Carolyn Presutti is a Voice of America (VOA) senior television correspondent based in Washington, DC.
Education and career
Presutti was raised by Clara and Dominic Presutti in Bellaire, Ohio. 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.
Carolyn Presutti graduated from the University of Akron.
She began her journalism career at WHBC Radio in Canton, Ohio, and WKBN Radio in Youngstown, Ohio.
She moved into television at WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, as chief weathercaster and nightside reporter.“WFMJ's Carolyn Presutti Asks How Do You Make Ice Cream?” YouTube, Mahoning History, 25 Aug. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6aGt6R1h7c. Then, she was a state capital reporter and weekend anchor at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia. She worked for Baltimore, Maryland's WMAR-TV until 1994. Presutti was subsequently a morning anchor at WUSA-TV in Washington, DC, making public appearances and serving as emcee at the 1996 Sons of Italy Banquet, which was attended by Senator Bob Dole, Alfred Checchi and Joe Paterno. In 1996, she joined A.H. Belo broadcasting group, where she co-hosted the weekly political talk show “Capital Conversation,” with Dallas Morning News bureau chief Carl Luebsdorf. Presutti joined VOA in 2007.
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, and was invited to join the presidential motorcade. She also conducted the first interview with Sophia Martelly after she became Haiti's first lady. Presutti's feature story on an amputee Haitian soccer team won an Associated Press award.
Presutti provided initial coverage following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, returning to report on the event's first anniversary.United States, Congress, Broadcasting Board of Governors, and David Ensor. VOA’s Monthly Report for May, Voice of America, 2013, p. 16. In 2014, she partnered with a cappella group, Pentatonix, to cover the first use of Google Glass at a professional concert. Presutti covered Hillary Clinton's headquarters and concession speech after the candidate's 2016 presidential election loss. In 2019, she led the US coverage of the agency-wide project, The Worth of a Girl, which won numerous national and international awards. Presutti covered the 2020 election“VOA's Carolyn Presutti Gives an Update of What Is Currently Happening in the US.” YouTube, Newzroom Afrika, 3 Nov. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhOwdEOfylA. and Joe Biden's acceptance speech in Wilmington, Delaware.
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 Robin Wright, and as a U.S. senator's wife in the HBO series Veep alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus. 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.
Awards +YearAwardOrganizationWorkResult201053rd Emmy AwardsNational Academy of Television Arts and SciencesThe Flying CircusWon201138th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy AwardsAARP program, My GenerationNominated2012Clarion AwardAssociation for Women in CommunicationsTelevision Feature Story: The Falling ManWon2013Best Sports FeatureChesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters AssociationCoverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquakeWon2014Silver MedalNew York FestivalsCoverage of Syrian-American doctors, virtual surgeriesWon2017Best in Show, Outstanding Digital Feature Project Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters AssociationAmerican Muslim PortraitsWon2020Edward R. Murrow AwardRadio Television Digital News AssociationThe Worth of a GirlWonClarion Award for Online JournalismAssociation for Women in CommunicationsWonSilver MedalNew York FestivalsWon
References
External links Carolyn Presutti at VOA
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.