Hola Don:
My name is ________ and I am a literature professor at _______ State University. I am currently
working on an article about
the social impact of political "poes�a musicalizada" during the last 30
years in Central America, more specifically in Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. I lived in Costa Rica for many years, and thanks to your website,
I now know that I worked about three blocks from Radio Impacto for
about four of those years. (By the way, the Higuer�n se muri� -- it has
been replaced by a baby fig tree that doesn't seem to thrive on car
exhaust fumes yet. However, for the past eight years directions have
changed to: "From the ex-higuer�n").
I stumbled onto your website when
looking for information about Parmenio Medina (the man who bought the
remains of Radio Impacto). He was assasinated a few days ago in Costa
Rica, after receiving death threats for his controversial radio
program. This is the first assasination of a political nature in Costa
Rica since 1948. His radio program, "La Patada" constantly poked fun at
political figures and publically revealed political corruption. It ran
for over 30 years. It is very ironic that he became the owner of the
equipment that once broadcast Radio Impacto.
Your website is really interesting and informative. I don't know much
about SW radio. In fact, I didn't know what "DX" meant. I am, however,
very interested in learning more about radio broadcasts in Nicaragua,
especially during the Sandinista conflict. My research involves poetry.
Revolutionary poetry is very important in Latin America in general, but
in many countries where there are high levels of illiteracy, poetry set
to music has been extrememly important. Do you have any information
about stations in Nicaragua?
Thanks so much, _______
PS. I am teaching "La t�a Julia y el escribidor" next semester, and I
will send my students to visit your article on Raul Salm�n.
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DXer of the Year for 1995.