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Natasha Del Toro A'93

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“Going to Salem Academy was one of the best things I’ve done. It sent me on a completely different life track. I’ve carried the confidence I gained with me into my professional life.”

Natasha Del Toro A’93

Since her time at Salem Academy, Natasha has established herself as an award-winning journalist, documentary film maker, and representative of the underserved. Her work, which has been featured on PBS Frontline, Time.com, Netflix and ABC/Univision (The Naked Truth), HBO (Outpost), and more, often reports on the most marginalized members of society.

She served as host for PBS World Channel’s series America Reframed and as the anchor of Mic Dispatch on Facebook Watch. Natasha attended Tulane University and then received a master’s in Broadcast Journalism from Colombia.

In addition to being a Colombia Fulbright scholar, Natasha received a Pulitzer Prize (for her reporting on the Panama Papers) and an Emmy Award (for Hunger in the Valley of Plenty). She has also received a DuPont, RFK and a Gracie award.

In a 2017 interview with Salem Academy Magazine, Natasha said, “I couldn’t have done it without everything I learned at Salem Academy. It set the foundation.” Read about her latest work here.

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