Aló Ciudadano

Aló Ciudadano (Hello Citizen) was a Venezuelan talk show hosted by Leopoldo Castillo as the opposition counterpart of Aló Presidente launched by Hugo Chávez government in 1999. It was aired both on the Globovisión 24-hour television news network and Radio Caracas Radio (RCR) network until 2013.

Aló Ciudadano
Created byLeopoldo Castillo
StarringLeopoldo Castillo
Carlos Acosta
Marjorie Martínez
José Francisco Rivera
María Isabel Párraga
Isabel González Capriles
Alejandra Otero
Sheina Chang Montero
Mariana Reyes
Country of originVenezuela
Production
Running time3 hours
Release
Original networkGlobovisión (2002-2013), Circuito Nacional Belfort (2002-2008), RCR (2009-2013).
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2002 –
August 16, 2013.

Format
Host Leopoldo Castillo at Aló Ciudadano studios.

Aló Ciudadano was hosted by Leopoldo Castillo and co-hosted by journalist Sheila Chang Montero, Maria Alejandra Trujillo and Pedro Pablo Peñaloza.

The show was interactive; people were able to call the show and give their opinions and/or complaints or they could send text messages, which appeared on the news ticker. Leopoldo Castillo conducted interviews and he usually discussed politics.[1]

Leopoldo Castillo began his show saying "Ciudadanos de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela" ("citizens of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela"). During the show, Sheina Chang read news headlines from the main news websites of Venezuela and Latin America, and conducted interviews along with Castillo.

History

The show began airing in late 2002, and was originally hosted by Leopoldo Castillo and co-hosted by Carlos Acosta and Marjorie Martínez. It was the most popular opinion program for the Venezuelan political opposition to Hugo Chávez and Nicolas Maduro governments. While in Venezuela many newspapers, radio stations, television broadcasting companies, and websites which are in majority opposed to the government are closing down, Aló Ciudadano was one of the few broadcasts (mainly in Globovision) that were not owed by or affiliated to the Venezuelan government.[2][3] The show revived in 2016 as "El Ciudadano" on MiraTV. The show followed the same format, however it ran 1 hour Monday-Friday instead of 3 hours like its predecessor. The show debuted on July 2016 and ended on December 2016 and was viewable on television and YouTube. It is believed that the show has been quietly cancelled for unknown reasons, yet Leopoldo Castillo hasn't made an official announcement for the show's 2017 scheduling.

Hosts
Actuales
CountryNamePeríodCast
 VenezuelaLeopoldo Castillo2002 — 2013Conductor Principal
Sheina Chang2005 — 2013Conductora Principal
Pedro Pablo Peñaloza2010 — 2013Conductor Secundario
Maria Alejandra Trujillo2011 — 2013Conductora Secundaria
Suplents
CountryNamePeríod
 VenezuelaNitu Pérez Osuna2002-2013
María Elena Lavaud
Formers
CountryNamePeríod
 VenezuelaAndreína Fuenmayor2010 — 2012
Mariana Reyes2008 — 2011
María Isabel Párraga2004 — 2008
Alejandra Otero2005 — 2007
José Francisco Rivera2004 — 2005
Isabel González Capriles2004 — 2005
Marjorie Martínez2002 — 2004
Carlos Acosta2002 — 2004

Criticism

Hugo Chávez and his supporters have accused Aló Ciudadano of making racist comments.

Although Aló Ciudadano does oppose Chávez's government, they have invited numerous pro-Chavez people on his show, such as the former mayor of the Libertador municipality, Freddy Bernal.

See also

References
  1. "Aló Ciudadano". Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  2. Editorial, Reuters. "UPDATE 2-Venezuela begins shutdown of 34 radio stations".
  3. "Dozens of radio stations shut down in Venezuela - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com.
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