Few journalists have gotten to know Puerto Rico the way David Begnaud has – from his relentless coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the Category 4 hurricane that ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017, to the mass demonstrations leading to the ouster of Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello in the summer of 2019. Along the way, David has connected deeply and powerfully with the Puerto Rican community in a way few others have done –through his reporting and directly on his social media platforms.
In conversation with Ada Monzón, Begnaud will go behind his own headlines to share stories of his remarkable rise to prominence as a national reporter for CBS News, how he overcame adversity as a child to pursue his journalistic passion, what it means to live his truth, and why he decided to continue telling Puerto Rico’s story even as others in the media moved on.