In this episode of The Slobs on the Pod, we sit down with Jaylene Aguilar — NBC news anchor, community figure, and 2025 Miss Yuma Ocean-to-Ocean Pageant winner.
Jaylene breaks down her real journey into journalism — from junior college newsrooms to reporting solo in the Imperial Valley, battling burnout and loneliness, commuting late nights, and eventually landing her anchor role in Yuma.
She opens up about:
🎤 How she got into TV journalism
📰 What reporters actually do behind the scenes
😔 Mental health struggles early in her career
🚗 Long commutes and living alone in new cities
✈️ Flying with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels
🎬 Life in front of the camera vs. reality
🏆 Balancing pageantry and broadcasting
Plus… we talk Applebee’s solo dinners, meeting strangers at Chili’s, finding your “why,” and why local news still matters.
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