Antonia Hylton (born September 26, 1993)[1] is an American journalist. She received an Emmy for her work on Vice News Tonight and is currently a correspondent for NBC News. Hylton is the co-reporter for the podcast Southlake, which received a 2022 Peabody Award.[2]
Antonia Hylton | |
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 Hylton interviewed in 2022 | |
| Born | September 26, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Awards | News and Documentary Emmy Award (2019) Forbes 30 Under 30 (2020) Peabody Award (2022) |
| Website | www |
Early life and education edit
Hylton was raised outside Boston, one of seven children.[3][2] Both of her parents are lawyers.[3] Her aunt is journalist Soledad O'Brien.[4] She was an avid reader growing up, and also performed in choir, musical theater, and was a member of dance groups.[3] In 2015 she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she majored in History and Science and Global Health.[3]
Career edit
Directly after graduation, she was hired at Mic.com as a producer and writer for their news shows Flip the Script and Future Present.[3] Hylton met activist Darnell Moore working at Mic. Together they developed the docuseries The Movement with Darnell Moore, about grassroots organizing around the United States.[3] The next year, Hylton joined Vice News Tonight as a correspondent and producer covering civil rights and politics.[3] She reported on topics including gang violence and immigration.[3][5]
Hylton was a correspondent for the news show The Report on Quibi until the platform shut down.[2][6] She is currently a reporter for NBC News.[7] In 2021 she became the co-reporter for NBC's Southlake, a podcast about how a group of white students' use of a racial epithet began a cascade of controversy around critical race theory in the suburb of Southlake, Texas. The podcast received accolades including a Peabody Award, a Scripps Howard Award, and it was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.[8][9][10]
Hylton has spoken on bias she has experienced as a Black woman reporter.[11] She has also discussed the importance of authenticity in her reporting work.[11]
Hylton has served as a judge for the American Mosaic Journalism Prize every year since 2019.[12]
In 2024 Hylton published her debut book, Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum, about Crownsville Hospital.[13]
Accolades edit
- 2019 – News and Documentary Emmy Award, Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast (for Vice News Tonight: Zero Tolerance)[14]
- 2020 – Forbes, 30 under 30[14]
- 2022 – Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting (for Southlake)[10]
- 2022 – 69th Scripps Howard Award for Excellence in Radio/Podcast Coverage (for Southlake)[9]
- 2022 – Peabody Award for Podcast/Radio (for Southlake)[8]
References edit
- ^ "My 27th birthday is tomorrow". Twitter. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ a b c Kahn, Mattie. "A Day in the Quarantine Life of NBC News's Antonia Hylton". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fluker, Dominique (2018-05-09). "How This TV Reporter Turned Her Fearlessness Into A Gig With Vice News Tonight On HBO". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ ""He Was A Generous And Kind Human Being": Soledad O'Brien Reflects On Her Father's Death". MadameNoire. 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ Evans, Greg (2018-03-07). "HBO Sets 'Vice' Season 6 Premiere Date; Actor Michael Kenneth Williams To Investigate Juvenile Justice System". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (2020-03-13). "NBC News Readies Four Short-Form Shows for Quibi". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ "Cases and anger at healthcare workers rise in small KS town". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b Dresden, Hilton (2022-06-08). "Peabody Awards: 'We Are Lady Parts,' 'In the Same Breath' Among Third Round of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ a b Company, The E. W. Scripps. "Scripps Howard Foundation announces winners of 69th Scripps Howard Awards". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ a b "2022 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b Hod, Itay (2018-11-02). "Vice News Correspondent Antonia Hylton Says Sexism Is Rampant in 'Messed Up' News Industry". TheWrap. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- ^ Hylton, Antonia (19 May 2022). "Antonia Hylton LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Mosley, Tonya (2024-01-29). "What a Jim Crow-era asylum can teach us about mental health today". NPR. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b "Antonia Hylton". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-01.