Lori Montenegro worked as a National Correspondent in Washington, D.C. for the past 22 years covering national and international stories. While covering the White House and Capitol Hill, Lori covered a range of issues from politics, elections, immigration, health care, the economy, and in between all of that did many other stories highlighting the many accomplishments of Latinos in DC and around the Nation. She has been honored with numerous awards, including this March with the 2020 First Amendment Clarity Award presented by The Radio Television Digital News Foundation. As of last year, she took on a new role – she was named Bureau Chief for Telemundo’s Washington DC Office.

Montenegro briefed National Press Foundation fellows in December 2024: Navigating Newsrooms with Telemundo’s Lori Montenegro. She also briefed NPF fellows in December 2025: The Cost of Bearing Witness: Mental Health, Trauma, and the Weight Journalists Carry.