Let's talk about diversity! Come out for a panel discussion on public media— its current state and how we can all work together to ensure a more voice-inclusive future.
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Meet The Panelists
Nadia Reiman, StoryCorps & Latino USA
Nadia has been a radio producer since 2005. She has worked for StoryCorps for almost 8 years, and her work there on the team that produced 9/11 stories earned them a Peabody Award. She now manages the team that produces LGBTQ stories and stories from the military community. Nadia has also worked on various other public radio programs including NPR's Latino USA—where she still curates the show's music—and Afropop Worldwide.
Daisy Rosario, Latino USA
Daisy is the senior producer for the weekly NPR show and podcast, Latino USA. In addition to overseeing Latino USA, Daisy reports on health, science, issues of race and identity as well as “geek culture,” and much more. She also acts as a guest host, filling in for anchor Maria Hinojosa. In addition, Daisy hosts a digital series called Future Present for the millennial news site Mic.com. The show explores overlooked health issues by featuring new technologies meant to address those issues.
Mitra Kaboli, The Heart
Mitra is a breakfast enthusiast and freelance media producer who has been working with The Heart (formerly Audio Smut) since 2010. Her award-winning work has been featured on Snap Judgement, Latino USA, Making Contact and Death, Sex & Money. Currently she is making podcasts for fancy magazines and writing about her feelings a lot.
Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton, Another Round
Heben Nigatu is a senior editor at BuzzFeed where she writes about race, gender, pop culture and random vines she likes. She is the co-host of BuzzFeed’s Another Round podcast and can be found live-tweeting her shows at @heavenrants. She was named as one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in media for 2016. The only thing she loves more than her shows are mangoes.
Tracy Clayton is a writer and humorist originally from Louisville, Kentucky. She is a staff writer at BuzzFeed and co-host of BuzzFeed’s Another Round podcast. She is also a contributor at PostBourgie.com. Tracy tweets at @brokeymcpoverty about injustices she hates, animals she loves, men she wants to marry, women she wants to be, her period, liquor, and the great city of Louisville, KY.
Brittany Luse & Eric Eddings, For Colored Nerds
Brittany is a compulsive Twitterer/ Tumblrer and has well-documented love-hate relationships with Kanye West, Washington, DC and most technology, but she has never met a Twilight Zone episode or Beyoncé performance she didn’t like. By day, Brittany is a producer and host at Gimlet Media. In her spare time, she co-hosts For Colored Nerds, an independent podcast about race, news and pop culture. She hails from Farmington Hills, Michigan and is a very proud graduate of Howard University. In addition to food, fashion and film, Brittany is passionate about media representation, public access to art and working with young people. In her spare time, she can be found eating tacos, calling her parents or texting from her iPad.
Eric is obsessed with with hipster staples like bourbon, Brooklyn and his beard while fervently denying any blipsterdom. He excels at all things technology, geek, and being a pre-mature dad to his unwilling friends. A proud Memphian and graduate of Howard University, Eric has a seemingly random background of job titles that include real estate broker, social media agency co-founder, talent scout and, digital consultant. When he’s not working, he’s debating the merits of black nationalism, reading through an overwhelming Pocket queue, maximizing date night with his wife or hanging out with his daughter, Peanut.
Carolina Guerrero, Radio Ambulante
Carolina is a media entrepreneur, and co-founder of Radio Ambulante, a groundbreaking Spanish language podcast that uses long-form audio journalism to tell neglected and under-reported Latin American stories. Carolina serves as executive director of the project, and is passionate about solving the problem of inequality of access, and democratizing the kinds of stories being told across the region.
Mark Pagán, Producer & Host, Brooklyn Free Speech
Mark Pagán is an award-winning storyteller, multimedia artist, and writer best known for his humorous autobiographical and documentary vignettes for stage, television, web, screenings, print, radio, and installation. Mark’s work and performances have been honored at over 50 festivals worldwide including Slamdance Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, Rooftop Film Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, FRIGID Festival, and the Charleston Comedy Festival.
Sachar Mathias, Producer, BRIC TV
