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Cristina
Saralegui Promotes National Parks
The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has released three
radio public service announcements featuring Univision talk show host
Cristina Saralegui. The 30-second spots are the nonprofit group’s
first PSAs available in both Spanish and English and invite the public
to experience the many cultural and educational opportunities within
U.S. national parks.
“The national parks are here for all Americans,” said
Thomas Kiernan, NPCA president. “If more people visit the national
parks and become passionate about them, then more passionate advocates
will be fighting on behalf of the parks. Only then will these amazing
places be preserved for future generations.”
Cristina Saralegui is one of the most widely recognized Latino personalities.
Best known as the host of the TV talk show, “The Cristina Show”,
Saralegui also has her own monthly magazine, Cristina La Revista,
and radio program. Honored with numerous awards for her journalistic
achievements, including the Gracie Allen Tribute Award from the Foundation
of American Women in Radio and Television, Saralegui has created a
wide-reaching platform to discuss a variety of issues that affect
the Latino community.
More than 20 U.S. national parks commemorate the Hispanic culture.
Proposed parklands, if created, would recognize more recent contributions
such as those of Cesar Chavez, the American labor leader who fought
for the rights of farm workers in the 1960s.
NPCA’s new PSAs highlight national parks such as Cabrillo National
Monument in California where Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo claimed the coast
for Spain and Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in Florida,
a masonry fort built by Spanish soldiers and the first permanent European
settlement in the United States. NPCA’s toll-free phone number,
1-800-628-7275, is provided for more information and a free national
park map.
Radio stations may obtain CD copies by contacting NPCA directly.
NPCA3⁄4Protecting Parks for Future GenerationsÒ Founded
in 1919, the National Parks Conservation Association is America's
only private, nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated solely to
protecting, preserving, and enhancing the National Park System. NPCA
has 300,000 members. A library of national park information, including
fact sheets, congressional testimony, position statements, and press
releases, can be found on NPCA's Web site at http://www.npca.org/media_center.
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