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THIS MARCH... WE TAKE A
LOOK AT ONE BRONXITE
WHO'S A LEADER IN THE
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY.
IT'S OUR "BEST OF THE
BRONX" REPORT.
ON MONDAY EVENINGS,
AVRIL FRANCIS HOSTS A
RADIO TALK SHOW. SHE
DISCUSSES A VARIETY OF
THEMES CLOSE THE HEART
OF THE CARIBBEAN
COMMUNITY RIGHT HERE IN
THE BRONX. SHE USES THE
AIRWAVES TO INFORM
BRONX CARIBBEANS ABOUT
LOCAL POLITICS AND
SOCIAL ISSUES, AND
EXPLAINS HOW THEY
AFFECT THEIR
COMMUNITIES. HER
LISTENERS SAY SHE IS TH ON THE
AMERI-CARIBBEAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
RADIO, SHE'S REACHING
HUNDREDS AND MAKING A
DIFFERENCE.
OUR ALISHA LAVENTURE
HAS OUR "BEST OF THE
BRONX" REPORT.
(PKG)
("I've known to always been a
talker, which landed me on
93.5 WVIP FM radio."
AVRIL FRANCIS IS A FORCE
OF NATURE WITHIN THE
BRONX'S CARIBBEAN
COMMUNITY.
(Joe Mason, Dome Broomers)
"She's the voice of the
Caribbean."
THE SAINT-KITTS NATIVE
HOSTS "THE AVRIL SHOW",
A TALK RADIO SHOW THAT
KEEPS LISTENERS
INFORMED ABOUT
CARIBBEAN ISSUES.
(Cecil Service, Talk show
listener)
"In the politics area, she has
it. What's happening in the
community, immigration."
(Avril)
"Things that are affecting the
people, whether it's
education, healthcare... You
know, things that are
happening around us."
NATS - radio show
(Joe Mason, Dome Broomers)
"I feel good to see someone
finally go on the radio
program, not playing music,
but actually bring information
to help the entire community."
SHE ALSO DOES "THE
AVRIL SHOW" ON
BRONXNET T-V AND
SERVES ON THE
AMERICARIBBEAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
"Sometimes it's like, 'you did
that? 'I didn't know you were
that connected."
(Cecil Service, Talk show
listener)
"She seems to be very strong,
and determined. She goes for
what she wants and gets it
done."
RIDGE)
"While Avril provides a vital
service to the Caribbean
community here in the Bronx,
the community supports Avril
as well. This West Indian
supermarket is a co-sponsor
of her radio show. At at the
barbershop just down the
street is where she'll talk to
people about issues that are
most important to the
Caribbean community."
"You come to America and
you don't know where to turn,
for certain services, where it