Jim Avila, a longtime ABC News senior correspondent, dealing with a 'long illness,' anchor Diane Macedo announced on ABC News ...

Jim Avila, an award-winning journalist who was a senior correspondent for ABC News and worked at the news outlet for 17 years ...

Renowned journalist Jim Avila, celebrated for his coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial and extensive work at NBC and ABC News, ...

Jim Avila served as an ABC News senior correspondent and a 20/20 correspondent based in Los Angeles, specializing in politics, justice, law and consumer investigations.

He spent almost two decades at the network, covering a wide range of court cases and the White House. He was also at the ...