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Jim Avila, Former ABC News and ‘20/20’ Correspondent, Dies at 69 - chairman - 11-14-2025
Jim Avila, an award-winning journalist who was a senior correspondent for ABC News and worked at the news outlet for 17 years, has died. He was 69.
ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic announced Avila’s death in a memo to staff Thursday, saying that “a former colleague of ours, Jim Avila, passed away after a long illness.” Avila died Wednesday, Nov. 12, at his home in San Diego, according to his family, CBS News reported.