Ep. 4: Jesus Ayala - How Producing Network News led to a New Calling in the Classroom
Episode 4 of the Out Loud with Diana Alvear: Life in the News Industry podcast, hosted by Diana Alvear & Lou Dubois, titled "Ep. 4: Jesus Ayala - How Producing Network News led to a New Calling in the Classroom" was published on April 13, 2023 and runs 45 minutes.
April 13, 2023 ·45m · Out Loud with Diana Alvear: Life in the News Industry
Summary
Throughout his 17 years as a network news producer at ABC, Jesus Ayala, a first generation Latino-American journalist, covered too many big stories to mention in a short bio. He worked his way to the top of the news game - winning 4 Emmys and 7 Edward R Murrow awards for his news coverage - by being unflappable in any story or crisis, until the one crisis he could no longer ignore, PTSD, took over his body. Today, while keeping his own health a priority, he's training the next generation of journalists as a professor at Cal State University, Long Beach, on not just the skills needed to succeed, but also the secrets he learned in navigating the industry.
Episode Description
Throughout his 17 years as a network news producer at ABC, Jesus Ayala, a first generation Latino-American journalist, covered too many big stories to mention in a short bio. He worked his way to the top of the news game - winning 4 Emmys and 7 Edward R Murrow awards for his news coverage - by being unflappable in any story or crisis, until the one crisis he could no longer ignore, PTSD, took over his body. Today, while keeping his own health a priority, he's training the next generation of journalists as a professor at Cal State University, Long Beach, on not just the skills needed to succeed, but also the secrets he learned in navigating the industry.
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