Salinas Pliego Invites Journalist Luis Cárdenas to TV Azteca After MVS Departure
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Journalist Luis Cárdenas announced his departure from MVS after 16 years, expressing sadness but emphasizing his journalistic freedom.
- Businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca, publicly invited Cárdenas to join his television network.
- Cárdenas's departure follows rumors, though he stated he never received instructions to compromise his freedom at MVS.
Luis Cárdenas has announced his departure from MVS after a 16-year tenure, with his farewell message on the morning news program "Primera Emisión" going viral. Cárdenas, who led the radio show for a decade, stated emotionally, "Nobody asked for my head. Nobody offered my head on a silver platter."
Nobody asked for my head. Nobody offered my head on a silver platter.
His departure has sparked numerous reactions online, notably from businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca. Salinas Pliego extended a public invitation via Twitter, asking Cárdenas, "My dear Luis Cárdenas, I invite you to work at Azteca. Are you in?" This offer has captured significant media attention, especially as Salinas Pliego's company faces controversy over a $219 million debt in the United States.
In this house that I am very pained to leave, I have had an extraordinary privilege. I have always been free... I never received an instruction here at MVS to stop being free.
Despite rumors surrounding his exit, Cárdenas assured his audience that he cherished his time at MVS, stating, "In this house that I am very pained to leave, I have had an extraordinary privilege. I have always been free... I never received an instruction here at MVS to stop being free." He expressed deep gratitude to Felipe Chao, Vice President of News and Institutional Relations at MVS, for his guidance and for allowing him to experiment without fear.
My dear Luis Cárdenas, I invite you to work at Azteca. Are you in?
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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