Cleo Abram
Born
Cleo Constantine Abram

(1993-01-25) January 25, 1993 (age 31)
Alma materColumbia University (B.A.)
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • journalist
  • YouTuber
Known forHuge if True
YouTube information
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)YouTube personality, video journalist
SpouseZachariah Reitano
Channel
Years active2022 - Present
Subscribers2.19 million[1]
(8 February 2024)
Total views323,929,571[2][1]
(8 February 2024)

Cleo Constantine Abram (born January 25, 1993) is an American video journalist.[3] She produced videos for Vox before launching her YouTube channel, Huge if True, which covers emerging technologies, in 2022.

Early life and education

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Abram grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended Sidwell Friends School[4][5] and then Columbia College at Columbia University, where she founded the school's TEDx conference and was a University Senator for the Columbia College Student Council.[6] She is a former model.[7]

Career

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Abram founded the newsletter "The Short Version", which examines arguments on opposing sides of current issues.[7] She produced videos for Vox about technology topics.[8][9] She hosted the Vox Media Studios and YouTube Originals series Glad You Asked,[10][11] which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2020.[12] In January 2022, she left Vox to start a YouTube channel with a series titled "Huge if True" about emerging technologies.[13][14][15]

Awards and nominations

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In October 2023, MakeUseOf.com included Abram's channel in their collection of 8 best explainers on Youtube.[16][17]

Abrams was nominated at the 13th Streamy Awards for "Best Collaboration", with MKBHD.[17]

Personal life

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Abram married Zachariah Reitano, the CEO and co-founder of the healthcare company Ro, in June 2021.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Cleo Abram". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Cleo Abram". YouTube. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cleo Abram". JournalismFestival.com.
  4. ^ "Video Producer Cleo Abram". Into The Gloss. October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2024. I grew up in DC right after 9/11, and when I went to college, I really wanted to study the Middle East.
  5. ^ "Cleo Abram Biography, Age, Career, Boyfriend". Thrill. March 22, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Wang, Tracey (February 11, 2013). "CCSC elects new University Senator". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Tran, Jess (July 6, 2018). "Cleo Abram". Ghost Vintage. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Elizabeth Howell (October 7, 2019). "'Glad You Asked': New Web Series Tackles Mars Terraforming (Exclusive Clip)". Space.com.
  9. ^ Kugler, Matthew B; Pace, Carly (2021). "Deepfake Privacy: Attitudes And Regulation". Northwestern University Law Review. 116 (3): 611-612. ISSN 0029-3571. EBSCOhost 153720297.
  10. ^ "Extra: Vox, YouTube prep "Glad You Asked"; DRG inks deals Down Under". RealScreen. October 8, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  11. ^ LaMagdeleine, Izz Scott (May 12, 2023). "Did Wright Brothers Fly Same Year NYT Said Flying Machines Could Take 10M Years To Develop?". Snopes.
  12. ^ "Vox and Vox Media Studios' Emmy-Nominated Series "Glad You Asked" Returns to YouTube with Five New Episodes" (Press release). Vox Media. July 28, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  13. ^ Mandhani, Nikita (October 15, 2022). "Episode 8: Cleo Abram". The Video Consortium. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Can You Start a YouTube channel in 2023? With Cleo Abram" – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ "Made on YouTube Recap" – via www.youtube.com.
  16. ^ Gbenjo, Olasubomi (October 7, 2023). "The 8 Best YouTube Channels for Explainer Videos". MUO.
  17. ^ a b Gularte, Alejandra (July 24, 2023). "Will DWTS Winner Charli D'Amelio Add a Streamy Award to Her Trophy Shelf?". Vulture.
  18. ^ "Cleo Abram Husband Zachariah Reitano And Their Age Gap". thefamilynation.com. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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