7. INFORMATIVE MESSAGE ABOUT HIV VIRUS AND AIDS

By Deisy Ruiz

In the hour radio show I performed last April 21, 2012, I made an informative message to the audience about the epidemic disease that is affecting human beings around the world; it is HIV Virus and AIDS. First, I explained HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency virus. First, I explained how HIV was discovering In Los Angeles in 1981 in a homosexual man. Also, I explained how at the beginning was the misconception that HIV was present just in homosexual, but then it was appearing new cases. In the second part of the interview, I explained how people can get contracted from the HIV Virus. Among those ways people can get infected are: having sex without protection with a person who is infected, blood transfusion, sharing needles (to inject drugs or steroid). Moreover, a baby can get infected at the moment of the deliver by his mom through his/her mom vaginal fluids (if the pregnant woman is infected with HIV). In the third part of the segment, I talked about how HIV is spreading around the world in an alarm way. Some prevention is: -Abstinence, - use condoms do not just reduce the risk to get infected from HIV and STIs, -do not share needles. If a pregnant woman is infected with the HIV, she has to be sure to have all medical control including HIV test. Moreover, I sent a message about how people need to understand and realize that this epidemic disease is a reality and just we can stop it. The fourth part was about how to recommend people about the importance to get tested and prevented from the HIV. Also, if there is a positive HIV pregnant woman she has to be sure to have all medical control including HIV test. My hour had an (UC) Urban Contemporary format considered the “melting pot” format, which attracts a large numbers of Hispanic and Black listeners as well as white. I used this format, because I know this area fall in this kind of population being me one of those too. I programmed my hour show by four quarters; I started my intro show in which I Introduce myself in the show, and the name of my show. Then, I gave an advance about what the show will be. Then, I sent a legal bumper ID, after that there was a song “Suavemente” Then, I started my show with the first part of the information about how HIV Virus and AIDS is a pandemic disease that has been spreading around the world. Afterward, I sent a President Barak Obama PSA, then a song. Later, there was my second quarter with the same sequence. I continued with my second part of the information in which I informed people about statistics, method for preventions, and effectiveness. Moreover, I explained about to care themselves and all people. Then, I sent a legal bumper ID, and then I sent another song “Gypsi”. After that, I sent another PSA (Bon Jovi). Afterward, there was another bumper ID. Later, there was another PSA (USHER ). Then, I sent another song “Pasame La Botella”. Then, there was the last quarter of the show. PSA, Bumper ID, and song “Promise”. Afterward, I sent another song “Volare”. Finally, I announced the weather for the day and I closed my show giving thanks to all listeners and I finalized the show with the song “Promise”.