About Talisa

Bachelor of Journalism  | Moody College Honors Program | Minor in Government

Graduation - May 2025

Jan, 2025 - May 2025 : Austin, TX

• Pitched and produced podcast special and web piece for “Undocumented” project (premieres May 12) 

• Field-produced stand-up interviews at Texas Capitol during 2025 legislative session 

• Edited on-air packages in Adobe Premiere Pro and ‘Undocumented’ podcast in Adobe Audition 

• Filed public information requests and sourced public data for investigative producers 

April 2022 - Present : Austin, TX

• Produced season five of “Darkness: The Murder of Irene Garza”  

• Report and research case documents through records requests 

• Schedule and record audio interviews via four channel portable audio recorder 

• Outline and write scripts for six, one hour length episodes 

Jan 2024 - June 2024 : New York, NY

• Assisted senior producers with field production for Child Labor investigative piece 

• Collaborated with I-Unit producers to write ABC News digital stories 

• Found and booked sources for interviews for on-air and digital stories 

• Created legal research documents and tape lists for senior producers for SeaQuest investigation