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Mike Carter-Conneen is a communications strategist [1] and former television journalist. He previously worked as an on-air reporter for WJLA-TV, the Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate, appearing on ABC 7 and its sister station NewsChannel 8. [2] [3]

Carter-Conneen was born in Naperville, Illinois. He attended Highlands Ranch High School and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor's degree in broadcast news. He also studied in Spain at the University of Seville.

Carter-Conneen started his career in Denver (KUSA-TV). He has also worked in Flagstaff/Phoenix (KNAZ-TV/KPNX-TV) and Colorado Springs (KXRM-TV).

In 2015 he won a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award for his work as a Multi Media Journalist. [4]

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References

  1. "Mike Carter-Conneen". Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
  2. "Mike Carter-Conneen | WJLA". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. Mike Carter-Conneen WJLA photos via Twitter
  4. 57th Emmy Awards 2015 Winners Archived 2015-08-12 at the Wayback Machine