News Anchor/reporter and radio and television producer Michael Roa

Biography 2023-09-13T14:55:28+00:00

I’m a news anchor, correspondent, and radio and television producer with experience at media outlets in the United States and Latin America.

Since September 2023, I have worked as a journalist in Washington, DC, with CGTN America, a 24-hour English-language network that is broadcast to over 100 countries, including the United States. 
 
From the assignment desk, I maintain a keen focus on and awareness of global news events, with a focus on Asia, North America, and South America.
 
I worked for 17 years as a full-time reporter and producer for CNN and as an anchor and producer for CNN Radio since 2007. My duties were a combination of anchoring breaking news and news segments for CNN en Español.

As a news correspondent, I covered the migration crisis at the Southern U.S. border and political issues, reporting from locations and from our bureaus in Atlanta, Washington, and Miami.

Through the microphones of CNN Radio, I communicated to the audience of CNN affiliate stations very important news, such as the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the death of singer Michael Jackson. Also, I have interviewed influential personalities such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú and music stars such as Enrique Iglesias.

On May 1st, 2011, I informed the audience of CNN en Español about the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The coverage of this important news was followed live by millions of viewers.

Before my arrival at CNN, I worked in the United States for iHeartMedia, Inc. in Atlanta as a programming assistant and anchor for the music show “Orbita Rock” at the station Viva 105.7 FM.

Working as a news reporter for Citynoticias and the newspaper El Tiempo, I covered the terror attack against the social club El Nogal on January 7, 2003, in Bogotá, Colombia. This terrorist action killed 36 people and left 200 more wounded. This story was a challenge for me as a young reporter.

I was born in Bogotá, Colombia, I’m completely fluent in Spanish and English. 

I have attended the prestigious training workshop of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) for visual journalists looking to expand and grow my multimedia skill sets using the latest technology.