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Mariana Atencio
File:Mariana Atencio in studio.jpg
Mariana Atencio on set.
Born1984 (
Alma materColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism
OccupationAnchor/Correspondent
EmployerNBC News
AwardsPeabody Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, Gracie Award
Websitewww.marianaatencio.com

Mariana Atencio is a broadcast journalist working for MSNBC and NBC News. Prior to NBC, she worked as an anchor/correspondent for Univision and Fusion Networks from 2011 to 2016.[1] She is also known for her tenacious field reporting,[2] doing breaking news and special reports on global youth unrest and other domestic and international issues. In 2015, Atencio reported on the ground for ABC's "Pope Francis and the People," a one-hour special edition of 20/20, becoming an intermediary between the Pope and Americans prior to his historic visit to the US. She also led Fusion's coverage of the 5th anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti; the protests in New York and Ferguson, MO; the youth movement in Hong Kong; the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico; and President Obama's executive order on immigration. . Atencio's coverage of the 2014 student protests in Venezuela aired on ABC's World News with David Muir [3]

Early life and education

Mariana Atencio is the eldest of 3 children. She went to high school at Academia Merici,[4] an elite Catholic all-girl high school in the affluent neighborhood of Cerro Verde, Caracas.[5] Her father, Alvaro Atencio is a wealthy businessman that has worked in real estate and banking in Caracas and New York and her mother, Diana Cervoni,[6] is a housewife. On April 10, 2014 her younger sister Graciela Atencio, a lawyer, was hit by a car in New York suffering multiple injuries.[7]

After high school and before starting college, Mariana took a gap year to study in Connecticut at Choate Rosemary Hall boarding prep school from 2002 - 2003.[8] Atencio has a an undergraduate degree in Communications with a major in Advertising[9] from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello[10] in Caracas, where she was also part of the student movement that emerged after Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez shut down Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV), the oldest television station in the country.[11] She left Venezuela to attend Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2008.

Career and awards

Prior to NBC News, Atencio anchored 'The Morning Show' on Fusion (TV channel) and the Sunday public affairs show 'Al Punto, Florida' on Univision, where she co-anchored the network's 2016 democratic presidential debate. In December 2014, it was reported that “Fusion Live,” the nightly 8 pm newscast anchored by Mariana Atencio, Pedro Andrade, and Yannis Pappas was cancelled.[12][13] Originally a 2-hour breakfast television show at Fusion's launch (when it went by the title The Morning Show), the program moved to a late afternoon/early evening berth in March 2014 as part of a major schedule adjustment by Fusion.[14]

She was awarded a Peabody Award[15] and an Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award[16] as one of the investigative team's reporters on “Fast and Furious: Arming the Enemy”, a one-hour documentary on the gun-walking scandal known as "Operation Fast and Furious’’.[17] The investigation was directed by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Gerardo Reyes.

After Univision aired the investigation, a public debate erupted in Mexico on how much the Mexican government knew about the guns crossing the border. Congress pressed the U.S. Justice Department for more information, and one U.S. Congressman called “Rápido y Furioso” the “Holy Grail” that broke the case.[16]

At Univision, she also hosted and co-directed together with three time Emmy-award-winning Spanish journalist Tomás Ocaña, the Univision documentary "PRESSURED: Freedom of the Press", a one-hour film on the fragile state of press freedom in Latin America, for which they received a Gracie Award for "Outstanding Documentary."[18]

For Noticiero Univision, she reported on the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2013 and conducted investigations on the Chávez family fortune for Noticiero Univision and "Aquí y Ahora" (Here and Now), Univision's Sunday evening investigative newsmagazine.[19]

Prior to joining Univision, Atencio worked as news anchor/reporter for Vme-TV, the first national Spanish-language network presented by public television stations. At "Vme-TV" she co-presented the Royal Wedding broadcast in 2011; reported on the 2010 mid-term elections and hosted and produced the news segment "Census 2010, The Future is Now", on how the country's demographics were changing due to the growing Latino population.

From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a multimedia reporter at El Diario/La Prensa, in New York City, the fastest growing paid major daily newspaper in the country.

In 2015 she married José Antonio Torbay.[20]

References

  1. ^ NYorker says:. "Atencio leaves Univision, joins MSNBC". Media Moves. Retrieved 2016-10-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ http://fusion.net/story/27128/how-student-activism-inspired-me-to-become-a-journalist/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "ABC News/Fusion Partnership Takes Center Stage in Coverage of Major International Stories". ABC News. February 24, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mariana Atencio | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ^ "Academia Merici - Inicio". www.academiamerici.com.ve. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. ^ "Mariana Atencio, un rostro venezolano en noticieros del mundo | Por @anamalexandre". El Estímulo. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  7. ^ "La familia de Mariana Atencio vive la "discapacidad" de cerca". http://www.univision.com/. Univision. Dec 04, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |website= (help)
  8. ^ Atencio, Mariana. "Profile". Facebook Profile.
  9. ^ Atencio, Mariana. "http://biblioteca2.ucab.edu.ve/anexos/biblioteca/marc/texto/AAR3530.pdf" (PDF). UCAB. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ "IPYS dictará Taller de Herramientas Audiovisuales para Ciudadanos con Mariana Atencio de Univisión".
  11. ^ "The Venezuelan Student Movement for Liberty | Cato Institute". Cato.org. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  12. ^ ""Fusion Live" cancelled, Javier Guzmán leaves network". Media Moves. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  13. ^ "'Fusion Live' Canceled, Staffers Shift as New Specials are Planned". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  14. ^ "Fusion Added to Dish Network, Shifts Programming". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  15. ^ "Behind the Peabody Award-Winning Univision Investigation of 'Fast and Furious" - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  16. ^ a b "The IRE Journal : Spring 2013" (PDF). Merrill.umd.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  17. ^ Puga, Romina (2012-10-01). "Fast And Furious Special On Univision: Behind The Scenes Video - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  18. ^ "PRESSionados - Univision". www.univision.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  19. ^ "¿En cuánto se calcula la fortuna de Hugo Chávez y la de su familia? - Univision Noticias". Noticias.univision.com. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  20. ^ "La periodista Mariana Atencio comienza un nuevo capítulo en su vida (FOTOS)". PeopleenEspanol.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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