From TXST to TV, catching up with Isamar Terrazas

April 11, 2016

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Just two years after graduating from the SJMC at Texas State University, Isamar Terrazas has already paved a solid foundation for her career in broadcast journalism. Terrazas is now working for KTLM Telemundo 40, as both the Assignments New Editor and as a Field Producer. "I am so proud of how much this station has grown," said Terrazas. "In the two years I have been here, we went from being the #4 station to being the #1 station."During her time at KTLM Telemundo 40, the station was nominated for 8 Lone Star Emmys."I was nominated as a producer for our hurricane special, Tras La Tormenta," said Terrazas. "We won Overall Station Excellence, being the first station in the Rio Grande Valley to do this."KTLM Telemundo 40's focus is very similar to English language markets, focusing on breaking news, weather and digital media. In particular, Terrazas worked on an investigate special, Clash at the Border, which focused on the abuses of Border Patrol agents.Terrazas credits at least some of her success to her education from Texas State University, praising the both the faculty and the electronic media sequence."I feel like I learned so much from Ray Niekamp and Tim England," said Terrazas. "Their program targets what it is like to work in a newsroom in real life."