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Herbin Hoyos: the voice of Las Voces del Secuestro | Historic eRadio interview, 2015
Historic interview with Colombian journalist Herbin Hoyos at the eRadio studios in Bogotá on June 4, 2015. A documentary record of radio, journalism and Las Voces del Secuestro, preserved today as a tribute.
There are interviews that, over the years, stop being merely a conversation and become documents of memory. On Thursday, June 4, 2015, Herbin Hoyos visited eRadio’s studios in Bogotá to talk about a professional and personal story deeply tied to radio, journalism and the victims of kidnapping in Colombia.
Herbin Hoyos: Radio, Journalism and Memory
Herbin Hoyos was a Colombian journalist associated with Caracol Radio, known especially for leading Las Voces del Secuestro. On March 13, 1994, he was kidnapped — an experience that would shape the course of his career. Out of that experience, he developed Las Voces del Secuestro at Caracol Radio, through which, for years, families of people held captive sent radio messages addressed to them. Radio became a bridge between those who waited and those who, somewhere, kept listening. Preserving his own voice today carries particular historical value for Colombian journalism.
According to public records, Herbin Hoyos passed away on February 23, 2021.
A Conversation That Today Becomes a Tribute
This was not an interview conceived as a posthumous tribute. It was a meeting between communicators, in front of eRadio’s microphones, at a time when Herbin could still tell his story in his own voice. That is precisely why this record holds special value today.
How This Interview Came Together
At eRadio’s studios in Bogotá, Nelson Vahos, Marcela Camargo and Dr. Alejandro took part. Joining remotely from Ibagué, Tolima, was Marcela Castro, who contributed material for the interview and made the connection that brought Herbin Hoyos to eRadio’s studios as a guest.
This Record as a Tribute
This record is part of eRadio’s Historical Archive and is preserved as a tribute to Herbin Hoyos, to his journalistic work, and to a generation for whom radio was also companionship, memory and hope.
This piece joins other historical interviews from the eRadio Colombia era, such as the conversation with Alberto Cepeda Zubieta and María Victoria García, recorded that same year.