NICK VALENCIA TO HOST GALIFF2025

Nick Valencia is a veteran journalist with more than two decades of boots-on-the-ground reporting. He is an award-winning storyteller known for leading with empathy and delivering impact. In recent years, as Georgia emerged as the epicenter of the American political story, Nick was CNN’s lead correspondent in Atlanta and in 2021, he and his CNN team earned a national Emmy for coverage of the death of George Floyd. Over the years, he’s won three Peabody Awards, two more Emmy nominations, and was named “TV Reporter of the Year” by the Atlanta Press Club in 2020.

Nick has reported from crisis zones across the country—tornadoes, wildfires, floods, hurricanes—and from within high-stakes political and humanitarian emergencies. 

He is the recipient of the inaugural “Sí Se Puede Excellence in Leadership Award” from NAHJ, where he served as Vice President and now leads as President of the Atlanta chapter. He also founded Latino Media All Stars, a 750+ member wellness-focused run club for media professionals.

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