- Primary School: St. Agatha School (Brooklyn, NY)
- High School: Xaverian High School (Brooklyn, NY)
- University+ major: Brooklyn College, CUNY, (Brooklyn, NY)
- Personal photo and story behind it: This photo was taken at Brooklyn College’s The Kingsman, one of the campus’ student newspapers. I learned how to be part of a staff at The Kingsman and also made friendships that last to this day. I also remember spending late nights editing the paper while listening to John Coltrane’s Giant Steps.
- In school I excelled at: Writing
- In school I struggled with: Science
- After school you could find me: Working
- Troublemaker or Teacher's Pet?: Neither. Even though I was a smart kid, I didn’t like too much attention on myself.
- You'd be surprised to learn that in school… I was shy until I hit college.
- In high school people thought I would grow up to be a: Writer
- Favorite teacher/professor and why: Prof. Paul Moses. He was one of my journalism professors in college. He was a Pulitzer Prize-winning staffer from Newsday and even though he was a hard news journalist, he always encouraged me to pursue music journalism.
- Favorite book: Molière’s The Misanthrope
- First job: A butcher’s assistant. My dad was a kosher butcher for over 30 years. At age 11, he started taking me to work on Sundays.
- If I could do any job, it would be: What I’m doing now. I love my career.
- The course I'd most like to take today: Race & Culture in Human History
- If I could have any celebrity as a teacher, I’d pick: Chuck D (Public Enemy)
- Today I learn the most from: My daughter. She’s 2.5 but seeing the world through her eyes has widened my perspective on everything.
- Do you learn best by reading, listening or doing? Doing.
- Best piece of career advice I ever received: Kill’em with kindness.
- My personal superpower is: All my ancestors—from the Incas to my parents—pushing me to be the best version of me.
Jesús Triviño is an authority on Latino pop culture. He is a Webby-nominated content creator, who has covered music, TV, film, and more for over 19 years as a reporter, editor, producer and curator. His work has been featured in People.com, Latina, Vibe, Apple Music, New York Daily News, SLAM, XXL, The Source, Essence.com, and BET.com. He is presently the Senior Director of Global Latin at TIDAL.