Mariana Atencio | |
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Atencio at the Latinos Unidos/National Council of La Raza Gala in 2017 | |
Born | April 2, 1984 |
Residence | Florida, US |
Nationality | Venezuelan-American |
Education | Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (MA) Universidad Católica Andres Bello, Caracas (BA) |
Occupation | Anchor/Correspondent |
Employer | NBC News & MSNBC (2016-present) |
Spouse(s) | José Antonio Torbay |
Awards | Peabody Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, Gracie Award |
Mariana Atencio (born April 2, 1984) is a bilingual journalist working for MSNBC and NBC News out of Miami, Florida since September, 2016. Atencio is a native of Venezuela and holds a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to MSNBC and NBC News, she was a reporter and anchor for Fusion TV and Univision.
Early life and education
Atencio grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and received her undergraduate degree from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas.[1] In 2008 she attended Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism on a merit scholarship and graduated with a master's degree.[1][2] She has also studied at Georgetown University, the London School of Economics, and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[1]
Career
Atencio started her journalism career in 2009 at the Venezuelan focused station, Globovision, located in New York City.[1] In addition, she was a news anchor for the Vme-TV network.[1] In 2012, she began working as an investigative reporter at Univision.[1] Atencio was one of five reporters who worked on the Peabody Award winning documentary Rapido y Furioso (Fast & Furious) for which she received an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award.[3] [4] In 2014, Atencio received a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media for her work on the Univision documentary, "Pressured: Freedom of the Press."[5]
Atencio anchored 'The Morning Show' on Fusion TV channel until its cancellation in 2014. [6] She was the reporter for Fusion's National Headliner Award winning segment, "Unearthing the Tomb."[7] Her report entitled, “Mexico Massacres,” was honored as part of the Latino Issues TV/Online Journalism category.[8]
Atencio covered Latino voters for MSNBC during the 2016 presidential campaign and interviewed Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Kaine.[9][10] In 2017, Atencio worked for NBC on reporting for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.[11] In 2019 Atencio, along with 77 other contributors in a team headed by Jacob Soboroff and Julia Ainsley, was recognized with The Hillman Prize by the Sidney Hillman Foundation for the team's reporting on the separation of migrant families at the southern border.[12]
Personal life
Atencio married real estate entrepreneur, Jose Antonio Torbay, in 2015.[2]
Bibliography
- Atencio, Mariana (2019). Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real. W Publishing Group. ISBN 9780785228387. OCLC 1080997518.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Mariana Atencio". Univision. 27 September 2012.
- ^ a b "La periodista Mariana Atencio comienza un nuevo capítulo en su vida (FOTOS)". PeopleenEspanol.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Behind the Peabody Award-Winning Univision Investigation of 'Fast and Furious" - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "IRE Award Winners: Spring 2013" (PDF). Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Fusion's Mariana Atencio Recognized with Gracie Award". Fusion. 28 February 2014.
- ^ ""Fusion Live" cancelled, Javier Guzmán leaves network". Media Moves. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ "FUSION Recognized with National Headliner Award".
- ^ "FUSION Recognized with 3 NAHJ Journalism Awards".
- ^ "Puerto Rican Families In Florida Could Swing The Election".
- ^ "Tim Kaine: Latinos Will Be A Powerful Voice In This Election".
- ^ "Outside San Juan, Puerto Ricans plea for supplies (video)". 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Torn Apart". Hillman Foundation. 16 April 2019.