Professional Bio
Jenny Lawton is an editor, showrunner, and producer.
She was most recently Managing Editor of WNYC Studios where she worked on more than dozen podcasts including More Perfect, La Brega, Blindspot: The Road to 9/11 and Tulsa Burning, The New Yorker Radio Hour, The Experiment, Nancy, and The Anthropocene Reviewed. She was previously the Executive Producer of Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen. Her work has been honored by the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Awards, the NAACP, the Associated Press, the New York Press Club, and The Third Coast International Audio Festival, among others.
Jenny started her career covering politics, technology, and the arts at WBEZ/Chicago Public Radio. She's taught audio at NYU and elsewhere; she's been awarded fellowships in digital media by USC-Annenberg and ONA-Poynter; and she serves as mentor with the Digital Women Leaders network.
She was most recently Managing Editor of WNYC Studios where she worked on more than dozen podcasts including More Perfect, La Brega, Blindspot: The Road to 9/11 and Tulsa Burning, The New Yorker Radio Hour, The Experiment, Nancy, and The Anthropocene Reviewed. She was previously the Executive Producer of Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen. Her work has been honored by the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Awards, the NAACP, the Associated Press, the New York Press Club, and The Third Coast International Audio Festival, among others.
Jenny started her career covering politics, technology, and the arts at WBEZ/Chicago Public Radio. She's taught audio at NYU and elsewhere; she's been awarded fellowships in digital media by USC-Annenberg and ONA-Poynter; and she serves as mentor with the Digital Women Leaders network.
Media Professional
Job Role
Editor
Beats
Arts & Culture, Environment & Science, General Assignment, Social Justice/Race & Equity/Diversity
Current Editor Corps
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