Mike Viqueira

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

'Michael Viqueira is the Washington Bureau Chief for NewsNation. [1] 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.

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Early life and education

Viqueira is of Spanish and Italian heritage. [2]

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 White House 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. [3] On January 28, 2021, NewsNation named Viqueira their Washington Bureau Chief.

Awards

In 2008, Viqueira won two Emmy awards for the coverage of the bailout and the 2008 election. [4] He also received the Joan Barone Award for Excellence in Journalism that same year, for his coverage of the bailout. [5]

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References

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  4. "The Emmy Awards - 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards". emmyonline.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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