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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 American public opinion concerning US-Syrian intervention in 2017.

Presutti was raised by Clara and Dominick Presutti in Bellaire, Ohio.[2] Dominick 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 for WTVRTV in Richmond, Virginia.[4] She worked for Baltimore, Maryland's WMAR-TV until 1994 and continues to work in the Washington metropolitan area.[4] Presutti joined VOA in 2010.[4]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Awards

In 2011, Presutti was a nominee for the 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards for her work on the AARP program, My Generation.[8]She won a 2012 Clarion Award for a Television Feature Story for her coverage of The Falling Man.[9]Her report on a Haitian soccer team affected by the 2010 earthquake earned the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association (CAPBA) top prize for Sports Features in 2013.[10] In 2014, VOA’s report on Syrian-American doctors, for which Presutti reported, won the New York Festivals' Silver Medal in the Special Report category.[11][12]Presutti created American Muslim Portraits, which won CAPBA's Best in Show and Outstanding Digital Feature Project distinctions in 2017.[13] She was a reporter for VOA’s multimedia project, “The Worth of a Girl,”, which won the Radio Television Digital News Association's Edward R. Murrow award, the Clarion Award for Online Journalism, and a New York Festivals Silver Medal in 2020.[14][15]

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. ^ "Carolyn Presutti". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  7. ^ "Camera? Action! | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "VOA wins second award for powerful story on 9/11 victim". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  10. ^ "BBG Journalists Honored for Bravery, Excellence and Innovation". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  11. ^ "New York Festivals Store". store.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  12. ^ "VOA Honored with Medals & Finalists Certificate". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  13. ^ "American Muslim Portraits wins Best in Show – Television at CAPBA awards". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  14. ^ "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  15. ^ "Voice of America Wins Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Social Media". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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