Connie Thompson worked for 46 years in the newsroom at KOMO Television in Seattle. She began as a production assistant in the mid-70s and went on to become an award-winning consumer affairs reporter. Her presence on Seattle television led the way for other women of color to work in the market. On this episode, the Chino, Matt Chan and the Chicano, Enrique Cerna talk with Connie about her long career, and the challenges she faced and overcame as a person of color in a white dominated business.
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