Jessica Beinecke, host and creator of VOA’s online English-Chinese teaching program, OMG! Meiyu, wins the 2012 Association for International Broadcasting, Founders’ Award.
Millions around the world followed the U.S. presidential election Tuesday, courtesy of Voice of America’s radio and television broadcasts, websites and Twitter feeds. Hundreds of affiliate stations also carried VOA programs.
Voice of America is providing extensive live coverage of the US election in 43 languages and teaming up with radio and TV affiliate stations around the world to cover the event.
VOA stays on the air despite pounding rain and 80 mile an hour winds from Hurricane Sandy, which shut down government offices and public transport in Washington Monday and Tuesday.
Sasha Gong
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William C. (Bill) Baum
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Steve Herman
Visit our 70th anniversary site - learn more about VOA past and present, hear from previous directors and employees, and discover some of VOA's unique elements.