Antonia Hylton

Antonia Hylton is an American journalist. She received an Emmy for her work on Vice News Tonight and is currently a correspondent for the Quibi news show The Report.[1]

Early life and education

Hylton was raised outside Boston, one of seven children.[2][1] Both of her parents are lawyers.[2] She was an avid reader growing up, and also performed in choir, musical theater, and was a member of dance groups.[2]

In 2015 she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she majored in History and Science and Global Health.[2]

Career

Directly after graduation she was hired at Mic.com as a producer and writer for their news shows Flip the Script and Future Present.[2] 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.[2]

The next year, Hylton joined Vice News Tonight as a correspondent and producer covering civil rights and politics.[2] She reported on topics including gang violence and immigration.[2][3]

In March 2020, NBC announced Hylton as a correspondent for the news show The Report on Quibi.[1][4]

Hylton has spoken on bias she has experienced as a Black woman reporter.[5] She has also discussed the importance of authenticity in her reporting work.[5]

Accolades
gollark: "Precognitive processing: could it be the next technology to revolutionize communication?"
gollark: "0.7% of Internet-connected computers are now posessed by ghosts."
gollark: And protestors insisting that cursing random bacteria to store data was "uNnAtUrAl".
gollark: Yes, and people would happily be using software to backup their data to unbreakable curses and whatnot.
gollark: Really, if the supernatural things some dodecahedra go on about were real, there would be books like this.

References
  1. Kahn, Mattie. "A Day in the Quarantine Life of NBC News's Antonia Hylton". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Steinberg, Brian (2020-03-13). "NBC News Readies Four Short-Form Shows for Quibi". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  5. Hod, Itay (2018-11-02). "Vice News Correspondent Antonia Hylton Says Sexism Is Rampant in 'Messed Up' News Industry". TheWrap. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  6. "Antonia Hylton". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
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