John Carlos Frey

Mexican American Journalist

John Carlos Frey (born November 3, 1969) is a Mexican-American freelance investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author. Frey is based in Los Angeles, California. His work has included being a special correspondent for PBS's NewsHour, and he has won four Emmy Awards for his stories.

Frey's books include the 2019 Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border on the Mexico–United States border and actions taken by US law enforcement.

Personal

Frey was born in Tijuana, Mexico.[1] His father was Swiss-American and his mother was a naturalized US citizen of Mexican descent. His family moved to San Diego, California, where he attended parochial schools, and later studied film and graduated from the University of San Diego. Early in his life, Frey sought to hide his Mexican heritage. "I wanted to pass as American, I didn’t want to accept that I was part Mexican," Frey said. "It was really easy to leave my culture behind."[1] Frey's mother was once picked up by US Border Patrol agents and deported because she was unable to convince them of her legal status.[2]

Acting career

Before becoming a documentary filmmaker and journalist, Frey was also an actor for several years. His acting career includes appearances in shows such as The Practice, Days of Our Lives, Married... with Children, JAG, Weird Science, Party of Five, and the film Freaky Friday, among other credits.[3]

Documentaries

Frey's independently produced documentaries include Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon, The Invisible Chapel, The 800 Mile Wall, One Border One Body, and Life and Death on the Border.[4]

Frey was the main correspondent for the February 15, 2013, episode of PBS's "Need To Know" titled "Outlawed In Arizona", highlighting a years-long dispute over a Mexican-American studies program in Tucson, Arizona.[5]

Awards

  • 2022 Overseas Press Club Award for best international investigation
  • 2022 NYC Press Club Award for Best Financial Investigation
  • 2022 National Headliner Award - Caffeine Jungle
  • 2019 Emmy Award Winner for Best Business Report
  • 2019 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence
  • 2018 Emmy Award Winner for Best Business Report
  • 2018 Emmy Award Nomination for Best Investigative Report in a News Magazine
  • 2018 Emmy Award Nomination for Best Business Report
  • 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Documentary
  • 2018 GLAAD Award Nominee - Best Journalism - News Magazine
  • 2017 Emmy Award Winner - Best Investigative Report
  • 2017 Society of Professional Journalists - Florida-Best Investigative Reporting
  • 2017 Headliner Award for First Place Best Documentary or Series
  • 2017 Headliner Award for First Place Best of Show
  • 2017 Loeb Award for "The Source"
  • 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for "Aspirist"
  • 2017 New York Press Club Documentary Award for "The Source"
  • 2017 Society of American Business Writers and Editors Top Prize for "The Source" - Newsroom Category
  • 2016 Eppy Award for Best Collaborative Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
  • 2016 Emmy Award Recipient for Best Innovative Reporting
  • 2016 Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Investigative Report in a Magazine
  • 2015 Emmy Award Recipient for Best Spanish Language Television Report
  • 2015 Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal (IRE Medal) - Best Television Investigation - National
  • 2015 New York Press Club - Best TV Documentary
  • 2015 Society of Professional Journalists - New America Award
  • 2015 Society of Professional Journalists - Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Documentary
  • 2015 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Medal for Best Investigative Reporting for Television
  • 2015 George Polk Award for Best Television Reporting
  • 2015 Clarion Award for Television Reporting
  • 2015 Editor and Publishers Award "Eppy" for Best Investigative Report
  • 2014 Emmy Award Recipient for Best Continuing Coverage of a News Story
  • 2014 IF Stone Award (Izzy) for Outstanding Independent Journalism
  • 2014 National Headliner Award for PBS "Dying to Get Back"
  • 2014 National Headliner Award for Washington Monthly Article, "Crossing the Line"
  • 2013 Emmy Award Nomination for Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine
  • 2013 Emmy Award Nomination for Best Report in a News Magazine
  • 2013 Sidney Award] for Socially Conscious Journalism
  • 2013 Clarion Award for Best Television Investigative Feature
  • 2013 Society of Professional Journalists - Sigma Delta Chi Award for Best Investigative Reporting for Television
  • 2012 Scripps Howard Award for Broadcast Journalism

References

  1. ^ a b De Sainz, Pablo (2003-05-02). "The Gatekeeper: A film about undocumented people". La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ^ "Arizona: A State with Hate". The Huffington Post. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  3. ^ "John Carlos Frey". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  4. ^ "About Us". Gatekeeper Foundation. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ^ Suarez, Ray (February 16, 2013). "Outlawed In Arizona". PBS. Retrieved 2013-02-16.

External links

  • John Carlos Frey on Twitter
  • John Carlos Frey on Facebook
  • The Gatekeeper trailer, on Youtube
  • - TheInvestigativeFund "The Backstory: John Carlos Frey"
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Gerald Loeb Award for Video/Audio (2014–2015)
(2014–2015)
  • 2014: Mike Goldrick, Jeff Piper, Tisha Thompson, Rick Yarborough
  • 2015: Jeremy Carroll, Felipe Escamilla, Vicky Nguyen, Kevin Nious, David Paredes, Julie Putnam, Mark Villarreal
Gerald Loeb Award for Audio (2016–2023)
(2016–2019)
  • 2016: Annette Elizabeth Allen, Chris Arnold, Uri Berliner, Neal Carruth, Heidi Glenn, Alyson Hurt, Avie Schneider, Lori Todd, John Ydstie, Ariel Zambelich
  • 2017: Alex Blumberg, Lisa Chow, Alexandra Johnes, Luke Malone, Molly Messick, Simone Polanen, Kaitlin Roberts, Bruce Wallace
  • 2018: David Brancaccio, Katie Long, Nicole Childers, Ben Tolliday, Daniel Ramirez, Paulina Velasco
  • 2019: Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak, Liz Essley White, Joe Yerardi
(2020–2023)
  • 2020: Najib Aminy, Fernando Arruda, John Barth, Jim Briggs, Andrew Donohue, Byard Duncan, Will Evans, Mwende Hinojosa, Esther Kaplan, Al Letson, Melissa Lewis, Katharine Mieszkowski, David Rodriguez, Kevin Sullivan, Taki Telonidis, Matt Thompson, Hannah Young, Rachel de Leon, Reveal staff
  • 2021: Najib Aminy, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Andy Donohue, Byard Duncan, Rosemarie Ho, Gabe Hongsdusit, Amy Julia Harris, Eren K. Wilson, Esther Kaplan, Al Letson, Katharine Mieszkowski, Sarah Mirk, Amy Mostafa, Claire Mullen, Brett Myers, Amanda Pike, David Rodriguez, Ike Sriskandarajah, Laura Starecheski, Kevin Sullivan, Matt Thompson, Shoshona Walter, Hannah Young, Narda Zacchino
  • 2022: Anna Maria Barry-Jester, Miki Meek
  • 2023 (tie): Rachel Adams-Heard, Jeff Grocott, Allison Herrera, Davis Land, Samantha Storey, Victor Yvellez
  • 2023 (tie): Jacob Borg, Russell Finch, Stephen Grey, Nikka Singh, Wondery Miniseries Team
Gerald Loeb Award for Video (2016–2023)
(2016–2019)
  • 2016: Drew Evans, Joanna Stern
  • 2017: John Carlos Frey, Shawn Efran, Greg Gilderman, Solly Granatstein, Manuel Iglesias Perez, Neil Katz, Brandon Kieffer, Marcus Stern, Marisa Venegas, Mónica Villamizar
  • 2018: Laurence B. Chollet, Jeff Bernier, Chris Buck, Kyra Darnton, Erik German, Karen M. Sughrue, Noah Madoff, Solana Pyne, Maria Villaseñor
  • 2019: Fritz Kramer, Kate McCormick, Emma Schwartz, Laura Sullivan, Rick Young
(2020–2023)
  • 2020: Bill Angelucci, Lisa Cavazuti, Cynthia McFadden, Daniel Nagin, Christine Romo
  • 2021: Anna Auster, Rebecca Blandón, Shaunagh Connaire, Thomas Jennings, Hannah Kuchler, Nick Verbitsky, Annie Wong
  • 2022: Liz Day, Samantha Stark
  • 2023: Till Daldrup, Robert Libetti, Jane Lytvynenko, Alistair MacDonald, Costas Paris, Lisa Schwartz, Emma Scott, Christopher S. Stewart, Ben Weltman, Avani Yadav