Armando

EXPERIENCE Garcia
New York, NY
@GarciaReports
www.newsgarcia
.com
707.339.2862

ABC NEWS (NYC) 2020 Campaign Reporter, Digital Journalist, Producer| July 2016 –
 Embedded in several presidential campaigns including Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Andrew Yang.
 Reported on air for ABC News Live, and across all digital, audio, and print platforms.
 Field produced and reported segments featuring former VP Joe Biden and other presidential candidates during debates
and other special coverage events.
 Pitched, produced, edited and wrote “This Is Home”, a photography project where child refugees took pictures of daily
life at Za’atari Refugee camp in Jordan.
 Reported and field produced before, during, and after Hurricane María in Puerto Rico for World News Tonight and Good
Morning America.
 Reported and produced during protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in
Louisville.
 Produced and reported story about DACA program anchored by Byron Pitts.
 Produced coverage of COVID-19 outbreaks in Texas and Louisiana.

UNIVISION COSTA CENTRAL (Central Coast, California) On-Air News Correspondent, Fill-in Anchor, Producer|2013-2015
 Provided daily coverage for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties as a one-man band for Spanish-speaking
audiences. Filed three stories a day, reported live, anchored frequently, and stacked rundowns in absence of
producer.
 Investigated rumors that Diablo Canyon Power Plant was emitting harmful amounts of radiation and found
agricultural workers near the plant were subject to the most exposure and greatest risk of cancer. It sparked a
county-wide discussion of risk factors in the agricultural community including the effects of pesticides.
 Broke news about the gang-related murder of Guadalupe resident Javier Limón and got exclusive interviews with his
family and 8-year-old son at their home. Continued covering the story throughout the arrest of suspects and trial.
 Developed biweekly segment A Su Lado that kept viewers updated with latest immigration reform news and
expert advice.

EDUCATION

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, NEW YORK M.S. Journalism|May 2016
 Received honors in fall Reporting class.
 Wrote investigative enterprise story on synthetic marijuana (K2) use among high school students near schools in
the Bronx and marketing tactics used to lure adolescents.
 Produced an investigative master’s project about the disintegration of the healthcare system in Syria due to
attacks on hospitals and medical facilities and how it is putting children at risk of previously-eradicated diseases.
 Filmed a short documentary about two young Syrian women and their resettlement in Rome and New Jersey as
their families continue to live in war-torn Aleppo.
 Reported on the lack of mosques for Muslims in Italy.
 Selected for Scripps Howard Covering Religion workshop and covered beat on immigrant Catholics in U.S. and Italy.

SKILLS
 Bilingual (Spanish-English)
 Writing news scripts, reporting live on air and digital.
 Filming and editing with DSLR’s, studio cams, and field equipment.
 Operating live equipment, setting up shots for correspondents, coordinating with camera crews and sat trucks.