Natasha Mozgovaya

Natasha Mozgovaya (, ; born 1979) is an American-Israeli journalist. She is a former TV host for Voice of America.

Biography

Natasha Mozgovaya was born in the Soviet Union in 1979 to two journalist parents, and immigrated to Israel in 1990. At the age of 11, she published her first piece in a Russian-language newspaper. At 14, she was writing a weekly satiric column for the Russian-Israeli newspaper Vesti. In time she advanced to become editor for two supplement magazines at the newspaper and translated several books from Russian to Hebrew. At the age of 12, she won her screen-debut, taking part in advertisements for the Jewish Agency. She left Haaretz in 2012.

In 2013, Mozgovaya started working at the Voice of America, hosting the daily Current time TV show. In 2015, she developed and started hosting Briefing, a daily web TV show. In 2016, she became Digital Managing Editor, overseeing the development of original digital media projects, including multi-platform special-event productions, internet television shows, podcasts, and the cultural series America. The Big Road Trip, which she also partially hosted.

In 2020, she assumed the role of Project Manager, leading the development and launch of VOA+ over-the-top (OTT) streaming applications and managing VOA podcast operations.

After relocating to Seattle, she added coverage of topics related to the Pacific Northwest.

Personal life She lives with her family in Seattle, Washington.