Faces of NPR *Latin Heritage Month*: Franco Ordoñez

Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily. This month, we feature NPR's Latin community. Next up is Franco Ordoñez.

The Basics:

Name: Franco Ordoñez

Title: White House Correspondent

Twitter Handle: @FrancoOrdonez

Are you at the White House now?

Yeah, I'm at the White House. This is our booth inside. It doesn't look fancy. But it's actually really nice.

Nice. Where did you grow up?

I was born in New York and grew up in Atlanta. I went to college at the University of Georgia and then went to South America to live for a couple of years in Colombia before coming back to the States.

What part of Colombia were you in?

I was mostly in Bogota. I am the son of Colombian immigrants and I wanted to get to know my background a little better as well as my extended family. Growing up, I would go back to Colombia every couple of years. My brother and my sister and I, we'd always talk about wanting to live there someday.

I tried a few times in high school, but kind of wimped out. I built up the guts after college. I stayed in South