S4 EP36 : Networking to Your Dream Career : Carlos Zapata : News Anchor/Reporter : Noticias Telemundo Texas

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This week Jayzen welcomes Carlos Zapata to the show. Carlos has had an incredible career as a reporter and anchor for several television stations. Starting his career at a small newspaper in Ecuador while still in college, rising to one of the top hispanic language stations in the country. Early in his career, he focused his efforts on meeting the super connectors in his industry and building key relationships, ultimately leading to opportunity.

When thinking about your brand, it is always important to remember that it comes down to the full experience that people have with you, and not just the trimmings. After returning from Japan, Jayzen shares his reflection on the amazing fully branded experiences from his travels and how they can be applied to your brand.

Guest Bio

Carlos Zapata

News Anchor/Reporter Noticias Telemundo Texas

Carlos Zapata, is a native of Colombia who began his journalism career in Ecuador, is an award-winning bilingual journalist. He has spent nine years working at Telemundo-owned stations and returns to KXTX after serving as Reporter and News Anchor for Telemundo 47 / WNJU in New York for nearly two years.

While at KXTX from 2013 to 2020, he worked his way up from video journalist to News Anchor. While at KXTX, he covered numerous breaking news stories and was dispatched to the Texas-Mexico Border on special assignment to report on the humanitarian crisis. At WNJU, Zapata continued to report on US-Mexico border issues.

Zapata is the recipient of a 2022 national GLAAD Media Award for his reporting work and contributions to WNJU’s June 2021 special “LGBTQ Pride: 52 years of Struggle and Evolution.” He has received 14 Lone Star Emmy Awards, including two awards in the categories of best “News Anchor” and “News Reporter” and 7 New York Emmy Awards, including best "Live Reporter” and "Features/Human Interest Reporter.” Before joining NBCUniversal, he worked at WUVF-TV and WANA-TV in Ft. Myers-Naples as News Anchor and Reporter, D'Latinos Magazine as Columnist and Contributor, and for several TV and radio stations in Ecuador.

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