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Maria Santana is a New York Correspondent for CNN en Español, a Turner Broadcasting Company. Before CNN en Español, Maria worked as the NY correspondent and Bureau Manager for SBS Broadcasting's Mega TV. She also worked as a producer and assignment editor for Telemundo WNJU in New York. Maria is a Graduate of Wesleyan University, and an Alumnus of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting program.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Protecting My Guests - An interrupted interview w/ Piedad Cordoba

Sometimes it seems I have many roles at Mega TV. On July 1st, one of those was personal security.

Piedad Cordoba, a leftist Senator of the Colombian government, was being interviewed in my studio. She's pretty controversial, but a good "get" for Maria Elvira Live, our political talk show on Mega TV. I often set these interviews up via fiber optic connection with the studios in Miami, as New York is a major hub for many international politicos.

Well, today the morning show DJs of El Vacilon on 97.9 FM caught wind of who was in my studio and shared it with their audience. They received a flood of calls from New Yorkers regarding the guest, and decided they wanted to include her on their show.

In true Vacilon style, they sent Papi Chulo, one of their on air personalities, across the hallway to my studio - in nothing but his underwear - to interrupt my interview to invite Ms Cordoba to their studio.

Suffice to say what happened next can only happen on La Mega! Take a look:

http://elvacilon.lamusica.com/ElPapichulointerrumpeunaen.html

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