Ignacio Ventura
Ignacio Ventura(he/him/his)
News Broadcast Reporter, Phoenix

Ignacio Ventura expects to graduate in Fall 2024 with a master’s degree in mass communication. He attended the University of Southern California where he served as a news staff writer and multimedia journalist. In 2023, he joined KJZZ News as a reporter.

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‘Bridge between the generations’: Miss Navajo Nation merges traditional and modern Diné customs

PHOENIX – Six contestants vied for the crown of Miss Navajo Nation, a pageant that celebrates Navajo culture and tradition, and imbues the winner as a role model in the country’s largest Native American tribal nation.

People processing meat under a canopy tent, watched by a crowd. The women wear colorful traditional clothing and use various tools on a table in front of them.

Hispanos tienen alta probabilidad de padecer Alzheimer

PHOENIX – La enfermedad de Alzheimer afecta la población hispana de Arizona. Esta crisis sanitaria pone de manifiesto la urgente necesidad de estudios y soluciones adaptados a la cultura latina.


Cruz Roja Americana lanza iniciativa para resaltar importancia de donar sangre

PHOENIX — Funcionarios de Arizona y la Cruz Roja Americana lanzan una iniciativa llamada “Los Donantes” cuyo fin es resaltar la importancia de donar sangre durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana.


Apache trout, Arizona’s state fish, dropped from endangered species list after 50-year comeback

WASHINGTON – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declared the state fish of Arizona no longer endangered on Wednesday. The comeback of the Apache trout is a conservation success story 50 years in the making, though advocates say the move is premature.

A person holds a large, speckled yellow and brown trout over rippling water, gently supporting it with spread fingers.