CELEBRATING 83 YEARS OF BROADCASTING

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The Voice of America at 80, Speaking Truth to Power by Dennis M. Spragg

Voice of America is an international broadcasting state media
network funded by the federal government of the
United States
of America
. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the
world.

Its targeted and primary audience is non-American outside the
US borders. As of November 2022, its reporting reached 326
million adults per week across all platforms. It is financed by
the U.S. Agency for Global Media after approval by Congress.
    

VOA was established in 1942, and on February 24, 1942, the
Foreign Information Service, precursor to the
Voice of America,
made its first broadcast from New York City to Europe. 

The VOA charter was signed into law in 1976 by U.S. President
Gerald Ford. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

As of 2022, VOA had a weekly worldwide audience of about
326 million (up from 237 million in 2016) and employed 961
staff with an annual budget of $267.5 million.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Voice of America headquarters.

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Louis Armstrong being interviewed in the Voice of America Studio.

The Voice of America Control Room in Greenville, circa 1983.

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