The World Academy of Arts, Literature, and Media - WAALM is a non-profit organization that supports, develops, and promotes the dramatic and fine arts, creative writing and poetry, and professional journalism and media productions. It regularly confers the mystic Persian Golden Lioness Award statuettes to extraordinary individuals from all over the world, as a mark of their efforts, and a celebration of their successes. WAALM announced its 4th annual awardees a while ago in London.

Behnood Mokri, VOA's TV journalist was one of the 2010 winner in media and news section. He is the youngest journalist who has received this award in this category so far.

As a young and ambitious producer and reporter, Behnood Mokri joined Voice of America Persian News Network in 2006 from Los Angeles where he had his radio & TV shows.

He was soon invited to contribute to "Roundtable with You", VOA 's most popular talk show as a producer and commentator. Soon after, VOA launched "Shabahang / The Late Edition", a youth magazine cultural program and Behnood was asked to host the show on weekends. Shortly, he could establish himself as one of the most popular and professional anchors at VOA Persian by conducting the most interesting, engaging, and in-depth interviews in a wide variety of fields such as politics, sports, arts , and entertainment.

Currently, he is the main anchor of Shabahang and follows the same path with great dedication to make the show interesting and informative to serve the interest and needs of VOA's young Iranian audience in Iran and abroad.