Doris Alvarez

Journalist, Reporter, Writer, Producer

United States

Northwestern University graduate with a master's in journalism and magazine specialization. Former anchor producer with four years of experience in breaking news (NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo). Decided to transition from broadcast news to magazine and digital writing because I'm passionate about covering women’s health, lifestyle, and cultural issues. Fluent in Spanish and English.

Portfolio

Women's Health Magazine and Men's Journal

Men's Journal Breaking & Trending News
04/15/2025
Men's Journal Clips

Doris Alvarez is a news writer at Men's Journal covering travel, health and wellness, and trending news.

Northwestern Reporting

Medill Reports Chicago: Arts and Culture
02/29/2024
Joffrey Ballet's 'Hungry Ghosts,' choreographer Stina Quagebeur elevate conversation about opioid...

By Doris Alvarez Medill Reports Last year, more than 111,000 Americans died from a drug overdose, according to the CDC. Opioid fatalities inspired Belgian choreographer Stina Quagebeur to create "Hungry Ghosts," one of three pieces in Joffrey's February mixed repertory program, "Studies in Blues." "I'm kind of fascinated with how we are, how we think [...]

Northwestern Reporting Assignment: Health and Wellness
06/07/2024
Labeling Women with PCOS is Causing More Harm Than Good

Diagnosing women with the hormonal imbalance PCOS is becoming commonplace but often ignores underlying conditions causing it, such as insulin resistance or prediabetes, according to a Yale University physician.

Northwestern Reporting Assignment: Health and Wellness
6/05/2024
It’s Never Too Early to Check Yourself for Breast Cancer: The U.S. Task Force Recommends...

The Perky Pair: Breast Cancer Unfiltered is a podcast hosted by Sarah Lawson-Quick and Charlie Gray. The two breast cancer survivors under the age of 40 share their breast cancer unfiltered stories with young women who have often been dismissed for their worries about breast cancer or felt isolated while experiencing breast cancer at an unexpectedly early age.

Northwestern Reporting Assignment: Women's Health & Wellness
12/13/23
Prenatal Yoga Can be Linked to Pelvic Floor Health

Chicago Family Doulas partners up with local business to provide free prenatal yoga and promote pelvic floor health for expecting mothers in the Chicago area.

Producer for "American Dreaming", Nightly Films digital series

NBC Nightly Films
4/8/2022
American Dreaming with José Díaz-Balart: Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa (Part 1)

Famed Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa talks to José Díaz-Balart about his upbringing in Baja California, Mexico. Moving from migrant farmworker to Harvard Medical School, he founded the non-profit Mission: BRAIN to provide care to patients in underserved areas of the world.

NBC Nightly Films
01/14/2021
Gloria Estefan’s revolutionary impact on Latin music and her American Dream (Part 1)

Grammy award-winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gloria Estefan was first seen as “too American for Latins” and “too Latin for Americans”. Estefan talks with José Díaz-Balart about how she pushed to showcase her Cuban roots, revolutionizing the music industry on her way to achieving her own American Dream.

NBC Nightly Films
01/14/2021
Gloria Estefan’s revolutionary impact on Latin music and her American Dream (Part 2)

Grammy award-winner and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Gloria Estefan was first seen as “too American for Latins” and “too Latin for Americans”. Estefan talks with José Díaz-Balart about how she pushed to showcase her Cuban roots, revolutionizing the music industry on her way to achieving her own American Dream.

NBC Nightly Films
12/05/2020
John Leguizamo on the lack of Latino roles in Hollywood and his American Dream (Part 2)

From Colombia to New York City, actor and comedian John Leguizamo opens up about the experiences that have shaped his American Dream through his constant push to be seen in a Hollywood world that lacks Latino representation. How does someone reach success in both film and theater as a Latino immigrant without losing their roots in an effort to belong? Leguizamo tells José Díaz-Balart.

NBC Nightly Films
10/24/2020
Duolingo founder Luis von Ahn on education and his journey through the tech industry (Part 1)

Luis von Ahn is the genius behind CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and also the founder and CEO of Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning platform. Born and raised in Guatemala, von Ahn saw firsthand that high-quality educational opportunities were limited to those who could afford it. Inspired to fix this, he created Duolingo to make language education free and accessible to everyone.