Mike Walter

Mike Walter

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Mike Walter is a five time Emmy award winning broadcast journalist. He currently serves as general news anchor on the nightly CGTN-America News hour. For two years he also hosted CGTN-America’s flagship weekly talk show, “The Heat”. The 39th U.S. President Jimmy Carter, legendary U.S. broadcaster Tom Brokaw, U.S. Senator Carl Levin, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and multiple Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman were among those interviewed by Walter. In April of 2014 Walter cycled off the Heat and began hosting a new one hour weekly talk show. “Full Frame” has featured interviews with Bill Gates, Yo Yo Ma, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Herbie Hancock, and Deepak Chopra.

Walter has won a number of prestigious honors during his 20 plus years as a broadcast journalist. In 2010, Walter won the Ted Yates Memorial award, a special Emmy only given by unanimous vote of the board of directors of the Washington Chapter of the National Academy of the Television Arts and Sciences.

In 2005, Walter became the only local broadcast news anchor to ever win the coveted Dart Ochberg Fellowship.

Before joining CGTN-America, Walter enjoyed worldwide attention for his first independent documentary project, “Breaking News, Breaking Down”. The film was selected as one of the three best documentary shorts by Moving Pictures magazine. It was also chosen as Best Documentary Short at the Cannes Independent Film Festival, one of six awards the film collected before it was bought by PBS. Profiles on Walter and the film have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, and Journalistan (A magazine devoted to journalists in Sweden) and the Australian. The film has screened in close to a dozen countries.

Walter witnessed the Pentagon attack in 2001 while working as Senior Correspondent at USA TODAY LIVE. He shared his first person account of watching the 9/11 attack with the BBC, CBS, CNN, and the Canadian Broadcasting Network. He also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show, and his 9/11 story was featured in People Magazine. In addition, Walter was a key contributor to two books about the 9/11 attacks, “Broadcasting through Crisis”, and “Covering Catastrophe”. In addition part of his oral history of the attack is part of the collection on display at the 9/11 Memorial Museum which opened in May of 2014.

STORIES BY MIKE WALTER

April 29, 2025

Full Frame: Overdose

Nathan Morris grew up in Washington, D.C., in a low-income neighborhood and was exposed to substance use from an early age. Read More...
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April 22, 2025

The Heat: Tariff Turmoil

The International Monetary Fund said the global economy will face a significant slowdown this year, in part because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. It’s not the news the IMF expected to deliver this week, but acknowledged the global tariffs announced by President Trump earlier […] Read More...
April 12, 2025

Full Frame: The Bronze Legacy

In ancient China, bronze vessels symbolized ritual significance and political power. Centuries later, these artifacts are being rediscovered and revered as embodiments of a golden age. Originally used as containers for food and wine, archaic bronzes later inspired new creations – adapting antique shapes and […] Read More...
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March 27, 2025

The Heat: Boao Forum for Asia

Foreign governments and carmakers are reeling after U.S. President Donald Trump announced this week a 25% tariff on all cars coming into the United States. It’s the latest move in a litany of tariffs imposed by the United States on China, Canada, Mexico and the […] Read More...
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March 26, 2025

The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Hours after a ceasefire agreement was announced between Russia and Ukraine to halt military strikes in the Black Sea, Moscow said it wants Western economic sanctions lifted before agreeing to the deal.  Joining the discussion:  Marcus Papadopoulos is a historian, analyst, and author specializing in […] Read More...
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March 25, 2025

The Heat: U.S. Growing Isolationism?

The Trump administration’s tariffs, rising geopolitical tensions, and foreign aid cuts are shifting America’s role in the world. With trade disputes straining alliances and diplomatic tensions growing, are we seeing a more inward turn in U.S. policy? Joining the discussion: Jose Luis Bernal is a […] Read More...
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March 19, 2025

The Heat: Canada Politics

Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday. He now faces the challenge of navigating a trade war sparked by U.S. President Donald Trump, while preparing for an upcoming election. Joining the discussion:  Lori Williams is an Associate Professor at the […] Read More...
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February 24, 2025

The Heat: Germany Elections

More than 82% of German voters went to the poll this Sunday, the largest turnout in almost 40 years. The results show traditional parties losing votes to far-right and far-left ones. The conservative center-right CDU was declared the winner of this snap elections and its […] Read More...
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January 6, 2025

The Heat: Global Economic Outlook

China, the world’s second largest economy, is on an upward trajectory and looks poised to continue its economic performance with high-quality development and advances in technology. The economy in the U.S. also looks to be on solid footing. But many wonder what impact Donald Trump […] Read More...
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