John DeSoto

John is a Producer for Arizona Illustrated whose focus is on Social & Community Issues.

Throughout his career he has won multiple awards for videography, editing, and producing, which include 13 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards, 6 Edward R. Murrow Awards, a National Murrow Award, and a NETA Public Media Award.

John is also a proud native Tucsonan and UA grad who loves Arizona Athletics and the Sonoran Desert. He began his career as a news cameraman for Univision Arizona and Telemundo Arizona here in Tucson. Between the two, he covered daily news for 15 years, serving the Spanish-speaking community of Southern Arizona. After coming out of commercial news, he served as the Bilingual Multimedia Producer for Tucson Unified School District before coming to AZPM as a Senior Videographer.

He and his wife Angela have three daughters, two of which have attended or are attending the University of Arizona. They love club softball, UA sports, hiking, Formula 1, and long dinners with friends.