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NANCY MONTOYA                                                                                             
Currently
October 2015 - present
Senior Reporter
NPR/PBS Arizona Public Media
Immigration - Border - Latin American  Issues


2000 to 2015   Executive Producer/Reporter, Media Source AMERICA (Bilingual Spanish/English)
Managed Community Relations portion of an 8.5 million dollar federal grant with 5 Southern Arizona area school districts.  Produce two news stories per week for ABC TV affiliate in Southern Arizona.  Stories sent to other ABC affiliates in Southwest U.S.

·         Produce news stories for NBC, CNN, ABC , BBC, CBC and other major TV networks in the U.S., Mexico and Canada
·         Develop Social Marketing and Community Relations Campaigns for non-profit organizations  

 1995 to 1999                 Mexico Bureau Chief, International Media Broadcasting
                                       Produced news stories and special projects about Mexico and Latin America for 12 U.S. TV stations.

 1986 to 1988                 WSMV-TV           Nashville, TN                   Special Projects Reporter/Producer
 1983 to 1986                 KGUN-TV            Tucson, Arizona              Special Projects Reporter/Producer
 19 81 to 1983                KDFW-TV            Dallas, Texas                   Special Projects/Medical Reporter
 1979 to 1981                 KDKA-TV            Pittsburgh, PA                  General Assignment Reporter
 1977 to 1979                 KUSA-TV            Denver, Colorado            General Assignment Reporter/Producer
 1975 to 1977                 WSOC-TV           Charlotte, N.C.                 General Assignments Reporter
 1974 to 1975                 KVOA-TV            Tucson, Arizona              General Assignments Reporter

                                                          AWARDS   (abbreviated)
  • Columbia Dupont “Silver Baton”   The “Pulitzer Prize” of broadcast journalism.  Awarded by Dan Rather of CBS News for reporting from Central America throughout the civil war.
  • National EMMY Award   Awarded for “Soldiers of Hope”, a documentary on the most remote Peace Corps location on Earth.  Spent months in Africa documenting the stories of modern day Peace Corps volunteers.  5 other Emmy awards for reporting from the U.S./Mexico Border and Central and South America.
  • Golden Eagle “Cine” Award   Awarded for international reporting and a documentary film about newfound religious freedom throughout the former Soviet Union. 
  • Wilbur Award   Awarded for international reporting and a film project on the devastating earthquake in Armenia.
  • Associated Press/United Press   Five (5) first place awards for documentaries over a ten-year period for reporting from the Arizona/Mexico Border region.
  • PRSA - (Public Relations Society of America  Make Way For Books, Best Short Video
  • Golden Quill Award  Best Medical Reporting and Border Reporting
  • F.B.I. Community Service Award for volunteer hours to children and education issues
  • Carlos Robles Foundation  Community Service Award
  • Pan Asian Community Service Award