Oscar Margain is a multilingual, multimedia journalist whose stories have taken him from the U.S.-Mexico border to China and back.
Margain returned state-side after two years in China working as a multimedia editor for China Media Group, where he helped vet and polish news stories slated for online publishing in the network’s New Media department. He also reported on a variety of cultural and social issues and hosted multiple social media livestreams from across the country.
During his time in China, Margain also freelanced as an international correspondent for Univision, filing stories in Spanish from Beijing on the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent pandemic.
Prior to his stint in Asia, he spent the first seven years of his journalism career at the Texas-Mexico border covering major stories of national and international interest, including the immigration crisis, border security, the drug war and U.S.-Mexico trade issues.
In 2016, Margain joined TEGNA Media as a southwest border correspondent based out of the KENS 5 San Antonio station in Texas, contributing to the company’s 50-plus news affiliates.
His formative years were in the Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he worked as a bilingual TV reporter and anchor for the local Fox and Univision stations, as well as a multimedia reporter for the Telemundo affiliate in McAllen, Texas, from 2013 to 2016. He started his journalism career with a brief role as a photojournalist in 2011 at KRGV-ABC in Weslaco, Texas.
His work at the U.S.-Mexico border has earned him multiple awards including four regional Emmys, two Texas Associated Press awards, two Houston Press Club awards, and a regional Edward R. Murrow. Margain has also been recognized by the New England Emmy chapter for his reporting with nominations in 2022 and 2023.
Margain graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and in French language studies, with a focus in global security and Spanish.
The Monterrey, Mexico, native is now based in New England as a general-assignment reporter for Boston’s NBC, NECN and Telemundo networks.
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Racist texts mentioning slavery sent to students at Mass. high school, college
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Rat poison blamed for foxes found sick near Leominster mall
Wildlife advocates are sounding the alarm once again about rodenticide, poison used to control rat populations, after sick foxes were found at a mall in Leominster, Massachusetts.
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Teen injured in Hyde Park fire has died, officials say
The teenager pulled from the second floor of a burning home in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood last week has died, officials say.
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Long lines, 2 hour waits reported at some NH polling locations
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NH Dems bring out Massachusetts' governor as everyone works to get out the vote
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Red flag warning intensifies brush fire conditions in Mass.
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15-year-old student charged in stabbing at Fitchburg school. Here's what we know
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MBTA displays mockup of new Green Line train in Boston
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Teen in critical condition after house fire in Hyde Park
A teenager pulled from the second floor of a burning home in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood was taken to the hospital in critical condition on Tuesday morning. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. on Hyde Park Avenue, according to fire officials. Smoke was showing upon arrival, and firefighters went in and removed one person from the second floor....
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Man faces murder, child endangerment charges in road rage shooting in Plymouth
A man accused of shooting and killing another man in a parking lot in Plymouth, Massachusetts, appeared in court on Monday. Authorities say it all started with two relatively minor traffic incidents that quickly escalated into a deadly, point blank shooting. Three to four gunshots is what some say they heard Friday just before 6 p.m. Several 911 calls were…
