Mike Viqueira

Michael "Mike" Viqueira (born May 21, 1960) is a television reporter. He was White House correspondent for Al Jazeera America, which closed in 2016. Previously, he covered politics at NBC News and appeared on The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.

Mike Viqueira
Mike Viqueira reporting for NBC Nightly News in August 2011
NationalityAmerican
OccupationReporter

Early life and education

Viqueira is of Spanish and Italian heritage.[1]

Professional career

Viqueira began his career at NHK Japan Television, where he was an intern, producer, and radio and television correspondent. In 1998, he joined NBC News as a congressional producer, eventually becoming a congressional reporter. In 2006, he served as chairman of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association. He was then assigned to the Capitol Hill where he reported for The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, and The Weather Channel. On June 5, 2013, he was named Al Jazeera America's first White House correspondent, a role he held until the network folded.[2]

Awards

In 2008, Viqueira won two Emmy awards for the coverage of the bailout and the 2008 election.[3] He also received the Joan Barone Award for Excellence in Journalism that same year, for his coverage of the bailout.[4]

References
  1. Viqueira, Michael (June 15, 2009). "These Are My People". Washingtonian. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  2. "Al Jazeera America names Michael Viqueira White House correspondent". Al Jazeera America. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310074741/http://emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html
  4. Ariens, Chris (June 22, 2009). "Mike Viqueira Honored With Joan Barone Award". TVNewser. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012.
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