United States Agency for Global Media
Mario J. Pentón is a multimedia journalist currently working at the United States Agency for Global Media since April 2024. Previously, Mario served as an online editor and journalist at América TeVé, where responsibilities included leading content coverage on the channel's website and reporting on local issues relevant to the South Florida community from June 2021 to January 2024. Mario has also worked at El Nuevo Herald as a journalist, becoming the primary traffic driver for the publication in 2019 and 2020, and as an online journalist at the Miami Herald. Additional experience includes a role as a correspondent at 14ymedio, focusing on Cuban issues and human interest stories, as well as a teaching position at the University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences. Mario's educational background includes degrees in journalism and theology from various institutions, including the University of Missouri-Columbia and Universidad Rafael Landívar.
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United States Agency for Global Media
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The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) encompasses all U.S. civilian international broadcasting, including the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB)—Radio and TV Martí, Radio Free Asia (RFA), the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN)—Radio Sawa and Alhurra Television, and the Open Technology Fund (OTF). USAGM broadcasters distribute programming in 63 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 410 million people via radio, TV, the internet and other new media. USAGM works to serve as an example of a free and professional press, reaching a worldwide audience with news, information, and relevant discussions.