Aló Ciudadano
| Aló Ciudadano | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Leopoldo Castillo |
| Starring | Leopoldo Castillo Carlos Acosta Marjorie Martínez José Francisco Rivera María Isabel Párraga Isabel González Capriles Alejandra Otero Sheina Chang Montero Mariana Reyes |
| Country of origin | Venezuela |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Original release | |
| Network | Globovisión (2002-present) |
| Release | September 27, 2002 |
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.
Format
Aló Ciudadano is hosted by Leopoldo Castillo and co-hosted by journalist Sheila Chang Montero 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.
History
The show began airing in late 2002, and was originally hosted by Leopoldo Castillo and co-hosted by Carlos Acosta and Marjorie Martínez. Today, it the most popular opinion program for the Venezuelan opposition. 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 is one of the few broadcasts (mainly in Globovision) that are not owed by or affined to the Venezuelan government.[2][3]
Conductores
| Actuales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| País de origen | Nombre | Período | Papel |
 Venezuela |
Leopoldo Castillo | 2002 — presente | Conductor Principal |
| Sheina Chang | 2005 — presente | Conductora Principal | |
| Pedro Pablo Peñaloza | 2010 — presente | Conductor Secundario | |
| María Alejandra Trujillo | 2011 — presente | Conductora Secundaria | |
| Pasados | |||
| País | Nombre | Período | |
| Venezuela |
Andreína Fuenmayor | 2010 — 2012 | |
| Mariana Reyes | 2008 — 2011 | ||
| María Isabel Párraga | 2004 — 2008 | ||
| Alejandra Otero | 2005 — 2007 | ||
| José Francisco Rivera | 2004 — 2005 | ||
| Isabel González Capriles | 2004 — 2005 | ||
| Marjorie Martínez | 2002 — 2004 | ||
| Carlos Acosta | 2002 — 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.