Aló Ciudadano (Hello Citizen) is a Venezuelan talk show hosted by Leopoldo Castillo. It airs both on the Globovisión 24-hour television news network and the Circuito Nacional Belfort (CNB) radio network.

Contents 1 Format 2 History 3 Hosts & co-hosts 4 Criticism 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Format

Aló Ciudadano is hosted by Leopoldo Castillo and co-hosted by journalist Sheina Chang and Mariana Reyes.

The show is interactive; people can call the show and give their opinions and/or complaints or they can send text messages, which will appear on the news ticker. Leopoldo Castillo conducts interviews and he will usually discuss politics.^[1]

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

[edit] History

The show began airing in late 2002, and was originally hosted by Leopoldo Castillo and co-hosted by Carlos Acosta and Marjorie Martínez.

[edit] Hosts & co-hosts

• Leopoldo Castillo (2002 - present)
• Carlos Acosta (2002 - 2004)
• Marjorie Martínez (2002 - 2004)
• José Francisco Rivera (2004 - 2005)
• María Isabel Párraga (2004 - 2008)
• Isabel González Capriles (2004 - 2005)
• Alejandra Otero (2005 - 2007).
• Sheina Chang (2007 - present)
• Mariana Reyes (2008 - present)

[edit] Criticism

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

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

[edit] See also

• Globovisión

[edit] References

1. ^ Aló Ciudadano

[edit] External links

• CNB's official website
• Globovisión's official website