Juleyka Lantigua-Williams
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Juleyka Lantigua-Williams is an American journalist and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of the podcast production company Lantigua Williams & Co., which is focused on supporting work by people of color.[1]
Biography[]
Lantigua-Williams was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States with her family when she was ten.[2] They lived in the Bronx, and she then attended Skidmore College.[2] She was awarded a Fulbright fellowship during her senior year of college, and graduated in 1996.[2]
Lantigua-Williams was the senior producer of Code Switch at NPR, and covered criminal justice for The Atlantic.[3] She was hired by NPR in December 2016, then announced her resignation at the end of May 2017.[4] After founding the Lantigua-Williams & Co. production company, she created the Latina to Latina podcast with Alicia Menendez.[5]
She was an associate producer on Sol de agosto (August Sun), a short film that was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Awards and is an official selection at the 2018 Palm Springs International ShortFest.[6] She was also a producer on the pilot of Barry & Joe: The Animated Series, an adult time-travel adventure in which President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden travel back in time to save the world.[7]
Works[]
- Lantigua-Williams, Juleyka; Medrano, Marianela, eds. (September 2013). Confluencia in the Valley: The First Five Years of Converging with Words. Naugatuck Valley Community College. ISBN 9780615833637.
Honors and awards[]
The Lantigua Williams & Co.-produced podcast 70 Million, about the effects of local jails on people and communities, was nominated for a 2020 Peabody Award[8] and won a 2020 New York Festivals Radio Award for Best Narrative/Documentary Podcast.[9]
References[]
- ^ Sisario, Ben (February 25, 2021). "Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future?". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, Sue; Edelman, Helen S. (December 4, 2018). "Passion mashup: Juleyka Lantigua-Williams '96". Skidmore College. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "NPR hires Lantigua-Williams as Senior Producer of Code Switch". Media Moves. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ Prince, Richard (May 30, 2017). "Lantigua-Williams Leaving NPR 'Code Switch'". The Root. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Valentine, Brittany (July 23, 2020). "Five Latinx podcasts to power you through more quarantine". Al Día. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Graduate film 'Sol de Agosto', by Franco Volpi, in finals of 2018 Student Academy Awards | London Film School". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Barry & Joe - The Animated Series (Pilot)". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "Peabody Awards Announces 60 Nominees". Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
- ^ "New York Festivals Radio Awards Winners". New York Festivals. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
External links[]
- Juleyka Lantigua-Williams at IMDb
- Lantigua-Williams, Juleyka (December 2017). "Women of color will reclaim and monetize our time". Nieman Lab.
- "Does Podcasting Have an East Coast Bias?". Cheddar. Retrieved 2020-08-10. (interview with Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, January 2, 2019)
- Laing, Loi; Taj, Tobi (1 July 2018). "Juleyka Lantigua-Williams: Lantigua Williams & Co. (WOC Podcasts)". iHeartRadio.
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