ABC News journalist Jim Avila has died at the age of 69. The former senior national correspondent died after a “long illness,” ABC News anchor Diane Macedo announced on Thursday. Macedo added that he faced his health issues “with courage.” Avila worked for almost 20 years as a Los Angeles-based correspondent, covering politics, justice, law, and consumer investigations, before covering the White House from 2012 to 2016. He won the prestigious Merriam Award in 2015 for his reporting on the Cuban government’s release of U.S. contractor Alan Gross. He was also a 20/20 correspondent. Avila’s brother donated him a kidney in 2020 and he left the network the following year. However, he returned just two years later to ABC San Diego as a senior investigative reporter, telling the Times of San Diego that “retirement was boring.” “We send our heartfelt condolences to his family, including his three children, Jamie, Jenny, and Evan, and we thank him for his many contributions and unwavering commitment to seeking out the truth,” ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic said in a statement.
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