The late Jim Avila had a kidney transplant in 2018, after his brother donated his organ. The veteran TV journalist suffered from advanced kidney disease and underwent surgery in April 2018.

TV journalist Jim Avila, a former senior news correspondent for ABC News, has died. He was 69. Avila, who also appeared as a correspondent on the ABC series "20/20," died after a "long illness," "ABC News Live" anchor Diane Macedo announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Additional details on Avila's condition were not disclosed.

Local TV station News 4 San Antonio is mourning the loss of a veteran journalist and national correspondent, the brother of one of their own longtime reporters.

Veteran broadcast journalist Jim Avila, who spent decades reporting for ABC News, has died at 69 after a long illness, the network confirmed.