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Jim Avila, Journalist and Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 69

The network announced on Nov. 13 that Avila died following a ‘long illness.’
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Jim Avila, Journalist and Former ABC News Correspondent, Dies at 69
The ABC logo outside company headquarters in New York on Feb. 24, 2010. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
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Longtime ABC News correspondent and respected investigative journalist Jim Avila has died at age 69 after battling a “long illness.”

Anchor Diane Macedo of “ABC News Live” announced the news of his passing during a broadcast on Nov. 13, noting that previous health challenges included a kidney transplant donated by his brother.
Elma Aksalic
Elma Aksalic
Freelance Reporter
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
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