The host was fired during his program by the channel’s director, Luis Arnoldo Cabada. (@87punto3 / @MarinadelPilar)
Through her social networks, the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar, reacted to the dismissal of journalist Gustavo Macalpin during a live broadcast. The communicator was hosting the Ciudadano 2.0 program for Channel 66 in the state of Mexicali in Baja California.
Suddenly Luis Arnoldo Cabada, general director of channel 66, appeared on the scene, “Bachelor, good evening. I imagine he’s coming to confirm with the doctor… about…” Macalpin began. However, he was interrupted by the lawyer to give him the news that it was his last day at the company.
“I come to thank you for these six years… for this intense work that you have done. A cycle has been completed and you have done an extraordinary job (…) Above all, I appreciate the dedication. Because you have been a man dedicated to your projects. Everything has a cycle in life and your cycle has arrived, this is your last day,” declared Arnoldo Cabada.
During the live broadcast of the program Ciudadano 2.0, on Channel 66, Gustavo Macalpin was fired without apparent justification. They point out that the husband of the governor of Baja California was criticized for criticism. Credit: @87punto3 /
This event generated various speculations about the reasons behind his departure. One of which claimed to have been allegedly due to criticism of the husband of the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar. In addition to making jokes about her, the children of the former president and Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Even the journalist himself urged his audience to draw their own guesses from his sudden dismissal.
“Why did he do that rude thing? Look, what I do is political criticism, so I think you can make your own conclusions.”
For her part, Marina referred to Macalpin as a family friend, dispelling speculation that linked the incident to her personal environment. “Here surprised with the topic of our friend Gustavo Macalpi. Let me tell you first of all, Gustavo is a friend of the family, of my husband, of mine… personal. We love him very much, we really enjoy his program. Unfortunately I can’t watch the program as often as I would like, because at that time I’m sleeping with babies, children with my daughter Marinita, or I’m still arranging things for the next day. Or I am deeply asleep as was the case yesterday (…) this morning I found out what happened,” she said.
The reporter mocked the governor and called her a bad actress Credit: Youtube Gustavo Macalpin
“I am just as surprised as all of you and I wish Gustavo always that he does very well, I hope to see him soon on television, on his social networks. We admire him, we like his content, the political satire he generally does. I wanted to make this clarification because I have seen it on social networks and I hope for all the followers of Gustavo Macalpin that we can see them soon on a program.”
“We studied law together since university and we respect their work, the work of all those who are dedicated to communication, to journalism. In Baja California we are extremely respectful of freedom of expression,” he said.
