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In 2011, ''[[Forbes]]'' named her one of the 30 most influential media personalities less than 30.<ref>Michael Noer and Caroline Howard, [https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/30-under30-12/30-under-30-12_land.html "30 under 30"], Forbes, December 19, 2011; [https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/30-under30-12/30-under-30-12_media.html page featuring Alyona Minkovski].</ref> |
In 2011, ''[[Forbes]]'' named her one of the 30 most influential media personalities less than 30.<ref>Michael Noer and Caroline Howard, [https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/30-under30-12/30-under-30-12_land.html "30 under 30"], Forbes, December 19, 2011; [https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/30-under30-12/30-under-30-12_media.html page featuring Alyona Minkovski].</ref> |
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Minkovski joined the [[Huffington Post]]'s new video network, [[HuffPost Live]], based in [[Los Angeles]] and launched August 13, as a host/producer.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/huffpost-live-hosts-meet-_n_1771166.html HuffPost Live Hosts: Meet All 10!], Huffington Post website, August 12, 2012.</ref> |
Minkovski joined the [[Huffington Post]]'s new video network, [[HuffPost Live]], based in [[Los Angeles]] and launched August 13, as a host/producer.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/huffpost-live-hosts-meet-_n_1771166.html HuffPost Live Hosts: Meet All 10!], Huffington Post website, August 12, 2012.</ref> In 2017 she appeared on The Michael Brooks Show.<ref>{{Citation|last=The Majority Report with Sam Seder|title=TMBS - Ep. 7 - Building a Confident Left w/ Alyona Minkovski & Adam Proctor|date=2017-09-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSMo1hOYkuQ|accessdate=2018-01-09}}</ref> She has also been a guest host on [[The Young Turks]] show since 2013. |
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| Born | Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski January 30, 1986 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski (Template:Lang-ru, born 30 January 1986) is a television correspondent and presenter. She was the host of The Alyona Show on the Russia Today (RT) international news network from October 2009 until the final edition of the program aired on July 30, 2012.[1] She currently hosts news shows on HuffPost Live, The Huffington Post's video network.
Early life
Born in Moscow, Minkovski was raised in California. She is a daughter of the United Russia politician and figure skater Irina Rodnina and entrepreneur Leonid Minkovski, from a Russian Jewish family.[2] When she was 4, she immigrated to the US with her family, who ultimately settled in Lake Arrowhead, California. She graduated with a B.A degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Career
After graduation, she worked for RT in its Washington, DC studios as an intern.[3] As a producer in December 2008, she was given an on-air assignment during the January 2009 first inauguration of Barack Obama. She has identified as a liberal.
After doing a second pilot show, she was tapped to become host of RT's first live show,[4] which premiered in October, 2009.[5]
Minkovski was one of the first journalists to speak with Julian Assange, interviewing him about the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike controversy. She has supported WikiLeaks and given airtime to hackers who allegedly attacked both American and non-American companies, in retaliation for banks that refused to work with WikiLeaks.[6]
On 15 July 2011, Minkovski was interviewed for an hour by Brian Lamb on the C-SPAN Sunday evening Q&A show. She describes her political views as liberal.[7]
In 2011, Forbes named her one of the 30 most influential media personalities less than 30.[8]
Minkovski joined the Huffington Post's new video network, HuffPost Live, based in Los Angeles and launched August 13, as a host/producer.[9] In 2017 she appeared on The Michael Brooks Show.[10] She has also been a guest host on The Young Turks show since 2013.
References
- ^ Kevin Gosztola, A Farewell to RT's The Alyona Show, Firedoglake website, July 30, 2012.
- ^ Hersh, Phil (January 1, 1991). "Death-spiral Queen: A Legend In Life". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Q&A with Alyona Minkovski. C-SPAN. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- ^ Freed, Benjamin R. "Alyona Minkovski: She's Got It!". SOMA Magazine. Vol. 25, no. 4. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ Episode 1 Video. RT. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ Douglas Lucas, Julian Assange prepares his next move, Salon, Thursday, February 23, 2012.
- ^ "Q&A Past Programs". Q&A. August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Michael Noer and Caroline Howard, "30 under 30", Forbes, December 19, 2011; page featuring Alyona Minkovski.
- ^ HuffPost Live Hosts: Meet All 10!, Huffington Post website, August 12, 2012.
- ^ The Majority Report with Sam Seder (2017-09-19), TMBS - Ep. 7 - Building a Confident Left w/ Alyona Minkovski & Adam Proctor, retrieved 2018-01-09
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