Shifting demographics have forced newsrooms all over the country to pay more attention to the American Southwest, or what I prefer to call "God’s Country." The increase in America's Hispanic population, for example, puts bilingual journos like KSWT’s Grecia Aguilar at a premium.
Grecia’s mad skills put her front and center in this week’s local reporter spotlight.
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Grecia moved to Arizona to cover the Imperial Valley after she completed a double major in journalism and Spanish. She even went back to a community college to hone her skills as a one-man-band reporter, learning to shoot and edit film on her own.
Also did I mention she has a kick-ass press pass.
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Her celebrity double: fellow bilingual superstar Jennifer Lopez.
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But Grecia does pretty well on her own.
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When not hunting down the latest desert landscape scoop, Grecia works out by training in mixed marital arts. Summers of 120 degrees promote investments in sweat equity.
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With all that fitness and soul crushing heat, a gal has to stay hydrated!
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As we press forward in reforming our broken immigration system, America needs ambitious bilingual reporters like Grecia to better serve our increasingly diversifying communities.
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Keep up the good work, Grecia! And stay cool!