American journalist and war correspondent
Mike Boettcher (born 1954[1] ) is an American journalist and war correspondent . He is often embedded in Iraq and Afghanistan . He is also a visiting professor at the University of Oklahoma . Reporting from Key West, Florida on June 1, 1980, about the Mariel boatlift , he was the first reporter to present a live satellite report from the United States on CNN (coming after Jay Bushinsky's live satellite report from Jerusalem ).[2] His work has won a Peabody Award, six Emmys, and a National Headliner award.[3]
Boettcher and his son Carlos produced the 2014 film documentary The Hornet's Nest , depicting their experiences while embedded with American troops in Afghanistan.[4] [5]
Boettcher is a native of Ponca City, Oklahoma and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.[6] [7]
References
^ Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame Inductions , Oklahoma Press Association, April 9, 2010.
^ "CNN First Hour: June 1, 1980" . June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
^ "Veteran journalist Mike Boettcher featured speaker at OU ceremony" , The Oklahoman , December 17, 2009.
^ Gary Goldstein, "Afghanistan war documentary 'The Hornet's Nest' embeds you" , Los Angeles Times , May 29, 2014.
^ Shawn S. Lealos, "Oklahoman's film shows what is happening in the war in Afghanistan" , The Oklahoman , May 13, 2014.
^ Kevin Canfield, "Oklahoma journalist and Ponca City native Mike Boettcher keeps reporting from dangerous areas" , Tulsa World , April 3, 2012.
^ Jamie Birdwell, "After three decades of international news, Oklahoman Mike Boettcher returns to teach" , Oklahoma Gazette , January 14, 2010.
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