Radio Bilingüe – Alza tu Voz / Speak Out Youth Radio Program
A free youth radio production training program based in Salinas, California, where teens learn basic radio production and produce a weekly bilingual music and talk show broadcast live on KHDC 90.9 FM to Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.
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California Highway Patrol Explorer Program
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