Miami Radio: Popular Radio Mambi Host EXITS

Lordes Ubieta

Lourdes Ubieta, who had been a popular host of Radio Mambí in Miami for over two years, joining the station when iconic host Martha Flores died, resigned after her program, “Noticias y Más,” aired July 1.

In an interview with the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald on Thursday, the Miami-based Venezuelan journalist discusses the reasons for her departure from the Miami Spanish-language radio station that was recently sold to a new media group, Latino Media Network. 

Asked why she was departing,  Ubieta stated: “I am leaving because I do not want to be part of the new company ruling the station.” She said she was given a confidentiality agreement that she needed to sign to stay as a host during the transition to new ownership. Other hosts have also received the agreement, but she is the first to announce her departure, she said. Her lawyer told her that if she signed it, it meant that “I would be compromised with the sale transaction and don’t want to be part of this deal.” 

She said she did not want to be part of it because she disagreed with the sale. 

“The purchase of Mambí is not to fight against disinformation but to silence conservative voices. It’s a political move.” Part of the agreement contemplated was that she would remain as a Radio Mambí host during the transition and FCC approval process of the $80 million purchase.