BECA alum named NBC News correspondent
Miguel Almaguer, a graduate of the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department and winner of Emmy and Murrow awards, has been hired as a correspondent for NBC News.
Almaguer will be based in Burbank and contribute to all NBC News properties, including “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,” “Today” and MSNBC.
Almaguer (B.A., ’00) has been a general assignment reporter specializing in breaking news coverage at WRC in Washington, D.C., since 2006. Prior, he was a reporter for KCRA in Sacramento for four years. His first job in television was with KSBW-TV in Salinas from 2000 to 2003. He noted that Professors Michelle Wolf and Marty Gonzalez provided stellar field training while attending SF State.
Almaguer received an Emmy Award for coverage of the San Diego wildfires in 2007 and was an Edward R. Murrow Spot News Award Winner in 2004. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has honored Almaguer with awards and scholarships.
