Fernando P.
Washington, DC, USA
$500 - $1000
Fernando Pizarro is an experienced Washington political reporter. A multiple Emmy Award-winner and nominee, he has covered Capitol Hill, the White House and the federal government for 17 years. Since 2000 he has covered national and mid-term election cycles, including eight national party conventions, multiple debates and primaries, and interviewed presidential candidates and foreign heads of state. His analysis has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR, 1A, On Point, BBC, WNYC, Public Radio International, The Diane Rehm Show, and radio and print media in Spain, Mexico, Central and South America. Currently he is a trustee for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and sits on the Board of Governors of the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Emmy chapter. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor of journalism at the School of Communications at American University. In 2014 The Huffington Post listed him as one of the top 40 Latinos in American media. The League of United Latin American Citizens honored him with the 2016 Media Trailblazer Award. He was a 2006 Border Justice Fellow at the USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism and won awards from the Florida Bar for overall immigration coverage, and the Iowa Newspaper Association for editorial writing. His Washington experience includes working as a national correspondent for Univision, a freelance correspondent for CNN en Español, producer for Associated Press Television and a U.S. correspondent for National Television of Chile. Previously, he was a sports anchor at ESPN International, NBC Latin America, Telefutura and Pan American Sports Network.
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- On-Air Reporter / Host
- TV News Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
- Field Producer
- Executive Producer
- Senior Editor
- Audio Storyteller
- Copy Editor
- Fixer