Nancy Montoya
Senior Reporter
Border/Immigration
NPR/PBS Arizona Public Media
nmontoya@azpm.org
520.248.1050

Empty Tucson Benedictine Monastery Comes Alive to aid Asylum Seeking Migrants

Volunteers Found Guilty for Aiding Migrants in the Desert - 

The Santa Cruz River - the Life Blood of Southern Arizona is in Jeopardy

End to Zero Tolerance - Head of CBP

Transgender Woman Seeks U.S. Asylum

​Border Patrol Works to Keep Agents Healthy - Arizona 360

​​DACA in Arizona - See story of two families.

​​PBS NewsHour - Immigration Reaction

2018 Edward R. Murrow Award
Nancy Montoya & Arizona Public Media
for Continuous Coverage
of Border & Immigration Issues

   1985 Broadcast Pulitzer                                                             
       The Dupont Columbia Awards                                                   
           Selection Committee for            
 "Local viewers are fortunate to have the well-written, consistently tough reports delivered by Nancy Montoya that provide an understanding of the impact of national events on their lives and community." 

EMMY AWARDS:​            
  • Soldiers of Hope
  • Spirit of the Rising Son
  • Borderlands
  • The Rise of Christianity in the Soviet Union

Stories From the Borderlands

Stories From the Borderlands

                                                                                                                                                                                      
Nancy Montoya  is a national and international award winning broadcast journalist with 35 years of experience.  A seasoned Executive Producer, Nancy has managed news crews all over the world.  

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​A reporter, a videographer, a producer and an editor - Nancy can cover a story from all perspectives.  

In addition to working with the creative professionals at Arizona Public Media, Nancy also works independently with an experienced crew that includes, her husband, (Kirt Ijams),  veteran videographer (Nathan Sheldon) and longtime editor (Steve Bayless). Combined Steve and Nate have a half century of news production experience.