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When Ayala started working at ABC News more than 20 years ago, he was the only Latino in the newsroom. Countless news assignments, dozens of awards and a teaching career later, the veteran producer turned college professor is an inspiration for the next generation of journalists of color. Today, Ayala, 43, is an award-winning news producer and an assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach.
In Tijuana, Mexico in 2019, Jesús Ayala helps his students cover the arrival of the first migrant caravan.
Jesús Ayala going over a script with one of his students while they reported on the COVID-19 pandemic.