Mike Boettcher

Mike Boettcher 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. His work has won a Peabody Award, six Emmys, and a National Headliner award.
Boettcher and his son Carlos produced the 2014 film documentary The [Hornet's Nest |The Hornet's Nest], depicting their experiences while embedded with American troops in Afghanistan.
Boettcher is a native of Ponca City, Oklahoma and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.