The face and the name are instantly recognizable. Kim Vallez Quintana, a native of New Mexico, spent a quarter-century as a TV news anchor and reporter. Quintana now uses her experience in a New Mexico way, serving one of its distinguished national laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, as a communications specialist.
It’s been an exciting career for the Belen native, who graduated from Belen High School and attended New Mexico State University, and Vallez Quintana has some insights and knowledge from her years under the bright lights, as well as some advice for youthful New Mexicans looking to enter the news business.
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