VOA's Coverage of the National Conventions 2012

Turkish Service reporter Alp Esmer interviews Ersal Ozdemir, the only Turkish-American delegate at the Republican Convention, on a live show for an affiliate in Turkey.

Reasey Poch of the Khmer Service reports from the floor of the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks to VOA Spanish's Lina Correa on the floor of the RNC in Tampa, FL.

Gilberto Cabrera from the Spanish Service on VOA's standup platform at the Republican Convention in Tampa as he waits to do a live shot with a VOA affiliate in Latin America.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is interviewed by VOA's Carolyn Presutti at the Democratic Convention on Monday, September 3rd 2012. Photo Credits: Chelsea Brown

Alp Esmer of the Turkish Service broadcasts from the "Skype studio."  The service's on-scene reports are fed to VOA programs and affiliate stations in Turkey.

VOA's Spanish Service election coverage team interviews a Mississippi delegate at the media workspace in Charlotte.

Sean Maroney interviews Elaine Brye on the floor of the DNC on September 4th, 2012.  Brye introduced First Lady Michelle Obama at the convention. Photo credits: John Featherly

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is interviewed by VOA Spanish reporter, Lina Correa, prior to his Tuesday night speech at the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, NC. Photo Credits: Ramon Taylor

Civil Rights Activist and Democratic Political Figure Jesse Jackson talks to VOA at the Democratic Convention in Charolette, NC on Tuesday, September 4th.