TODAY ON WINGS, AWARD-WINNING LATINA RADIO JOURNALIST MARIA MARTIN IS BASED IN GUATEMALA, THE COUNTRY WHERE SISTER DIANNA ORTIZ SERVED THE PEOPLE AND WAS TORTURED BY THE MILITARY. MARIA COVERED SISTER DIANNA'S STORY OVER THE YEARS. AFTER DIANNA DIED IN 2021, MARIA PRODUCED A PORTRAIT OF HER SPIRIT. ... "MUCH OF THIS PROGRAM FIRST AIRED AS PART OF KALW'S SPIRITUAL EDGE SERIES...FUNDED BY THE TEMPLETON FOUNDATION THROUGH THE CENTER FOR RELIGION AND CIVIC CULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...THE EDITOR WAS CHERYL DUVAL, JUDY SILBER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR; AND THE ENGINEER WAS TAREK FOUDA...." MARIA MARTIN IS THE AUTHOR OF "CROSSING BORDERS, BUILDING BRIDGES: A JOURNALIST'S HEART IN LATIN AMERICA," WHICH DOCUMENTS SOME OF HER EXPERIENCES WORKING FOR U.S. PUBLIC RADIO - INCLUDING DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM LATINO U.S.A. , AND THE SERIES DESPUES DE LAS GUERRAS - CENTRAL AMERICA AFTER THE WARS. MARIA NOW DIRECTS THE GRACIAS-VIDA CENTER FOR MEDIA - A NONPROFIT BASED IN TEXAS AND GUATEMALA, PROMOTING BETTER SKILLS AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR RURAL, PROVINCIAL AND INDIGENOUS JOURNALISTS IN GUATEMALA, BOLIVIA AND NICARAGUA. WINGS THANKS ALL OUR SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION, SUZETTE CULLEN, AND GENEVIEVE VAUGHAN, WHOSE RECENT SALONS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE WEBSITE MATERNALGIFTECONOMYMOVEMENT.ORG - THAT'S MATERNAL GIFT ECONOMY MOVEMENT - ALL ONE WORD - DOT ORG. THE WINGS SOUND LOGO IS FROM LIBANA'S ALBUM A CIRCLE IS CAST. THIS IS THE WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS GATHERING SERVICE. --