For Immediate Release: Friday, November 4, 2016
Montgomery County Councilmember
George Leventhal to be featured guest
on ‘Tuned In’ Radio America show
At 2:30 p.m. TODAY, Friday, Nov. 4, on WACA 1540 AM,
he will be joined by Gilberto Zelaya of the County Board of Elections
to talk about all aspects of the upcoming election
ROCKVILLE, Md., November 4, 2016—Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal, who chairs the Council’s Health and Human Services Committee, will be the featured guest at 2:30 p.m. TODAY, Friday, Nov. 4, on En Sintonía con el Concejo del Condado de Montgomery (Tuned In with the Montgomery County Council), a weekly show on Radio America (WACA 1540 AM). He will be joined by Gilberto Zelaya from the Montgomery County Board of Elections as they discuss the local and national aspects of the upcoming elections.
The show will focus on how voters can be better prepared for election day on Nov. 8 by understanding the new voting system that uses paper ballots. Montgomery County voters will be casting votes for President of the United States, one U.S. Senate race and three respective Congressional races.
Locally, all County voters will be selecting three representatives for the Montgomery County Board of Education and will asked to address three ballot questions, including one that would limit the County Executive and County Councilmembers to three consecutive terms.
The Montgomery County Council and Radio America have entered into a partnership that provides the Latino community with key information on issues and programs. The partnership also provides a forum for residents to express views and ask questions. The partnership includes the weekly one- hour show each Friday on the Washington Region’s most popular Spanish language station. The show is hosted by Andrea Sarralde.
Each week, the show features guests talking about important issues before the Council and occasionally the show provides information about programs offered by the County to help residents.
In addition to the radio broadcast, the show can be heard via the Internet at: http://radioamerica.net/en-vivo/ . Video links with a summary of the show are available each week at the County Council's newly-redesigned, mobile friendly web site at: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council .
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