Patricio G. Espinoza

Work Samples & Demos

Patricio Espinoza is an experienced All Platforms Journalist and a multiple Emmy Award recipient. A Poynter & McCormick Fellow, and most recently a Knight Digital Fellow @ UC Berkeley. 

Patricio is an experienced backpack journalist who can produce, shoot, edit and deliver stories for multiple platforms.  He's a seasoned correspondent, investigative reporter, short and long format magazine.  Comfortable with social and community issues as well as human interest and features.  He thrives under deadline and limited resources.  Patricio feels at home whether it is with a Flip, iPod and his laptop or a full blown network crew.

Awards include 5 Lone Star EMMYs for Digital Journalism, Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, General Assignments, Anchoring, Continuous Live News Coverage, Editing and Producing Outstanding Achievements. 

 

Bilingual Journalist (anchor, correspondent, reporter)

National Correspondent, Reporter, Anchor & Freelance Network Field Producer and Contributor experience includes: Univision, Telemundo, NBC, ABC News, CNN, Discovery, The News Hour, NPR Spanish "Radio Bilingue" among others. [ resume | awards ]

BackPack Journalism (multimedia, nat-sound)

Reporter, shooter, editor, producer:

 

 

 

BackPack Journalism (on-line news pkgs)

Reporter, producer, editor, shooter . Flip camera, DV, iPod. Final Cut Pro editing

 

 

Hurricane IKE, 2009 EMMY, Digital Journalism

2009 EMMY Recipient, Advanced Media Awards, Online Digital Coverage. Produced by Patricio Espinoza, espiBlog.org. All IKE stories coverage here was featured by CNN, CNN International and iReport.

Backpack Journalist Patricio Espinoza

espiBlog.org/CNN LIVE Reports Emmy re-cap

BACKPACK JOURNALISM / Hurricane Ike

( reporter. shooter . editor ) A day after Hurricane IKE forced many to leave everything behind, Patricio Espinoza reports on Task-Force IKE .

Radio Producer & National Correspondent

Patricio Espinoza is freelance National Public Radio contributor to Spanish language "Radio Bilingue"  Espinoza produces and reports news, politics and human interest stories of national and international importance:

ASTRONAUTA CAMPESINO: The story of Jose Hernandez, a child of migrant field workers and how his dream of becoming a NASA astronaut has become a reality. Jose could be the next man to return to the Moon.  (Spanish)

MEXICO's ANTI-GANG UNIT: Amidst increasing gang violence authorities in Monterrey, Mexico have created a special police force.  Patricio Espinoza reports for CBS-News

MAY 1st "La Marcha": Patricio Espinoza walks along hundreds of immigrants rallying in the streets of San Antonio, Texas asking for what they call "a just and fair immigration reform" (Spanish)

BORDER ENCOUNTER: KTVK's reporter Patricio Espinoza interviews undocumented immigrants as they crossed the ARizona-Mexico border under high desert temperatures.

News Producer

Espinoza is an active contributing local and network news producer handling cres, assignments, logistics, LIVE breaking news coverage.  Recent assignments include ABC News and GMA  Swine Flu coverage in Texas, The NewsHour, Mexico Elections, CNN & CNN iReport Hurricane IKE, Univision Katrina, The Discovery Channel, and A&E among others:

THE YEARS MOST DANGEROUS SURVIVAL STORIES, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL:
For the first time a Katrina child survivor tells his story to field producer Patricio Espinoza.  The natural disaster killed thousand, somehow 12 year old Donald managed to survived while desperately watching his mother be taken away by Katrina's deadly force. 

ABC-GOOD MORNING AMERICA

"En Su Defensa" Investigative/Consumer franchise

Emmy award winning Investigative TV News Magazine & News Talk Radio and Online Franchise developed, produced and hosted by Patricio Espinoza.  "En Su Defensa" is a 2004, 2005, 2006 consecutive Lone Star Emmys recipient.

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Broadcast Journalism Samples

	Bilingual Montage
	Mexico's Anti-Gang Units, CBS Patricio Espinoza travels to Monterey, Mexico and tags along a unique anti-gang unit south of the border.
	"En Su Defensa" Spanish Investigative Emmy award winning Investigative News Franchise developed, produced and hosted by Patricio Espinoza.  2004, 2005, 2006 consecutive Lone Star Emmys. .
	"Jornaleros" KTVK, Phoenix Day labor workers are at the heart of this bilingual pkg with Spanish interviews translated on the spot as part of this uniquely reported story.
	Border Encounter 2003 Emmy Nomination Border Series.  While covering the Arizona, Mexico border Patricio Espinoza, using his home video camera captures his encounter wiha group of undumented immigrants crossing the border.
	Anchoring Spanish 2005 Emmy Nominee Best Anchor Lone Star Chapter
	Bilingual Education Prop-203 Reporting Spanish