Marilyn Moritz is retiring after 38 years at KSAT.
You know Marilyn Moritz for her consumer reports. We know her as newsroom leader with a wealth of SA knowledge.You know Marilyn Moritz for her consumer reports. We know her as newsroom leader with a wealth of SA knowledge.It was my honor to sit down with Marilyn Moritz to talk about her incredible career in broadcast journalism as her time at KSAT comes to an end.
Marilyn said she never expected to stay at KSAT this long and assumed she would move onto a bigger market.As Marilyn’s roots grew in San Antonio, so did her career. “I had done a story in 1989 a little girl named Alyssa Smith who was going to be the first living donor liver transplant recipient. Her mother the donor. And I went and interviewed them at Thanksgiving. And they were so kind,” Marilyn said. “They’re just the sweetest family and I have followed with them over the years. In fact, IThat story prompted Marilyn’s interest in organ donation.
Another one of Marilyn’s most memorable stories focused on a military child with severe birth defects. Journalists often get comments about how much heartache and tragedy we cover. And, sadly, there’s truth to that.So I asked her what’s kept her reporting all these years, despite that.
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