Career Highlights

  • Won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigating stories of women working for the Department of Veterans Affairs who faced sexual harassment and retaliation from supervisors. 
  • Co-produced, co-wrote and hosted “Journey to Montgomery,” a documentary for CBS San Francisco that delivered the highest rating for its time slot in station history.
  • Exposed a Bay Area developer’s plan to open a $250 million coal shipping terminal in an already polluted area of West Oakland. The series won an Emmy Award.
  • ​Long history of interviewing high-profile politicians, celebrities, sports figures, and influencers including Barack Obama, Gavin Newsom, Spike Lee, Kamala Harris, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant.
  • Taught graduate level Visual Journalism courses for students pursuing their Masters in Journalism (MJ) at UC Berkeley.

Awards

  • Two-time Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winner (2017 and 2006)​
  • Emmy Award for Feature News Report (2015)​

Leadership

  • ​​Vice President, Broadcast News, Bay Area Black Journalists Association (BABJA)
  • Member, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)

Speaking Engagements

  • Master of Ceremonies: Black Journalists Association: 100 Black Men of the Bay Area Gala
  • Master of Ceremonies: 100 Black Women of the Bay Area Scholarship Luncheon
  • Master of Ceremonies: 20th Anniversary Friends of Faith Gala for Breast Cancer Research
  • Master of Ceremonies: KPIX-5 Black History Month Celebration
  • Moderator: 40th Anniversary Celebration of Roots
  • Master of Ceremonies: 2018 Stern Grove Music Festival
  • Panelist: Race and Media and the Changing Media Landscape, Bay Area ​
Christin Ayers is one of the most dedicated, talented journalists working in television news right now.” -
Don Champion, former CBS News Correspondent

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