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Jairo came to the United States from Mexico when he was just four years old. Now hes 17 and dreams of becoming a professional soccer player, but life in the U.S. hasn't been easy.
On this edition, 'America, America,' we go to the streets of Richmond, California where Jairo's story takes place. We'll hear how a life altering event could force him to hang up his cleats and choose between the game he loves and the people he loves.
This show has been a special collaboration between National Radio Project and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Thanks to student producers, Abigail Curtis and Angelica Marin who wrote and edited this show under the guidance of independent media producer and UC Berkeley journalism lecturer, Claire Schoen.
Featuring:
Orlando Ramos, Richmond High School principal; Diego Garcia, Richmond Sol soccer league manager; Jairo, wants to play professional soccer; Veronica and Domingo, Jairo's parents; Daniel Bravo, Daisy Merida and others, Kids from the Richmond Sol soccer league.
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Jairo came to the United States from Mexico when he was just four years old. Now hes 17 and dreams of becoming a professional soccer player, but life in the U.S. hasn't been easy. On this edition, 'America, America,' we go to the streets of Richmond, California where Jairo's story takes place. We'll hear how a life altering event could force him to hang up his cleats and choose between the game he loves and the people he loves. This show has been a special collaboration between National Radio Project and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Thanks to student producers, Abigail Curtis and Angelica Marin who wrote and edited this show under the guidance of independent media producer and UC Berkeley journalism lecturer, Claire Schoen. Featuring: Orlando Ramos, Richmond High School principal; Diego Garcia, Richmond Sol soccer league manager; Jairo, wants to play professional soccer; Veronica and Domingo, Jairo's parents; Daniel Bravo, Daisy Merida and others, Kids from the Richmond Sol soccer league.
Broadcast History
Program #17-08 - Begin date: 4/23/08. End date: 10/23/08.
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullethead | Charlie Hunter Trio | Bing, Bing, Bing!. | Blue Note | 1995 | 02:00 |
Additional Files
- Promo has :10 end bed for ID (makingcon_080423_promo.mp2)
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