Robyn Semien
Robyn Semien is a television and radio producer who has worked on This American Life in radio, television and video formats.
Early life
Semien attended the University of California, Los Angeles.
Career
Film and television
Semien worked as an editor and producer of film and television, including as an associate editor on the first season of This American Life's television documentary series with Showtime, and then as a producer on the second season in 2008. Semien was also a producer on the 2012 video project, This American Life: One Night Only at BAM.
Radio
Semien joined This American Life's radio team in 2007. She's drawn praise for work on a wide array of topics, from police violence[1] (named to The Atlantic's round-up of "exceptional works of journalism" from 2015)[2] and school inequality to card-counting in blackjack,[3] long-haired boys,[4] and her father's car (for the latter, she was the listener-voted favorite inThis American Life's 400th-episode competition among the show's producers to see who could develop the best radio story based on an idea pitched by the producer's parents.)[5]
Awards
Semien was a producer on the 2013 "Harper High School" two-part episode of This American Life, winning a Peabody Award, the Jack R. Howard Award for Radio In-Depth coverage, the Dart Center prize for journalism and trauma,[6] and the Third Coast International Audio Festival's Gold Award for best documentary.[7]
References
- ^ Singer, Alan (30 March 2015). "Teaching About Policing and Race in America". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (August 11, 2016). "Slightly More Than 100 Exceptional Works of Journalism". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Sturges, Fiona (10 July 2013). "The Week in Radio: It's worth taking a gamble on This American Life". The Independent (UK). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "The 8 Best 'This American Life' Episodes Of All Time". Clickhole. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (July 11, 2013). "How "This American Life" Made It To Episode 500". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Angelotti, Ellyn (22 December 2014). "Secrets of Prize-Winning Journalism: This American Life's Harper High School". Poynter. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Miner, Michael (October 21, 2013). "It took two: WBEZ's education reporters receive national honors". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
This American Life's Radio Archive by Contributor - Robyn Semien
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