-CEO, Mario Armstrong Media, LLC - www.MarioArmstrong.com
-Radio & TV Technology Talk show Host, Analyst & Commentator
-Heard & Seen on: CNN, NPR, NBC:WBAL-TV, XM Sirius, SBTV.com, US Talk Network
-Founder, TechTechBoom.com & Co-Founder, Urban Video Game Academy for youth
Mario Armstrong--much like the technology he loves--has always been an amalgamation of many different things: radio, TV & online media personality, motivational speaker, public servant and social entrepreneur. At his heart, Armstrong wants to better people’s lives by educating them to leverage technology to enhance their personal and professional lives. Armstrong translates technology for non-tech audiences through his radio shows, TV segments, public speaking, print and online programs. Mario covers the stories, headlines, issues, gadgets and news makers of the day through the lens of technology! He entertains and educates audiences as to how technology impacts our society and businesses. He appears regularly on radio and tv on CNN and NPR’s Morning Edition program reaching 17million households. On TV, his segments air weekly on CNN, NBC WBAL-TV, and Small Business Television.com. He has appeared on CNBC, MPT, PBS, C-Span and TV-One. He hosts and syndicates his own radio technology talk shows on XM/Sirius radio, USTalkNetwork.com, WYPR & WEAA. Some of Mario's radio and video online show guests include: President Barack Obama; Intel Chairman, Craig Barrett; Google co-founder, Larry Paige; U.S. Navy Admiral, Gary Roughhead; entertainment mogul, Russell Simmons; Sprint CEO, Dan Hesse; entrepreneur, Michael Dell; filmmaker, Spike Lee; founders of “Guitar Hero”, Kai & Charles Huang; Nintendo President, Reginald Fils-Aime; and entertainer, Stevie Wonder, just to name a few.
Armstrong has worked in the tech industry for 12+ years and was the first Chief Technology Officer in Baltimore City government for then Mayor, Martin O’Malley. Armstrong also served as the IT Director for the State of Maryland's Tourism Department. In addition, Armstrong was one of six chosen in the United States to be a part of a Technology Delegation to meet with tech entrepreneurs in Seoul Korea to discuss new international business partnerships between the United States and South Korea. As an entrepreneur, Armstrong heads Mario Armstrong Media, LLC a technology-media company that creates content for traditional, mobile & online media outlets for syndication. In addition to content syndication the company offers tech consulting, digital lifestyle events and public speaking.
Mario's passion is to bridge the digital divide between the “haves and the have-nots”. To that end, Mario has delved into the world of social entrepreneurship by starting a new company and hiring 11 teenagers to develop, design, market and manage the new online social network called TechTechBoom.com. This company will morph kids from passive users of cell phones and laptops into the next generation of digital scientists and activists by increasing their interest and knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Armstrong is also a co-founder of the Urban Video Game Academy--an educational non-profit program that uses the allure, interactivity and development process of video games to increase students’ interest and academic achievement in Science, Technology, English and Math. The program has been featured in USA Today, on CNN & in Newsweek magazine. His voice is featured in a fun and educational video game entitled, "SpaceStation Sim," developed by Vision Video games for NASA.
Mario has been recognized as:
-“Top 40 under 40” Emerging Leaders
-“Modern-Day Technology Leader”
-"Best Technology Guru" City Paper Best of Baltimore
-"Best Cable TV Host"- Beacon Award Winner
- One of Baltimore's "Top 25 Young Rising Stars" - Baltimore Times
-"Service Above Self Award" - Rotary Club of Maryland
-"Technology Advocate of the Year" - Urban League
-"Baltimore's Leading Expert In Technology" - Baltimore Times
- Hope for Today, Visions for Tomorrow award - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland