Mike Boettcher

Mike Boettcher
Mike Boettcher (left) with Justin D Roberts (right).
Born
Michael Boettcher

1954 (age 69–70)
Ponca City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)war reporter, journalist, university professor
Notable workThe Hornet's Nest

Mike Boettcher (born 1954[1]) is an American journalist and war correspondent. He is often embedded in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Oklahoma. Reporting from Key West, Florida on June 1, 1980, about the Mariel boatlift, he was the first reporter to present a live satellite report from the United States on CNN (coming after Jay Bushinsky's live satellite report from Jerusalem).[2] His work has won a Peabody Award, six Emmys, and a National Headliner award.[3]

Boettcher and his son Carlos produced the 2014 film documentary The Hornet's Nest, depicting their experiences while embedded with American troops in Afghanistan.[4][5]

Boettcher is a native of Ponca City, Oklahoma and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.[6][7]

  1. ^ Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame Inductions, Oklahoma Press Association, April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "CNN First Hour: June 1, 1980". June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Veteran journalist Mike Boettcher featured speaker at OU ceremony", The Oklahoman, December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ Gary Goldstein, "Afghanistan war documentary 'The Hornet's Nest' embeds you", Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Shawn S. Lealos, "Oklahoman's film shows what is happening in the war in Afghanistan", The Oklahoman, May 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Kevin Canfield, "Oklahoma journalist and Ponca City native Mike Boettcher keeps reporting from dangerous areas", Tulsa World, April 3, 2012.
  7. ^ Jamie Birdwell, "After three decades of international news, Oklahoman Mike Boettcher returns to teach", Oklahoma Gazette, January 14, 2010.