Episode 128 Notes and Links to Vania Patino’s Work 

 

    On Episode 128 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Vania Patino, and the two discuss, among other topics, her early love of reading in Spanish and English, Twilight, a formative experience for Vania as a high school reporter, her busy and educational college years, the power of Chicano Studies and Ethnic Studies classes, and ideas of objectivity and balance in journalism. 

 

    Vania Patino is a news reporter for KERO-TV in Bakersfield, CA, a former reporter for KFDA in Amarillo, Texas, and a former standout student in Pete’s English 10 honors class.

For Latino Reporter: “After El Paso shooting, Texans seem divided over looser gun laws”

 

Video from Cal State Fullerton's Al Dia Newsmagazine

 

Video and Article by Vania: "In Tex-Mex country, ‘el sabor’ helps Boricua culture thrive"

At about 1:40, Vania gives background on her relationship with language, learning English as a second language, and her early love of reading, including her love of a particular teen series

 

At about 5:00, Pete and Vania discuss the phenomenon that was the Twilight series 

 

At about 7:00, Vania describes how Spanish specifically calls to her, interests her, etc., as well as how she re-embraced the beauty of speaking Spanish 

 

At about 10:00, Vania wows with an amazing story from her third day on the job in Amarillo that highlights 

 

At about 12:50, Vania highlights important lessons learned in college ethnic studies and Chicano history courses

 

At about 14:40, Vania discusses interesting conversations around identity that came up during her enjoyable college years

 

At about 16:25, Vania responds to Pete’s questions

 

At about 18:20-27:30, Vania recounts an incredibly impactful experience in covering a 2015 Donald Trump speech in San Pedro 

 

At about 27:35, Vania talks about her time in Amarillo, Texas, including covering a different political arena than she was used to

 

At about 29:50, Vania talks about formative experiences from her busy college days, and shouts out mentor Inez Gonzalez

 

At about 32:00, Vania recounts a funny anecdote about interning with NBC News with Lester Holt 

 

At about 37:00, Vania gives the story of the horrific tragedy in Thousand Oaks, sadly the first of many mass shootings that she has covered 

 

At about 42:30, Vania tells a story that is emblematic of being innovative and dogged in pursuing a local angle to a national story 

 

At about 46:15, Vania explains the writing and background work for a news “package”

 

At about 50:55, Vania responds to Pete wondering about how she balances formal and informal presentations of the news

 

At about 53:30, Vania discusses ideas of objectivity in reporting, particularly post-Trump as POTUS

 

At about 57:30, Vania answers Pete’s question about which tv shows/movies “get it right” with regard to a realistic view of the newsroom

 

At about 59:40, Vania responds to Pete’s question about the responsibilities that come with doing translation in news

 

At about 1:04:30, Vania discusses future projects

 

At about 1:08:40, Vania gives contact information/social media info 

 

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