Chapman University accepting donations in memory of Eliana Moreno – NBC4 Los Angeles

Chapman University accepting donations in memory of Eliana Moreno  NBC4 Los Angeles

Scholarships helped Moreno pursue her journalism career. Now, donations in her memory will help other students do the same The donations will support scholarships for students at its Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. Chapman University is honoring the memory of late NBCLA helicopter reporter Eliana Moreno by helping aspiring journalists and storytellers pursue their dreams. The university is accepting donations in Eliana's memory to support scholarships for students at its Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Those wishing to contribute can make a donation through the university's online submission form. Eliana, who graduated from Chapman in 2010, and NewsChopper4 pilot George Marciniw were both killed last month when the helicopter they were aboard crashed while covering a story in Chatsworth.

For 16 years, Eliana reported from the skies above Southern California, becoming a familiar voice to the communities she covered. Beyond her accomplishments as a journalist, her family remembers her for the compassion, courage, curiosity and love for others that made her so special. "Eliana was truly one of a kind. Yet, amid our heartbreak, we find comfort in knowing that something beautiful can grow in her memory," her family wrote in an announcement posted online. Get Los Angeles's latest local