Award Winning Journalist - Vic Vela

Vic started his career as a sports anchor/reporter for an NBC affiliate in Texas. He also worked for newspapers, including as an investigative crime reporter for the Albuquerque Journal.

Vic is a five-time Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist and has won dozens of other journalism awards

Today, Vic is a news and podcast host for Colorado Public Radio. But most importantly he’s sober.

For 15 years, Vic suffered from a crippling addiction to powder and crack cocaine. He’s been in recovery since 2015.

His podcast ‘Back from Broken’ on recovery is a must.

The Payoff is a look at the great life that awaits in sobriety on other side of addiction - but not without taking you through the madness first. Hosted by Pete Sousa.