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'''Emily Austin''' (born 2001<ref name="yob2001"/>) is an American journalist, social media influencer, model, actress, and independent [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] broadcaster.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url= https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/culture/1673258490-emily-austin-jewish-influencer-who-joined-israel-s-un-mission|title=Emily Austin: The Jewish influencer who joined Israel's UN mission|website=i24 News |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref>
'''Emily Austin''' (born May 24, 2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/emilyraustin/status/1794001345235796018|title=Emily Austin|website=Twitter|date=31 May 2024}}</ref> is an American journalist, social media influencer, model, actress, and independent [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] broadcaster.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url= https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/culture/1673258490-emily-austin-jewish-influencer-who-joined-israel-s-un-mission|title=Emily Austin: The Jewish influencer who joined Israel's UN mission|website=i24 News |access-date=20 July 2023}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Austin was born in 2001 in the United States to Israeli parents,<ref name=":0" /><ref name="yob2001" /> and grew up on [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aish.com/emily-austin-sports-broadcaster-influencer-and-proud-jew/ |title=Emily Austin: Sports Broadcaster, Influencer and Proud Jew|website=Aish |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/hewlett-harbors-emily-austin-dives-into-sports-journalism,129573 |title=Hewlett Harbor's Emily Austin dives into sports journalism|website=Long Island Herald |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> She went to [[North Shore Hebrew Academy]] High School, graduating in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Our Honorees |url=https://www.nshadinner.org/our-honorees |website=North Shore Hebrew Academy Annual Dinner Celebration}}</ref> and then attended [[Hofstra University]], NY to study journalism.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-an-intern-at-israels-mission-to-the-un-judged-this-weeks-miss-universe-pageant/ |title=Why an intern at Israel's Mission to the UN judged this week's Miss Universe pageant|website=Times of Israel |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/355651/emily-austin-on-becoming-a-sports-reporter-at-18-handling-antisemitism-on-social-media/ |title=Emily Austin on Becoming a Sports Reporter at 18, Handling Antisemitism on Social Media|website=Jewish Journal |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> She has been visiting Israel since her younger years, and follows [[Jewish]] traditions such as keeping [[kashrut]] and [[Sabbath]].<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2"/>
Austin was born in [[Brooklyn]], New York, to Israeli parents,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jns.org/u-s-israel/sports/23/6/13/294876/|title=Social-media influencer reflects on volunteer tour in Israel|last=Martin|first=Bradley|date=2023-06-13|publisher=[[Jewish News Syndicate]]|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> and grew up on [[Long Island]], New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aish.com/emily-austin-sports-broadcaster-influencer-and-proud-jew/ |title=Emily Austin: Sports Broadcaster, Influencer and Proud Jew|website=Aish |date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/hewlett-harbors-emily-austin-dives-into-sports-journalism,129573 |title=Hewlett Harbor's Emily Austin dives into sports journalism|website=Long Island Herald |date=January 7, 2021 |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> She went to [[North Shore Hebrew Academy]] for high school, graduating in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Our Honorees |url=https://www.nshadinner.org/our-honorees |website=North Shore Hebrew Academy Annual Dinner Celebration}}</ref> and then attended [[Hofstra University]] to study journalism.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-an-intern-at-israels-mission-to-the-un-judged-this-weeks-miss-universe-pageant/ |title=Why an intern at Israel's Mission to the UN judged this week's Miss Universe pageant|website=Times of Israel |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/355651/emily-austin-on-becoming-a-sports-reporter-at-18-handling-antisemitism-on-social-media/ |title=Emily Austin on Becoming a Sports Reporter at 18, Handling Antisemitism on Social Media|website=Jewish Journal |date=February 2023 |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Austin's parents are secular Jews, but she decided to keep kosher at a young age.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-09 |title=Making Israel - US Jewry relations cool again |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-736258 |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> She has visited Israel since her youth and follows Jewish traditions such as keeping [[kashrut|kosher]], making [[Kiddush]], lighting [[Shabbat candles]], and not working on [[Shabbat]].<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":2"/><ref name=":7" />


==Career==
==Career==
===Sports journalism===
===Sports journalism===
In 2021, Austin started her Sports journalism career by reaching out to professional athletes to interview them during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], while she was still a sophomore journalism student at Hofstra University.<ref name=":1" /> Austin, a former athlete herself, began interviewing athletes on [[Instagram]] for her vlog show, that she called ''Daily Vibes with Emily Austin''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web |url= https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/11/11/israel-is-part-of-who-i-am-college-student-and-activist-emily-austin-discusses-antisemitism-the-nba-and-jewish-identity/|title='Israel Is Part of Who I Am': College Student and Activist Emily Austin Discusses Antisemitism, the NBA, and Jewish Identity|website= Algemeiner|access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> This led her to working at [[MTV]] on ''Music Lives On''. She also worked for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' as a host at [[National Football League|NFL]] and boxing events.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
In 2021, Austin started her sports journalism career by reaching out to professional athletes for interviews during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], while she was still a sophomore journalism student at Hofstra University.<ref name=":1" /> A former athlete, Austin began interviewing athletes on [[Instagram]] for her vlog show, ''Daily Vibes with Emily Austin''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{cite web |url= https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/11/11/israel-is-part-of-who-i-am-college-student-and-activist-emily-austin-discusses-antisemitism-the-nba-and-jewish-identity/|title='Israel Is Part of Who I Am': College Student and Activist Emily Austin Discusses Antisemitism, the NBA, and Jewish Identity|website= Algemeiner|access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> This led her to working at [[MTV]] on ''Music Lives On''. She also worked for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' as a host at [[National Football League|NFL]] and boxing events.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />


In 2023, Austin started an NBA podcast called ''The Hoop Chat w/ Emily Austin'' which features NBA players<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-emily-austin-launching-new-basketball-based-podcast |title=Emily Austin launching new NBA-based podcast|website=Clutch Points |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-expert-emily-austin-talks-damian-lillard-james-harden-offseason-storylines |title=NBA expert Emily Austin talks Damian Lillard, James Harden and other offseason storylines|website= Fox News|access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=https://www.jns.org/sports-journalist-emily-austin-brings-her-a-game-in-defense-of-israel/ |title=Sports journalist Emily Austin brings her 'A game' in defense of Israel|website=[[Jewish News Syndicate|JNS]] |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> such as [[Josh Giddey]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/josh-giddey-talks-tiktok-fame-201135521.html|title=Josh Giddey talks about his TikTok fame, lists favorite NBA players to follow on platform|website= Thunderwire|via=Yahoo Finance|access-date=27 September 2023 }}</ref> [[Grant Williams (basketball)|Grant Williams]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavericks-grant-williams-deuce-tatum-beef-boston-celtics|title='No Beef!' Dallas Mavs' Grant Williams On Boston Celtics Relationship With Deuce Tatum|website= Sports Illustrated|access-date=27 September 2023 }}</ref> [[Mitchell Robinson]],{{cn|date=September 2023}} [[Immanuel Quickley]],{{cn|date=September 2023}} [[Jalen Brunson]]<ref name=":5"/> and [[Chet Holmgren]].<ref name=":2"/>
In 2023, Austin started an NBA podcast called ''The Hoop Chat w/ Emily Austin'' which has featured NBA players,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-emily-austin-launching-new-basketball-based-podcast |title=Emily Austin launching new NBA-based podcast|website=Clutch Points |date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-expert-emily-austin-talks-damian-lillard-james-harden-offseason-storylines |title=NBA expert Emily Austin talks Damian Lillard, James Harden and other offseason storylines|website= Fox News|date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |url=https://www.jns.org/sports-journalist-emily-austin-brings-her-a-game-in-defense-of-israel/ |title=Sports journalist Emily Austin brings her 'A game' in defense of Israel|website=[[Jewish News Syndicate|JNS]] |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> such as [[Josh Giddey]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/josh-giddey-talks-tiktok-fame-201135521.html|title=Josh Giddey talks about his TikTok fame, lists favorite NBA players to follow on platform|website= Thunderwire|date=July 26, 2022 |via=Yahoo Finance|access-date=27 September 2023 }}</ref> [[Grant Williams (basketball)|Grant Williams]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavericks-grant-williams-deuce-tatum-beef-boston-celtics|title='No Beef!' Dallas Mavs' Grant Williams On Boston Celtics Relationship With Deuce Tatum|magazine= Sports Illustrated|date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=27 September 2023 }}</ref> [[Mitchell Robinson]],{{cn|date=September 2023}} [[Immanuel Quickley]],{{cn|date=September 2023}} [[Jalen Brunson]],<ref name=":5"/> and [[Chet Holmgren]].<ref name=":2"/> In April 2024, Austin began working with DAZN on their boxing coverage.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2024/04/19/emily-austin-signs-two-fight-contract-with-dazn/|title=Emily Austin Named Social Presenter for Haney-Garcia Fight on DAZN|website= Barrett Sports Media|date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=24 April 2024 }}</ref>


===Other work===
===Other work===
Austin was a judge at the [[Miss Universe 2022]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> She joined the Israeli mission to the UN where she handles English communications and public relations.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{cite web |url= https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hjriz0000qo|title=Jewish influencer lands media consultant role at Israel's UN mission|website=YNet News |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Austin has written for publications such as ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/my-recent-hardships-being-jewish-zionist-activist-opinion-1777955 |title=My Recent Hardships in Being a Jewish and Zionist Activist|website= Newsweek|access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> She has appeared several times as a panelist on the [[Fox News]] program ''[[Gutfeld!]]''. <ref name="Gutfield20230915">{{cite web |title=Gutfeld FOX News September 15, 2023 |url=https://archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20230916_020000_Gutfeld |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>
Austin has worked as a model.<ref>{{citation|work=[[Fashion Week Daily]]|title=How Emily Austin transitioned from being a model to building a successful career as a sports journalist|date=February 8, 2021|url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/how-emily-austin-transitioned-from-being-a-model-to-building-a-successful-career-as-a-sports-journalist/}}</ref> She was a judge at [[Miss Universe 2022]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> She joined the Israeli mission to the UN where she handles English communications and public relations.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{cite news |url= https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hjriz0000qo|title=Jewish influencer lands media consultant role at Israel's UN mission|newspaper=Ynetnews |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=20 July 2023 |last1=Edelson |first1=Daniel }}</ref> Austin has written for publications such as ''[[Newsweek]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/my-recent-hardships-being-jewish-zionist-activist-opinion-1777955 |title=My Recent Hardships in Being a Jewish and Zionist Activist|website= Newsweek|date=February 2023 |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> She has appeared several times as a panelist on the [[Fox News]] program ''[[Gutfeld!]]''<ref name="Gutfield20230915">{{cite web |title=Gutfeld FOX News September 15, 2023 |date=September 16, 2023 |url=https://archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20230916_020000_Gutfeld |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> Since the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|October 7, 2023, attack on Israel]], Austin has been vocal on the issue of [[antisemitism]],<ref name="JP1220">{{cite web |url= https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-778853 |title=Jerusalem Post Israel News Media influencer Austin in Israeli South | website=Jerusalem Post |date=December 20, 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 }}</ref> coming out in support of Israel on social media and visiting southern Israeli border communities in December 2023.<ref name="JP1220" />

After the October 7th, [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel]], Austin has been vocal on the issue of [[anti-semitism]],<ref name="JP1220">{{cite web |url= https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-778853 |title=Jerusalem Post Israel News Media influencer Austin in Israeli South | website=Jerusalem Post |access-date=20 December 2023 }}</ref> coming out in support of [[Israel]] on social media, and also traveling to [[Israel]] in December 2023, to visit the southern border communities that had faced the destruction by Hamas.<ref name="JP1220"/>


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Latest revision as of 16:13, 28 November 2024

Emily Austin
Austin in 2023
Born (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materHofstra University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • social media influencer
  • model
  • actress
  • independent NBA broadcaster

Emily Austin (born May 24, 2001)[1] is an American journalist, social media influencer, model, actress, and independent NBA broadcaster.[2]

Early life

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Austin was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Israeli parents,[3] and grew up on Long Island, New York.[4][5] She went to North Shore Hebrew Academy for high school, graduating in 2019,[6] and then attended Hofstra University to study journalism.[5][7][8] Austin's parents are secular Jews, but she decided to keep kosher at a young age.[9] She has visited Israel since her youth and follows Jewish traditions such as keeping kosher, making Kiddush, lighting Shabbat candles, and not working on Shabbat.[5][7][9]

Career

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Sports journalism

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In 2021, Austin started her sports journalism career by reaching out to professional athletes for interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, while she was still a sophomore journalism student at Hofstra University.[5] A former athlete, Austin began interviewing athletes on Instagram for her vlog show, Daily Vibes with Emily Austin.[5][10][11] This led her to working at MTV on Music Lives On. She also worked for Sports Illustrated as a host at NFL and boxing events.[8][10]

In 2023, Austin started an NBA podcast called The Hoop Chat w/ Emily Austin which has featured NBA players,[12][13][10] such as Josh Giddey,[14] Grant Williams,[15] Mitchell Robinson,[citation needed] Immanuel Quickley,[citation needed] Jalen Brunson,[11] and Chet Holmgren.[7] In April 2024, Austin began working with DAZN on their boxing coverage.[16]

Other work

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Austin has worked as a model.[17] She was a judge at Miss Universe 2022.[7][8] She joined the Israeli mission to the UN where she handles English communications and public relations.[2][18] Austin has written for publications such as Newsweek.[19] She has appeared several times as a panelist on the Fox News program Gutfeld![20] Since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Austin has been vocal on the issue of antisemitism,[21] coming out in support of Israel on social media and visiting southern Israeli border communities in December 2023.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Emily Austin". Twitter. May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Emily Austin: The Jewish influencer who joined Israel's UN mission". i24 News. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Martin, Bradley (June 13, 2023). "Social-media influencer reflects on volunteer tour in Israel". Jewish News Syndicate. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Emily Austin: Sports Broadcaster, Influencer and Proud Jew". Aish. December 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Hewlett Harbor's Emily Austin dives into sports journalism". Long Island Herald. January 7, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Meet Our Honorees". North Shore Hebrew Academy Annual Dinner Celebration.
  7. ^ a b c d "Why an intern at Israel's Mission to the UN judged this week's Miss Universe pageant". Times of Israel. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Emily Austin on Becoming a Sports Reporter at 18, Handling Antisemitism on Social Media". Jewish Journal. February 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Making Israel - US Jewry relations cool again". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c "Sports journalist Emily Austin brings her 'A game' in defense of Israel". JNS. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "'Israel Is Part of Who I Am': College Student and Activist Emily Austin Discusses Antisemitism, the NBA, and Jewish Identity". Algemeiner. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Emily Austin launching new NBA-based podcast". Clutch Points. June 15, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "NBA expert Emily Austin talks Damian Lillard, James Harden and other offseason storylines". Fox News. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Josh Giddey talks about his TikTok fame, lists favorite NBA players to follow on platform". Thunderwire. July 26, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Yahoo Finance.
  15. ^ "'No Beef!' Dallas Mavs' Grant Williams On Boston Celtics Relationship With Deuce Tatum". Sports Illustrated. September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  16. ^ "Emily Austin Named Social Presenter for Haney-Garcia Fight on DAZN". Barrett Sports Media. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  17. ^ "How Emily Austin transitioned from being a model to building a successful career as a sports journalist", Fashion Week Daily, February 8, 2021
  18. ^ Edelson, Daniel (January 8, 2023). "Jewish influencer lands media consultant role at Israel's UN mission". Ynetnews. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "My Recent Hardships in Being a Jewish and Zionist Activist". Newsweek. February 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  20. ^ "Gutfeld FOX News September 15, 2023". September 16, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Jerusalem Post Israel News Media influencer Austin in Israeli South". Jerusalem Post. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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