Mario Armstrong is an American radio and television talk show host, entrepreneur, podcaster and public speaker. Armstrong appears regularly on the Today show,

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, HLN, the American Urban Radio Networks and NPR's

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. His self-titled radio show, "The Mario Armstrong Show", ran on

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and in syndication for 3 years. Since 2018, he has published a daily motivational podcast called "Wake Up and Level Up." His web series, "Never Settle Show" began in 2018. The same year, the show won an Emmy.

Career

Armstrong, through Mario Armstrong Media, creates content for various media outlets. Armstrong also co-founded the Urban Video Game Academy, an educational non-profit program that uses video games to increase students' interest and academic achievement in science, technology and math. Early in his career, he was Baltimore's first chief technology advocate, under then-Mayor Martin O'Malley. He also made regular appearances in Baltimore media and had a recurring segment on

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References

External links

Official site

Digital Lifestyle with Mario Armstrong
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