We continue with our favorite conversations with Latinas in journalism. She came to Miami on vacation from her television job in Colombia and, while visiting Telemundo with a friend, walked herself into an opportunity of a lifetime. Then Ilia Calderon really went to work, leading the country’s premier Spanish-language news program on Univision and making headlines for her intrepid reporting and intelligent disaster coverage. She talks with Alicia about confronting a KKK leader, reporting on the family separation crisis as a mother, and navigating life as a hyphenated Latina.

Follow Ilia on Instagram @IliaCalderón. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/this-is-why-maria-elena-salinas-is-a-legend">María Elena Salinas and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/msnbcs-mariana-atencio-reveals-how-to-be-perfectly-you">Mariana Atencio for more on journalism.