Mark Dalio and Alucia Productions to Receive the 2018 Cronkite Award from Reach the World

NEW YORK - Feb. 15, 2018 - PRLog -- Mark Dalio and Alucia Productions powered by OceanX will receive Reach the World's 2018 Cronkite Award for Excellence in Exploration and Storytelling.  Reach the World will present the award at its Annual Benefit on April 4, 2018, at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park.

Mark Dalio is the Founder and Creative Director of Alucia Productions powered by OceanX, a production company with the mission to create world-class media that educates and inspires people to connect to the oceans.  Mark's vision for the company is to use vivid cinematography and digital media to tell the compelling stories of scientific discoveries and exploration on the vessel, Alucia, as it moves around the world.  Since founding Alucia Productions, Mark has featured the work of Alucia the vessel in the PBS Nova special Creatures of Light, David Attenborough's show Great Barrier Reef and BBC's landmark new series Blue Planet II.

In its 20th year of operations, Reach the World is a leader in global learning and international virtual exchange.  Virtual exchanges – defined as sustained, technology-enabled, people to people education programs – can vastly expand the number and diversity of young people who have access to profound cross-cultural experiences as part of their education.  RTW employs virtual exchange to make the benefits of global travel accessible to all communities, inspiring students to become curious, confident and compassionate global citizens.  Enabled by RTW's virtual exchange platform, classrooms and volunteer travelers explore the world together.

Reach the World was honored to include Mr. Walter Cronkite as the Chairman of its Advisory Board until his death in 2009.  In life, Mr. Cronkite was not only one of the world's most esteemed journalists, but also a great explorer and adventurer.  RTW gives its Cronkite Award annually to recognize and honor individuals who are using the transformative power of the media to build an educated, compassionate and globally-competent citizenry.