In this episode of “Time to Talk,” GEM student leaders discuss the first reported case of COVID-19 at Cal State LA, and ways to avoid “cabin fever” while California is self quarantining. Today, Adrian Bennett de Avila station manager for Golden Eagle Radio and sports editor for the University Times, is joined by Marisa Vazsquez the editor-in-chief for the UT, Joshua Letona the entertainment managing editor for the UT and programming director for GER and Richard Tzul the news managing editor for the UT.
Time to Talk: Ep. 2
April 6, 2020
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About the Contributors
Adrian Bennett de Avila, Station Manager
Marisa Martinez, Audio Editor
Marisa Martinez is a senior at Cal State LA majoring in Journalism. She has served as managing editor, editor-in-chief, digital editor and now audio editor for the University Times. Marisa is also currently the station manager at Golden Eagle Radio. Outside of her work at Cal State LA, Marisa also works as a CalMatters College Journalism Network fellow. After graduation this spring, Marisa will be interning at the Los Angeles Times news desk where she is looking forward to putting her years of journalism work to the test.
Joshua Letona, Editor-in-Chief
Starting at the University Times in Spring 2019, Joshua Letona has worked his way as an intern to three different editors positions and now, Editor-in-Chief. He’s contributed to over 70 articles at the UT, along with reinventing the Culture section. Joshua’s passions lie in storytelling as he strives to be a filmmaker and entertainment journalist.
Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor
Joshua Mejia, Multimedia Editor
Joshua Mejia is a fifth year TVF Major in the Film option, who has been with the University Times for six semesters. He is a filmmaker-photographer who specialized in street photography before joining the UT as an intern. In his final year, he is now the Multimedia Editor. His work is grounded in the philosophy of a decisive moment that sums up the humanity of the story.