 General At-Large Officer
Brandon Benavides |
Brandon is a senior news producer for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. When the I-35W bridge collapsed over the Mississippi River, Brandon was part of the station’s 25 hours of non-stop coverage. The station won an EMMY Award for Best Breaking News. He was also part of the morning team which won an EMMY for “The Morning After.” Before joining 5 Eyewitness News in 2006, he was the Executive Producer for KETK-TV where he led the news team in its daily coverage and produced LIVE @ Five for the NBC affiliate in Tyler, Texas.
Brandon taught an undergraduate journalism course at the University of Texas at Tyler. He holds a master’s of arts in journalism and public affairs degree from American University in Washington, D.C. While in the Nation’s Capitol, Brandon worked as an intern for the U.S. House of Representatives Radio-TV Gallery on Capitol Hill and “Dateline NBC” in the Washington Bureau.
Brandon helped cover the funeral of former President Ronald Reagan and watched as then British Prime Minister Tony Blair addressed a joint meeting of Congress. He has a bachelor’s degree in communication from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.
Brandon joined NAHJ as a student member in 2004. He co-chaired the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus for more than two years before elected to the Board of Directors as the Region 6 Representative. Brandon was elected General-At-Large officer at the UNITY convention in 2008. He currently lives in St. Paul.