Mariana Atencio

Mariana Atencio
Atencio at the Latinos Unidos/National Council of La Raza Gala in 2017
Born Caracas, Venezuela
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 is a journalist and news reporter for MSNBC and NBC News out of Miami, Florida, from where she has covered domestic and international issues for breaking news and special reports since September, 2016.[1]

A native of Venezuela, fluent in Spanish and English, and holding a Master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has won a Peabody Award, Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, and Gracie Award for her reporting.[1] Before her employment with MSNBC and NBC News, she had been a reporter and anchor for Fusion TV and Univision.[1] During the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, she reported from Miami, Texas, and Puerto Rico.[2][3]

Personal life

Mariana Atencio is the eldest of 3 children. She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and attended a local school.

After high school, Mariana took a gap year to study at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut but returned to Venezuela for college. Atencio has an undergraduate degree in Communications, from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas where she majored in advertising. 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. Mariana left Venezuela when she was awarded the Castagno full-merit scholarship from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2008.[4]

Mariana is married to Venezuelan José Antonio Torbay.[5]

Career

2009-2013

From 2009 to 2010, she worked as a multimedia reporter at Impremedia's El Diario/La Prensa in New York City, a daily newspaper.

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" in 2011, she co-presented the Royal Wedding broadcast, 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.

2014-2015

Atencio's coverage of the 2014 student protests in Venezuela aired on ABC's World News.[6] Atencio anchored 'The Morning Show' on Fusion TV channel. She also reported in studio for ABC’s Good Morning America and World News Weekend.[7] 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.[8]

In 2015, Atencio reported on the ground for ABC's "Pope Francis and the People," as part of 20/20's Virtual Audience with Pope Francis.[9]

During her tenure at Univision/Fusion, Atencio co-wrote and anchored three documentaries: “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” on the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson; "#SOSVenezuela" on the crisis in Venezuela and “PRESSured” on Freedom of the Press in Latin America[10] which she presented from Newseum in Washington and earned her a Gracie Award.

2016-2017

In 2017, Atencio covered news in English and Spanish for NBC, including the recovery in Texas during Hurricane Harvey, Miami during Hurricane Irma, the earthquake in Mexico, and the devastation after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.[11]

Atencio covered Latino voters during the 2016 presidential campaign, interviewing Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Kaine in both English and Spanish.[12][13] Prior to joining NBC in 2016, she worked as an anchor and correspondent for Univision and Fusion Networks from 2010 to 2016 where she anchored 'The Morning Show' on Fusion TV and co-hosted the Democratic Primary Debate broadcast by Univision and CNN.

Awards

In March 2013, with several news colleagues covering in-depth the gun-walking scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious, she was recognized with a Peabody Award,[14] and an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award.[15]

In 2014, Atencio received a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media in the Outstanding Documentary category for her work on "Pressured: Freedom of the Press".[16]

She also received a National Headliner Award for her work uncovering a secret Government prison in Venezuela.[17] “Unearthing the Tomb: Inside Venezuela’s Secret Underground Torture Chamber” aired on Fusion and Univision in two languages. Atencio received a Gabriel Award for News and Information from ABC’s audience with Pope Francis[18] and a National Association of Hispanic Journalists “Latino Issues” Award for her reporting on the disappearance of 43 Mexican students.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyella, Mark (30 August 2016). "Fusion's Mariana Atencio Joins MSNBC". TVNewser. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Boedeker, Hal (7 September 2017). "Hurricane Irma: ABC, NBC anchors in Miami". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Gaskell, Stephanie (12 October 2017). "NBC News Is Opening a Bureau in San Juan, Puerto Rico". Heavy, Inc. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mariana Atencio". Univision. 27 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "La periodista Mariana Atencio comienza un nuevo capítulo en su vida (FOTOS)". PeopleenEspanol.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. ↑ "ABC News/Fusion Partnership Takes Center Stage in Coverage of Major International Stories". ABC News. February 24, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mariana Atencio IMDb profile".
  8. ↑ ""Fusion Live" cancelled, Javier Guzmán leaves network". Media Moves. 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  9. ↑ "Pope Francis Holds a Virtual Audience with American People in a Historic Global Event Moderated by ABC's David Muir from the Vatican". ABC News. 31 August 2015.
  10. ↑ ""Pressured: Freedom of the Press"".
  11. ↑ "Outside San Juan, Puerto Ricans plea for supplies (video)". 7 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Puerto Rican Families In Florida Could Swing The Election".
  13. ↑ "Tim Kaine: Latinos Will Be A Powerful Voice In This Election".
  14. ↑ "Behind the Peabody Award-Winning Univision Investigation of 'Fast and Furious" - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  15. ↑ "IRE Award Winners: Spring 2013" (PDF). Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Fusion's Mariana Atencio Recognized with Gracie Award". Fusion. 28 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "FUSION Recognized with National Headliner Award".
  18. ↑ "ABC News' 'Pope Francis and the People' Moderated by David Muir Wins Gabriel Award for News and Information".
  19. ↑ "FUSION Recognized with 3 NAHJ Journalism Awards".
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