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Radio host Lourdes Ubieta leaves Radio Mambí ahead of sale to Soros-linked liberal group
Ubieta called the upcoming change in radio management a "stab in the heart" of the community and said she wanted nothing to do with it
July 7, 2022 7:29am
Updated: July 7, 2022 10:40pm
Renowned radio host Lourdes Ubieta resigned from Florida's Radio Mambí station last Friday after the broadcasting entity was sold to a liberal group linked to George Soros and leaders of the Democratic Party.
"I would never make a deal with those people. Never, ever," Ubieta told Fox News Digital.
Ubieta called the upcoming change in radio management a "stab in the heart" to the Cuban exile community and stated that she wanted nothing to do with it. "That's why I left," she added.
The journalist claimed that she turned down a substantial offer that included a confidentiality agreement to remain at Radio Mambí.
"I don't want to be part of the deal. I will not sign the papers, and I resigned," she explained.
Inside sources at Radio Mambí told Fox News Digital that other staff members refused to sign, but continued to work at the station.
"No one has signed," another Radio Mambí presenter told Fox News Digital.
For her part, the Venezuelan host will continue to work at Miami-based Americano Media, where she hosts a radio show and is now expected to have greater responsibilities.
According to a report by WLRN, a financial group related to the Democrats bought 18 Hispanic radio companies, including Radio Mambí.
The $60 million purchase was made by the Latino Media Network (LMN), which is run by former Obama administration official Stephanie Valencia and Democratic activist Jessica Morales Rocketto.
LMN stated that it has obtained financing from "Latino investors" as well as Lakestar Finance, an investment group associated with businessman and philanthropist George Soros.
The sale must still await approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) before LMN can fully operate the station. That process could take until 2023.
Since the beginning of June, Cuban exile leaders in Florida have expressed their concern about the sale of radio stations Radio Mambí and WQBA.
"The way in which this economic operation has been carried out, to the surprise of the community, worries us greatly," said Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat, a spokesman for the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance.
