTINE’S DAY
EUPHORIA WAS ALMOST UNIVERSAL AT THE STUDIO AS YO SOY LATINO AIRED ITS SECOND LINE UP. HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT’S GOING ON IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GLOBAL AFFAIRS TO YET ANOTHER INTERESTING SUBJECT ROMANCE.
OUR GUESTS WERE DR. GABRIELLA D. LEMUS AND MS. LARA DIEN. DR. LEMUS ADDRESSED MANY CONCERNS RELATING TO OUR SCHOOLS FOLLOWED BY GLOBAL WARMING—EXPRESSING A NEED TO GO GREEN. THEN, MS. DIEN TOUCHED ON THE SUBJECT OF ROMANCE AND HOW ONE CAN SPRUCE IT UP.
IT HAD ALL THE CHARM, SOPHISTICATION AND ROMANCE WORTHY OF VALENTINE’S DAY.
JOSE MIRANDA WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BRING MORE OF THE SAME IN HIS FUTURE PROGRAMS. WATCH FOR NEXT WEEK’S LINE UP OR LISTEN TO OUR SHOW LIVE ON WWW.810WEUS.COM.
TO OUR GUEST A WARM THANKS FOR BEING ON OUR SHOW.
2/7/09
YO SOY LATINO DEBUT TODAY ON WEUS 810 AM WITH GUEST DR. VICTOR MANUEL RAMOS. DR. RAMOS IS A STAFF WRITER FOR THE ORLANDO SENTINEL COVERING MUCH OF THE LATINO EXPERIENCE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA—ISSUES RELATING TO IMMIGRATION TO HISPANIC AFFAIRS. THE SHOW WAS NOT ONLY INFORMATIVE BUT LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING. YOU CAN REACH DR. RAMOS AT VRAMOS@ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM OR 407.420.6186. KUDOS!
IT WAS A GENUINE PLEASURE HAVING DR. RAMOS AS OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST ON YO SOY LATINO’S FIRST RADIO SHOW.
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