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She began her journalism career at [[WHBC (AM)|WHBC]] Radio in [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]], Ohio, and [[WKBN-TV|WKBN]] Radio in [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]], Ohio.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=News/Newsletter|url=http://bellairebigredsalumni.com/news|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Bellaire High School Alumni Association|language=en-US}}</ref>
She began her journalism career at [[WHBC (AM)|WHBC]] Radio in [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]], Ohio, and [[WKBN-TV|WKBN]] Radio in [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]], Ohio.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=News/Newsletter|url=http://bellairebigredsalumni.com/news|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Bellaire High School Alumni Association|language=en-US}}</ref>


Later, she became a television anchor and reporter for [[WFMJ-TV]] in [[Youngstown, Ohio]].<ref>“WFMJ's Carolyn Presutti Asks How Do You Make Ice Cream?” ''YouTube'', Mahoning History, 25 Aug. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6aGt6R1h7c.</ref> Then, she was a state capital reporter and weekend anchor at [[WTVR-TV]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name=":0" /> She worked for [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland's]] [[WMAR-TV]] until 1994 and continues to work in the [[Washington metropolitan area]].<ref name=":0" /> Presutti joined VOA in 2010.<ref name=":0" />
Later, she became a television anchor and reporter for [[WFMJ-TV]] in [[Youngstown, Ohio]].<ref>“WFMJ's Carolyn Presutti Asks How Do You Make Ice Cream?” ''YouTube'', Mahoning History, 25 Aug. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6aGt6R1h7c.</ref> Then, she was a state capital reporter and weekend anchor at [[WTVR-TV]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref name=":0" /> She worked for [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland's]] [[WMAR-TV]] until 1994.<ref name=":0" /> Presutti subsequently worked as morning anchor at [[WUSA (TV)|WUSA-TV]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]], making public appearances and serving as emcee at the 1996 [[Order of the Sons of Italy|Sons of Italy Banquet,]] featuring [[Bob Dole|Senator Bob Dole]], [[Al Checchi|Alfred Checchi]] and [[Joe Paterno]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996 {{!}} Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections|url=https://dolearchivecollections.ku.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=52&q=&rootcontentid=221643#id221643|access-date=2021-01-03|website=dolearchivecollections.ku.edu}}</ref> Presutti joined VOA in 2010.<ref name=":0" />

In 2011, VOA sent Presutti to [[Haiti]] for the anniversary of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|2010 earthquake]]. There, she conducted exclusive interviews with the President of Haiti, [[Michel Martelly]]. A day before the interview, she was invited to join the presidential motorcade.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweet Micky's Wild Ride {{!}} Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/americas/sweet-mickys-wild-ride|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref> She also conducted the first interview with [[Sophia Martelly]] after she became Haiti's first lady.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes {{!}} Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/americas/haitis-first-lady-champions-social-causes|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref> Presutti's feature story on an amputee Haitian soccer team won an [[Associated Press]] award.<ref name=":4" />


Presutti provided initial coverage following the [[Boston Marathon bombing|2013 Boston Marathon bombing]], returning to report on the event's first anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boston Bounces Back One Year After Bombings (VOA On Assignment May 9 2014) {{!}} Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/episode/boston-bounces-back-one-year-after-bombings-voa-assignment-may-9-2014-3671241|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>United States, Congress, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and David Ensor. ''VOA’s Monthly Report for May'', Voice of Americ, 2013, p. 16.</ref> She covered [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Clinton's]] headquarters and concession speech after the candidate's [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] loss.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clinton Victory Party Turns to Sorry and Worry {{!}} Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/episode/clinton-victory-party-turns-sorry-and-worry-3735401|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, she led the US coverage of the agency-wide project, [https://projects.voanews.com/child-marriage/ The Worth of a Girl], which won numerous national and international awards.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Presutti covered the [[2020 United States elections|2020 election]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Presidential Elections 2020{{!}} Will Joe Biden Cross The 270-Mark? : VOA Correspondent - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_sg_JA0ZM|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and [[Joe Biden]]'s acceptance speech in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]].<ref>{{Citation|title=FB Live from Wilmington|url=https://www.facebook.com/voiceofamerica/videos/fb-live-from-wilmington/1097838274009444/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref>  
Presutti provided initial coverage following the [[Boston Marathon bombing|2013 Boston Marathon bombing]], returning to report on the event's first anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boston Bounces Back One Year After Bombings (VOA On Assignment May 9 2014) {{!}} Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/episode/boston-bounces-back-one-year-after-bombings-voa-assignment-may-9-2014-3671241|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>United States, Congress, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and David Ensor. ''VOA’s Monthly Report for May'', Voice of Americ, 2013, p. 16.</ref> She covered [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Clinton's]] headquarters and concession speech after the candidate's [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] loss.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clinton Victory Party Turns to Sorry and Worry {{!}} Voice of America - English|url=https://www.voanews.com/episode/clinton-victory-party-turns-sorry-and-worry-3735401|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.voanews.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, she led the US coverage of the agency-wide project, [https://projects.voanews.com/child-marriage/ The Worth of a Girl], which won numerous national and international awards.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Presutti covered the [[2020 United States elections|2020 election]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Presidential Elections 2020{{!}} Will Joe Biden Cross The 270-Mark? : VOA Correspondent - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_sg_JA0ZM|access-date=2021-01-03|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and [[Joe Biden]]'s acceptance speech in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]].<ref>{{Citation|title=FB Live from Wilmington|url=https://www.facebook.com/voiceofamerica/videos/fb-live-from-wilmington/1097838274009444/|language=en|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref>  
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Revision as of 22:13, 3 January 2021

Carolyn Presutti
Born
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television Correspondent, Journalist
EmployerVoice of America

Carolyn Presutti is a Voice of America (VOA) senior television correspondent based in Washington, DC.[1]

Education and career

Carolyn Presutti interviewing former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in 2012.
Carolyn Presutti reporting on US-Syrian intervention in 2017.

Presutti was raised by Clara and Dominic Presutti in Bellaire, Ohio.[2] Dominic enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II and witnessed the iconic flag- raising during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Later, he co-owned and managed Ohio Fireworks Mfg. & Display Co. [2]

Carolyn Presutti graduated from the University of Akron.[3]

She began her journalism career at WHBC Radio in Canton, Ohio, and WKBN Radio in Youngstown, Ohio.[4]

Later, she became a television anchor and reporter for WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio.[5] Then, she was a state capital reporter and weekend anchor at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia.[4] She worked for Baltimore, Maryland's WMAR-TV until 1994.[4] Presutti subsequently worked as morning anchor at WUSA-TV in Washington, DC, making public appearances and serving as emcee at the 1996 Sons of Italy Banquet, featuring Senator Bob Dole, Alfred Checchi and Joe Paterno.[6] Presutti joined VOA in 2010.[4]

In 2011, VOA sent Presutti to Haiti for the anniversary of the 2010 earthquake. There, she conducted exclusive interviews with the President of Haiti, Michel Martelly. A day before the interview, she was invited to join the presidential motorcade.[7] She also conducted the first interview with Sophia Martelly after she became Haiti's first lady.[8] Presutti's feature story on an amputee Haitian soccer team won an Associated Press award.[9]

Presutti provided initial coverage following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, returning to report on the event's first anniversary.[10][11] She covered Hillary Clinton's headquarters and concession speech after the candidate's 2016 presidential election loss.[12] In 2019, she led the US coverage of the agency-wide project, The Worth of a Girl, which won numerous national and international awards.[13][14] Presutti covered the 2020 election[15] and Joe Biden's acceptance speech in Wilmington, Delaware.[16]  

In addition to journalism, Presutti has appeared as a television news anchor in the Netflix series House of Cards, headlined by Kevin Spacey, and a U.S. senator's wife in the HBO series Veep alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus.[17] After appearing as an extra in the 2010 romantic comedy How Do You Know, starring Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson, she published an article about her experience in Washingtonian Magazine.[18]

Awards

Year Award Organization Work Result
2011 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences AARP program, My Generation[19] Nominated
2012 Clarion Award Association for Women in Communications Television Feature Story: The Falling Man[20] Won
2013 Best Sports Feature Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake[9] Won
2014 Silver Medal New York Festivals Coverage of Syrian-American doctors, virtual surgeries[21][22] Won
2017 Best in Show, Outstanding Digital Feature Project Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association American Muslim Portraits[23] Won
2020 Edward R. Murrow Award Radio Television Digital News Association The Worth of a Girl[13][14] Won
2020 Clarion Award for Online Journalism Association for Women in Communications The Worth of a Girl[13][14] Won
2020 Silver Medal New York Festivals The Worth of a Girl[13][14] Won

Carolyn Presutti's VOA Profile

Presutti, Carolyn. “VOA Correspondent Carolyn Presutti Says Pennsylvania Holds Key To US Presidential Elections 2020.” YouTube, Voice of America, 3 Nov. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqwcgA1oTx4.








References

  1. ^ "VOA Experts". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ a b "Dominick Presutti « Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory". www.bauknechtaltmeyer.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. ^ "Alumni US | The University of Akron, Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area". alumnius.net. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  4. ^ a b c d "News/Newsletter". Bellaire High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. ^ “WFMJ's Carolyn Presutti Asks How Do You Make Ice Cream?” YouTube, Mahoning History, 25 Aug. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6aGt6R1h7c.
  6. ^ "Robert J. Dole Speeches Collection, 1958-1996 | Robert and Elizabeth Dole Archive and Special Collections". dolearchivecollections.ku.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. ^ "Sweet Micky's Wild Ride | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  8. ^ "Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  9. ^ a b "BBG Journalists Honored for Bravery, Excellence and Innovation". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  10. ^ "Boston Bounces Back One Year After Bombings (VOA On Assignment May 9 2014) | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  11. ^ United States, Congress, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and David Ensor. VOA’s Monthly Report for May, Voice of Americ, 2013, p. 16.
  12. ^ "Clinton Victory Party Turns to Sorry and Worry | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  13. ^ a b c d "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  14. ^ a b c d "Voice of America Wins Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Social Media". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  15. ^ "US Presidential Elections 2020| Will Joe Biden Cross The 270-Mark? : VOA Correspondent - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  16. ^ FB Live from Wilmington, retrieved 2021-01-03
  17. ^ "Carolyn Presutti". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  18. ^ "Camera? Action! | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  19. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE 38th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS, WAYNE BRADY TO HOST THE LIVE TELECAST | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  20. ^ "VOA wins second award for powerful story on 9/11 victim". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  21. ^ "New York Festivals Store". store.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  22. ^ "VOA Honored with Medals & Finalists Certificate". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  23. ^ "American Muslim Portraits wins Best in Show – Television at CAPBA awards". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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