For Immediate Release: Friday, August 28, 2015
Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, who chairs the Council’s Education Committee, will be the featured guest at 2 p.m. TODAY 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). Today’s show will focus on education and other issues that will be facing the Council this fall. He will also talk about his bill that will require home sellers to provide radon information to potential home buyers.
Another guest on today’s show will be Antonio Hernandez-Cardoso, the senior scientific liaison for the Science and Standards Division at United States Pharmacopeia. Mr. Hernandez-Cardoso is the co-chair of the Montgomery County Public Schools Latino Student Achievement Action Group, which is directed by Tim Warner, the MCPS chief engagement and partnership officer. He also is co-chair of the Montgomery County Latino Advocacy Coalition. He and Councilmember Rice will talk about the achievements of Latino students in County schools.
The Montgomery County Council and Radio America have entered into a community partnership that provides the Latino community with key information on issues and programs and provides a forum for residents to express views and ask questions of Councilmembers. The partnership includes the 30-minute weekly show at 2 p.m. each Friday on the Washington Region's most popular Spanish language station.
The show is hosted by Juli Ríos Little. 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 and businesses.
In addition to the radio broadcast, the show can be heard via the Internet at: http://radioamerica.net/en-vivo/. A link to an audio replay of each week's show is available at the County Council's web site at: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council.
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