Armando Barragan
Senior Assignment Manager at KABC-TV, Los Angeles
- Role
- Manager of Broadcast and Digital News Coverage at Kabc-tv at The Walt Disney Company
- Location
- Glendale, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Armando Barragan
Over the past two decades, Armando Barragan has proven to be a newsroom leader in daily news gathering, live breaking news, planning and logistics. He currently works with multiple teams at KABC-TV to ensure all station goals are met and executed on linear and digital, ultimately resulting in content that is inclusive and representative of the coverage area. Armando has held numerous roles over his combined 22 years at the station, including Assignment Editor and his current position of Manager of Broadcast and Digital News Coverage since 2016. Armando is a problem solver who consistently finds solutions to support the newsroom throughout the coverage day. A natural team builder, he also leads future content meetings, bringing individuals together from across the station for collaboration. Armando currently supervises nine (9) full-time assignment editors, along with freelance desk editors and desk interns, and works closely with reporters managing their workflows. Having started as an intern at ABC7, Armando also mentors younger journalists and is always willing to help with ABC-owned stations\' recruitment efforts. Armando positively embraces change as our media industry evolves and is passionate about helping grow streaming, and bilingual coverage via abc7.com/espanol
Experience
Manager of Broadcast and Digital News Coverage at Kabc-tv
Jun 2016 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Education
Pepperdine University
BA, Journalism
1996 — 2001
Skills
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Television
- Video Production
- Web Video
- Storytelling
- Crisis Communications
- Journalism
- Broadcast Journalism
- Enps
- Press Releases
- Digital Media
- Social Media
- Blogging
- Breaking News
- Broadcast Television
- Public Speaking
- Newsletters
- Broadcast
- Leadership
- Marketing
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