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Carolyn Presutti
Born
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation(s)Journalist, Television Correspondent
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] Her ancestry is Italian. 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] In 1996, she joined A.H. Belo broadcasting group.[7] 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.[8] She also conducted the first interview with Sophia Martelly after she became Haiti's first lady.[9] Presutti's feature story on an amputee Haitian soccer team won an Associated Press award.[10]

Presutti provided initial coverage following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, returning to report on the event's first anniversary.[11][12] She covered Hillary Clinton's headquarters and concession speech after the candidate's 2016 presidential election loss.[13] In 2019, she led the US coverage of the agency-wide project, The Worth of a Girl, which won numerous national and international awards.[14][15] Presutti covered the 2020 election[16] and Joe Biden's acceptance speech in Wilmington, Delaware.[17]  

Film and video

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.[18] 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.[19]

Awards

Year Award Organization Work Result
2010 53rd Emmy Awards National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The Flying Circus[20] Nominated
2011 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences AARP program, My Generation[21] Nominated
2012 Clarion Award Association for Women in Communications Television Feature Story: The Falling Man[22] Won
2013 Best Sports Feature Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association Coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake[10] Won
2014 Silver Medal New York Festivals Coverage of Syrian-American doctors, virtual surgeries[23][24] Won
2017 Best in Show, Outstanding Digital Feature Project Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association American Muslim Portraits[25] Won
2020 Edward R. Murrow Award Radio Television Digital News Association The Worth of a Girl[14][15] Won
2020 Clarion Award for Online Journalism Association for Women in Communications The Worth of a Girl[14][15] Won
2020 Silver Medal New York Festivals The Worth of a Girl[14][15] Won

Carolyn Presutti at VOA

Carolyn Presutti on IMDb

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. ^ Carmody, John. “THE TV COLUMN.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 1 Oct. 1996, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/10/01/the-tv-column/0327fb01-fb40-409f-bfa2-257878844471/.
  8. ^ "Sweet Micky's Wild Ride | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  9. ^ "Haiti's First Lady Champions Social Causes | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  10. ^ a b "BBG Journalists Honored for Bravery, Excellence and Innovation". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  11. ^ "Boston Bounces Back One Year After Bombings (VOA On Assignment May 9 2014) | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  12. ^ United States, Congress, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and David Ensor. VOA’s Monthly Report for May, Voice of Americ, 2013, p. 16.
  13. ^ "Clinton Victory Party Turns to Sorry and Worry | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  14. ^ a b c d "Winners Gallery - New York Festivals". tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  15. ^ a b c d "Voice of America Wins Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Social Media". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  16. ^ "US Presidential Elections 2020| Will Joe Biden Cross The 270-Mark? : VOA Correspondent - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  17. ^ FB Live from Wilmington, retrieved 2021-01-03
  18. ^ "Carolyn Presutti". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  19. ^ "Camera? Action! | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  20. ^ McKeithan, Ashlyn. "Emmy® Awards Archive". Capital Emmys. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "VOA wins second award for powerful story on 9/11 victim". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  23. ^ "New York Festivals Store". store.newyorkfestivals.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  24. ^ "VOA Honored with Medals & Finalists Certificate". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  25. ^ "American Muslim Portraits wins Best in Show – Television at CAPBA awards". USAGM. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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