About this episode
The episode explores the background and rise to prominence of Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino through investigative reporting.
Who is Gregory Bovino? For months, the Border Patrol Commander-at-Large led agents through Chicago on an aggressive immigration enforcement campaign, while making sure his noticeably uncovered face was in front of as many cameras as possible. But there’s very little information online about Bovino’s background, his experience, or his rise to overnight prominence. So our team went digging – to his hometown in North Carolina, and to California where his Border Patrol career got started. In “Becoming Bovino,” Sun-Times investigative reporter Lauren FitzPatrick and WBEZ investigative reporter Dan Mihalopoulos sit down with WBEZ’s Patrick Smith to share what they found about Gregory Bovino – from his upbringing, to his efforts to keep himself in the limelight.
People in this episode
Guests: Lauren FitzPatrick, Dan Mihalopoulos
Topics covered
- immigration enforcement
- investigative journalism
- border patrol
- media
- personal background
Keywords
- Gregory Bovino
- immigration enforcement campaign
- Chicago
- North Carolina
- California
- investigative reporter
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Becoming Bovino
Places: Chicago, North Carolina, California
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