Magda Walter (Malcuzynska)
Journalist
Born Dec. 22, 1951, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1975; daughter of Karol and Irena (Szymkiewicz).
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1974; Kiplinger fellow, Midcareer Program in Public Affairs, 1988-89, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1989, Ohio State University, Columbus; Media Management Program, Poynter Institute for Media Studies, 1989.
Career: researcher, Polityka (weekly), Warsaw, free-lance translator. Forum, Literatura, 1971-74; copy clerk, Fort Lauderdale News (FL), 1980-81; assistant producer, WTVJ, Miami (FL), 1981-84; special project producer, Public TV Show "The Nightiy Business Report", Miami, 1985-88; producer, writer, CNN Worid Report, Atlanta (GA), 1990 -.
Author: articles in: Fort Lauderdale News, The Washington Journalism Review.
Member of: Women in Communications (Public Relations chairman, Broward County chapter, 1981-84); Society of Professional Journalists, 1981-89; National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, 1985-88; Investigative Reporters and Editors, 1988-89.
Honors: Unity in Media award, Lincoln University, 1988; Joan Shorenstein Barone team award for "Democracy in America", 1993.
Language: Polish, English, French, Russian.
Hobbies: travel, theater, food.
Office: CNN, One CNN Center, Atlanta, GA 30348.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.