CNN national correspondent Nick Valencia is from Eagle Rock, went to USC, and this is where I usually list all the markets my guest has worked in prior to reaching his or her current position. NOPE! Nick didn't go that route. He started at CNN in Atlanta as a teleprompter operator, and worked his way up. Nick and I talk about how he handled his father's death two weeks before high school graduation, why he was scared of his mom growing up, discrimination he's faced, challenges he's overcome, and life as a new dad who travels 150 days a year. https://www.instagram.com/cnnvalencia https://twitter.com/CNNValencia www.cnn.com/profiles/nick-valencia-profile Nick Valencia lands first interview with Stormy Daniels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ROl2qDBDxg ••• You can hear The News Bender Podcast host Aron Bender on The Tim Conway Jr Show weeknights 6-10 on KFI AM 640. https://twitter.com/aronbender https://www.instagram.com/aronbender ••• SPONSORS: Realtor Missak Tokhmanian 323-627-8302 [email protected] CA DRE #02037370 ••• Jingle courtesy of Bradley & Jammie Hampton [email protected]