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Monika Samtani

Monika Samtani is an American broadcast journalist. She is best known for directing a documentary movie Suma's Story: It's Her Turn (2015).[4]

Monika Samtani
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBroadcast journalist[1]
Notable credit(s)
anchor, WUSA9[2][3]
Websitewww.msmedia.tv/monika_samtani/

Career

Samtani attended George Washington University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Communications.[5] She was a fill-in disc jockey on Essex Radio/Breeze AM in 1989.[6] She joined as a morning traffic anchor on WUSA9 in 1997.[7][8][9] She appeared in the film An American Affair (2008).[10][11][12]

Samtani founded LAUNCH Network from 2011 to 2013, a networking organization for women entrepreneurs.[13] In 2014, she started her company Ms. Media, with a focus on helping businesses and non-profits market themselves, including Sahara Deepika Foundation for Education [14][15][16][17] In 2016, Samtani became a TEDx talker.[18][19]

Awards and honors

  • Maryland’s Achievement in Public Information Awards, 2002[5]
  • Internet & Video Association (TIVA) D.C. Peer Awards, 2010[20]
  • Featured on the cover of Washington FAMILY Magazine[5]

References

  1. ↑ An American Affair (2009) (in en)British Film Institute. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Potomac’s Monika Samtani is reporter/anchor for WUSA9. (in en)ConnectionNewsPapers. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Carr, Kate (20 September 2013). "Two Stories, Two Car Crashes, Two Different Results". HuffPost. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-carr/two-stories-two-car-crashes-two-different-results_b_3957804.html. Retrieved 3 September 2017. 
  4. ↑ "TRAFFIC ALERT: Douglass Bridge will be closed overnight". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/staff/7245/monika-samtani/. Retrieved 3 September 2017. [dead link]
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Monika Samtani, Ready for Her Close-Up. Washington FAMILY Magazine.[dead link]
  6. ↑ Somewhere Special - Essex RadioSean Saunders. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Lane stripes coming up on I-66 in Centreville (in en). Des Moines Register.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Monika Samtani Gets 'Zombified' At Md. Haunted House" (in en). WUSA (TV). http://rockville.wusa9.com/news/news/127133-monika-samtani-gets-zombified-md-haunted-house. Retrieved 3 September 2017. 
  9. ↑ Staff, Washingtonian. 2012 Key to the Cure Reception (23 October 2012)Washingtonian (magazine). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  10. ↑ An American Affair - MetacriticMetacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Monika Samtani - Biography and Filmography (7 February 2015)Hollywood.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Amerykański romans / An American Affair (in pl)Filmweb. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Monika Samtani - Guest of a Guest (in en)Guest of a Guest. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  14. ↑ Force of Destiny - DCSAFF. DCSAFF (9 August 2016). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  15. ↑ SOLD the Movie. Sold the Movie official.
  16. ↑ 2016 Participation: Rich Man by Ms Media (in en)48FILM Project. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  17. ↑ It’s Her Turn - A Night with Sahasra Deepika (31 January 2016)Posh Seven Magazine for Women in Loudoun. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  18. ↑ Listening to Your Inner VoiceAVA360 Community. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  19. ↑ Listening to Your Inner Voice - TEDx Churchill High School (in nl)Televisiegids. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  20. ↑ Television, Internet & Video Association of DC - 2010 Awards (in en)TIVA-DC. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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