Emanuele Berry
Emanuele Berry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emanuele Mikala Berry |
| Occupation | Writer, Producer, Journalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Michigan State University (BA) |
| Notable awards | 2015 Fulbright award to China, 2014 AIR New Voices Scholar, 2013 Hearst Journalism Award, 2008 inaugural winner of the Molly Peterman Award |
Emanuele Berry is an American writer, radio producer and journalist. She is the Executive Editor at This American Life and previously worked as a producer and editor at Gimlet Media.[1] [2]
Career
[edit]Berry joined This American Life in 2019 as a producer and editor where she reported and co-produced episodes, including the 2020 protests in Hong Kong.[3] She was promoted to the role of Executive Editor - a role she has held since October 2020 .[4] Berry is considered the only staff member to date to have broken reality TV news in her reporting for the show.[5] In March 2021, She provided editorial assistance to The Improvement Association podcast at The New York Times.[6] Berry has also been named as one of the guest lecturers for the new Sony back podcast media Neon Hum's diverse training bootcamp .[7]
Before This American Life, Berry was an editor and producer at Gimlet Media, where she ran and worked on several shows including The Nod (podcast), Undone (podcast), and StartUp (podcast). In 2014, she was a producer at WKAR Public Radio in Michigan [8] and later moved to St. Louis Public Radio as race and culture reporter where she covered the Ferguson protests [9] .[10] She co-founded and hosted the St. Louis Public Radio podcast We Live Here .[11][12]
In 2015, Berry was a Fulbright recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship to Macau[13] [14] and a 2014 AIR New Voices Scholar.[15]
Her work has been recognized by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association and the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.[16]
Education
[edit]Berry attended Michigan State University and graduated in 2012 with a B.A in journalism with an additional major in the Residential College of Arts and Humanities. Before Michigan State University, she attended Lansing Community College (2009 - 2010) where she was a four-year starter, and Captain of the Varsity Team [17] and Albion College (2008 - 2009) in Michigan.[18]
Berry was born and raised in Michigan to Black father - Bobby Berry and a white mother - Eileen.[19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "This American Life Promotes Emanuele Berry to Executive Editor". This American Life. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Quah, Nicholas (2020-08-06). "How a Podcast Paused a Murder Trial". Vulture. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Umbrellas-Up". thisamericanlife.org. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "This American Life Promotes Emanuele Berry to Executive Editor". This American Life. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Morin, Alyssa (2019-08-19). "Why Colton Underwood Wasn't Always Truthful About His Top Bachelor Picks During the Show". E!. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Introducing The Improvement Association Podcast". The New York Times. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ White, Peter (2020-12-21). "Sony Podcast Neon Hum Diverse Training Bootcamp Editors". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Linstroth, Joe (2014-08-25). "Former WKAR producer updates Ferguson aftermath". WKAR.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Pratt, Wayne (2014-12-31). "Newcomers Reflect On Their First Months In St. Louis". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Chat Recap: Justice Department's Ferguson Policing Report". National Public Radio. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Hemphill, Evie (2018-03-19). "'An impossible human being': St. Louis native Josephine Baker and her quest for a racial utopia". St. Louis Public Radio. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Emanuele Berry". St. Louis Public Radio. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Fulbright Grantee Directory". us.fulbrightonline.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "A farewell to St. Louis Public Radio's Emanuele Berry". St. Louis Public Radio. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Announcing AIR's 2019 New Voices Scholars". AIR media. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Hearst Radio and Television Championship Finalists Named". hearstawards.org. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Awards - All CAAC Team 2007-08, Blue Division". www.ladyquakers.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Emanuele Berry". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "what it means to be multi racial". news.stlpublicradio.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "Seeing Yourself In The Wild". www.thisamericanlife.org. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
External links
[edit]- [1] This American Life
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- 21st-century African-American women writers
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- Michigan State University alumni
- Albion College alumni
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