Montenegro was born in Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, in 1959.[3] Montenegro followed her mother to emigrate to the United States as an infant in January 1960 and was raised in Miami, Florida.[3]
Montenegro studied at Miami-Dade Community College for two years, where she was invited to an interview at a radio station in Miami Beach, which later brought her into the radio station to start her career as a journalist.[3]
Career
Montenegro began her career in journalism in radio, then transitioned to television in Spanish-language news networks in the United States.[1] She became the first Afro-LatinoWashington bureau chief for Noticias Telemundo after 20 years as a Noticias Telemundo's Washington correspondent.[2]
Montenegro's reports mainly covered the White House and Capitol Hill, and a wide range of issues related to politics, elections, immigration, health care, economy, and the Latin American population in Washington, D.C. and the United States.[4]
Awards and recognition
Montenegro received several major awards, including:
Montenegro was inducted into the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Hall of Fame in 2023. She was featured in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History bilingual exhibit, "¡De última hora!: Latinas Report Breaking News," which honours seven Latina journalists in the same year.[2]
Impact
In 2024, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists established the NAHJ Lori Montenegro Scholarship for students, particularly Afro-Latino students who are pursuing careers in journalism, communications, or marketing in either English or Spanish.[2]
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