The following statement was given to Dos Lives by GLAAD regarding the homophobic rants recently made by Washinton D.C.-based El Zol 107.9 radio personality Mauricio Molina: “GLAAD wrote to Steve Swenson, Senior Vice President and Market Manager at CBS Radio which owns WLZL-FM 107.9 El Zol to express outrage at Molina’s Twitter statements. Swenson called [...]
Update 2: CBS Radio has issued a statement calling Molina’s Tweets “upsetting” and have committed to take action. Read the full statement. Update 1: Please note that all links worked when this article was posted, but Mauricio Molina has since deleted some of the comments which were linked to in this article. While the number [...]
It’s another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (julioFSU1903) discuss what’s making news on the DL Podcast. Here’s the full rundown of this week’s podcast: 1:51 The U.S. Government has taken South Carolina to court over their immigration law. We discuss the Fed’s arguments and South Carolina’s response. 5:10 – Unvision launched a redesigned [...]
It’s another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (julioFSU1903) discuss what’s making news on the DL Podcast. This week CarolLyn joins the podcast and reports from the PanAM games in Guadalajara Mexico. How are the games going during the third week, how have residents responded to the games, an update on game security and [...]
It’s another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (julioFSU1903) discuss what’s making news on the DL Podcast. This week Mariné Pérez, editor with the Occupy Wall Street Journal, joins us to discuss Occupy Wall Street and how Latinos are getting involved (starting at 10:12 in the podcast). She tell us more about how the [...]
THIS WEEK: Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) speak with Grace Resendez-McCaffery from Latino Media Gulf Coast, the publisher of La Costa Latina newspaper, who shared a sobering first-hand account of the atmosphere in Alabama since a federal judge upheld most of state’s toughest-in-the-nation immigration law. Resendez-McCaffery was in Alabama the day the law took affect [...]
The National Hispanic Media Coalition is moving forward with a boycott of the John and Ken radio show after KFI management canceled a meeting with the immigrant rights group last week, but some Latinos are sounding off that they support ‘John and Ken’ and oppose the boycott. As an American of Mexican decent, I am [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Four GOP Presidential Candidates Agree to Boycott Univision Debate (2:40) Missing Students after Court’s Decision on the Alabama Immigration Law (4:50) Amanda Knox Heads from Italy. What would you do if you were arrested in another country? (7:10) [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Key Parts of Alabama Immigration Law Stand (2:24) Our review of the Marcelo Lucero documentary that aired on PBS last week (5:00) New Pew Research Shows Latino Children have it the Worst in the Recession (7:07) New [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: We talk 2012 including the Republican debates and Obama’s falling approval rating among Latinos Is the Arizona Boycott over? The NCLR says so. More Latinos are going to Federal Prison. We’ll help you make sense of the numbers. [...]
The New York City Police Department is investigating two of their own after a video was posted earlier today online that showed what appeared to be two NYPD officers bumping and grinding with women along the West Indian Day Parade route. Two men in uniform who appear to be NYPD cops practically stood still when [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Puerto Rican Republican Senator Roberto Arrango resigns amidst photo scandal Fox Ran with Completely Baseless Accusation that Immigrants Set AZ Wildfire We discuss El Bloombito parody Twitter account and Mayor Bloomberg’s response. Speaking of Spanish and New York [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Congrats to URUGUAY! The Copa America Champions! A look back at Joe Arroyo… Latinos see the largest Losses in the Recession… California Governor Criticized for not recommending a Latino for California Supreme Court… Casey Anthony Halloween Mask going [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Copa America updates… Independence Day for two countries in South America… J-LO and Marc Anthony… $58,000 raised first day of build the border website Summer’s Eve Commercials – Advertising Review While we’re on the topic of vaginas… Wedding [...]
THIS WEEK: Another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (@julioFSU1903) discuss the week’s Latino happenings including: Carmagedden hits LA this weekend….what you can do to prepare… The Brazil Magnet Boy video… 15 Undocumented Immigrants rescued off the coast of California wait till you find how who notified authorities… Gov. Jan Brewer sets Recall Election [...]