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CODY LILLICH
Newsroom leader specializing in multimedia investigations and incorporating data to enhance stories and provide context.
SELECTED WORK
GRAND THEFT CARGO
A special digital presentation showcasing an extensive Investigation that exposed how International thieves are targeting trains In Arizona.
The story also led to a collaboration with InvestigateTV to expose this problem and search for solutions on a national level.
Original Story
Digital Presentation
Podcast/Streaming
National Investigation
INVESTIGATIONS
Road Rage
Investigative streaming special on why road rage cases are on the rise in Arizona.
Dangerous Driving
A multi-part investigation examining why driving is so dangerous in Phoenix and what can be done about it.
Bitcoin ATM Dangers
Cryptocurrency ATMs are popping up everywhere and some people are falling for scams that take away some people's life savings.
College Protests
Text messages reveal the 'mess' of a response from law enforcement trying to disperse a protest at Arizona State University.
INSPECTING THE INSPECTORS
Three workers were killed when the Hard Rock Hotel construction site collapsed In New Orleans. Our Investigation exposed how city Inspectors claimed they had Inspected the site, but GPS records we obtained showed they were never there.
Our reporting was recognized with a National Edward R. Murrow Award, a National Headliner Award and a finalist for a national Emmy award.
DEADLY NURSING HOME EVACUATION
More than a dozen nursing home residents died during a hurricane after being evacuated to a warehouse. Our team found there were plans on file to protect those residents during a storm, but those inside the warehouse and family members of the residents say the nursing homes were anything but prepared.
ORPHANED WELLS
A major oil company’s offer to plug so-called orphaned wells, left behind in rural Louisiana was passed up by the state Department of Natural Resources and now the state could end up paying millions to do the work themselves.
DISCARDED DANGER
An oil well in rural Louisiana was sitting dormant. People who lived nearby thought it was abandoned and there was no danger -- that is until a teenage girl fell victim to this discarded danger.
FORCED INTO FRAUD?
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, contract workers at the New Orleans Airport said their employer forced them to work their full schedule but claim unemployment for a portion of their paycheck.
EXPERIENCE
KTVK/KPHO-TV / PHOENIX, AZ
2022 - PRESENT, Senior Investigative ProducerWVUE-TV / NEW ORLEANS, LA
2018 - 2021, Investigative Producer
KXAS-TV / DALLAS/FORT WORTH, TX
2017 - 2018, Assignments Editor
KLTV-TV / TYLER, TX
2013 - 2017, Investigative Producer/Reporter
2011 - 2013, Assignments Manager
KBTX-TV / BRYAN, TX
2010 - 2011, Newscast Producer
KLTV-TV / TYLER, TX
2006 - 2009, Newscast Producer
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