Press

Akash has extensive press coverage since he was 3 years old, including but not limited to TV media like CNN, BBC, ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, Canada's CTV, Australia's Channel 7 and print media like The Washington Post, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Times & The Huffington Post.

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"Can you spell determination? He's back at the Bee for try no. 6."
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Akash Vukoti to compete for a record 6th time in the coming 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee!
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KLST|KSAN News covered the 34th San Angelo Area Regional Spelling Bee, which Akash won for a record 5th time. He went on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee for a record 6th time in May–June 2023.

A complete playlist of Akash's international, national and local TV interviews — a total of 24 media interviews: ABC World News, ABC Good Morning America, The Morning Show of Australia, CNN International, Fox & Friends, CBS Evening News, ET Entertainment Tonight News, Access Hollywood, TV Asia, TV9, ETV, ABN Andhra Jyothi, TV5 and Good Morning Texas.

As part of the promotion for the Netflix Documentary Film Spelling the Dream, Akash was interviewed by NBC's Access Hollywood, which first aired on June 10th 2020 all over the United States.

This great video first aired on local Fox TV West Texas on June 16th 2020. Ms. Liv Johnson interviewed Akash and his family through Zoom.

During his trip to India in 2020, Akash met the senior most Indian politician & Ex Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu garu on Feb 2nd 2020. Most Telugu channels LIVE televised the meeting, and on Feb 3rd it was aired on ETV News.

Akash's LIVE interview on CNN International during the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, National Harbor MD (near Washington DC). This LIVE interview was done on May 26th 2016, immediately after finishing Round 3 of the Spelling Bee — after 6 hours of competition, a Press Conference, and numerous TV/Media interviews.

One of Akash's favorite TV interviews from the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, conducted by Mr. Jeffrey for CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley.

The International Press Conference at the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Akash's all-time favorite TV interview: San Angelo's FOX KIDY TV interview.