HITN's Ray Suarez to Host One-on-One Interview With Janet Napolitano

NEW YORK, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hispanic Information and Telecommunication Network, Inc. (HITN) today announced that Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will appear on Destination Casa Blanca in a one-on-one interview with host Ray Suarez on Thursday, May 5th at 9:00 PM EDT.

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As Secretary of Homeland Security, Napolitano leads national efforts to secure the country against threats including terrorism and immigration.  Just days ago, President Barack Obama announced that the United States successfully carried out an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda; an announcement that was most welcomed in the United States and around the world.  In the one-on-one interview, Suarez and Napolitano will discuss the war on terror, the invasion in Pakistan, the impact on immigration, and what's next regarding national security measures.

Ray Suarez, award-winning broadcast journalist and celebrated author, is also currently the Senior Correspondent for PBS TheNewsHour which he joined in 1999. Prior to his work with The NewsHour, he was host of NPR's nationwide, call-in news program "Talk of the Nation" since 1993.

Destination Casa Blanca airs on HITN Thursdays at 9:00 PM ET and interview segments are available online at http://www.hitn.tv/dcb/. Destination Casa Blanca is HITN's public affairs show airing in English.

The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN) was established in 1983 as a non-profit organization. HITN's mission is to advance Hispanics by providing engaging, educational entertainment that empowers the community to serve as an ever-growing engine of intellectual power and progress. HITN-TV is the first U.S.-owned, non-commercial, Spanish-language, mediacompany delivering educational programming to more than 36 million homes nationwide on Satellite and Cable focusing on Health, Financial Literacy, and Education. HITN is also the largest holder of Educational Broadband Spectrum (EBS) in the US, supporting the next generation of wireless broadband networks and creating new opportunities to deliver educational content and connect communities. Visit us online at http://www.hitn.tv/.

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