Sonari Glinton
Sonari Glinton | |
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| Born | Sonari Glinton Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Boston University, St. Ignatius College Prep |
| Occupation | Journalist, Podcaster |
| Known for | NPR, Bring Back Bronco |
Sonari Glinton is an American radio and podcast journalist. Glinton was a producer and correspondent for many years at NPR[1].[2] He is best known for covering the auto industry, most notably for his coverage of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.[3][4]
Glinton grew up in an auto industry family[5][6] His mother worked at Ford Motor Company in its Chicago Assembly Plant[7] as did Glinton while in college.[8][9] He attended Boston University, where he became a student and mentee of holocaust memoirist Elie Wiesel.[10][11] Glinton began his journalism career at WBEZ in Chicago.[12][13][14] There he received a Sigma Delta Chi Award for investigative journalism for helping to uncover corruption at Cook County, Illinois|Cook County's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.[15] He later became a producer for NPR|NPR's All Things Considered in 2007. In 2010, he began covering the economy and the auto industry for NPR's Business Desk.[16][17]
His stories have appeared on a wide variety of public radio shows and podcasts including: This American Life,[18] Planet Money, Fresh Air, Code Switch and NPR's Embedded.[19] A regular contributor to Planet Money, in recent years his stories have focused on money and culture with profiles of Desi Arnaz, and Soul Train. Glinton received an Edward R. Murrow Award (Radio Television Digital News Association) for investigative reporting for his work on Embedded.[20] Glinton has hosted many podcasts including Bring Back Bronco[21][22], The Story of Quincy Jones, and Now What's Next.
Raised as a Roman Catholic, Glinton grew up in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood where he attended St. Philip Neri.[23] He also attended St. Ignatius College Prep.[24] Glinton is openly gay and is a longtime member of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists.[25][26]He lives in West Hollywood, California.[27]
References
- ↑ "A law firm in the trenches against media unions". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Culey, Julianne (2014-08-19). "NPR's Sonari Glinton on being real for radio". The Reynolds Center. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Has VW Put Its Transparency Efforts in Reverse? | Instituut van Internal Auditors". www.iia.nl. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "VW-Chef Müller und das NPR-Debakel: Anatomie eines verpatzten Interviews". www.handelsblatt.com (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Howard, Phoebe Wall. "He was 1 of 8 relatives to work in auto plants. Then he began telling stories to millions". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Sonari Glinton and Dorothy Glinton". storycorps.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Celebrating Women's History Month: Meet Dorothy Glinton, Who Challenged Management and Rose Through the Ranks at Ford". A Girls Guide to Cars. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "A 'Hidden Figure' In Chicago's Auto Industry". WBEZ Chicago. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Howard, Phoebe Wall. "He was 1 of 8 relatives to work in auto plants. Then he began telling stories to millions". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Conversation with Nadine Epstein". Jewish Ledger. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Reviews | Elie Wiesel: An Extraordinary Life and Legacy". Moment Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Culey, Julianne (2014-08-19). "NPR's Sonari Glinton on being real for radio". The Reynolds Center. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Lee, Deborah Jian (2015-11-10). Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women, and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-3347-0.
- ↑ "Opening up with the multi-talented Sonari Glinton and the power of Queer — Stream queer movies, series, news, music and live TV on Revry". Stream queer movies, series, news, music and live TV on Revry. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ SPJ. "SPJ Announces the 2005 Sigma Delta Chi Award Winners". www.spj.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Sonari Glinton | TheGrill". Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "515: Good Guys". This American Life. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Sonari Glinton". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Rojo, Hugo (2018-06-19). "NPR Earns Five 2018 National Murrow Awards". NPR. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Grzelewski, Jordyn. "Ford to tell 'untold story' of the Bronco's return in new podcast". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Ford's Hit Podcast - A Lesson For Brands - SoundCartel". Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Race and Jesus on This American Life". America Magazine. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Notable Alumni". invest.ignatius.org. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "The View From the Top - NLGJA 2019 National Convention". Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Opening up with the multi-talented Sonari Glinton and the power of Queer — Stream queer movies, series, news, music and live TV on Revry". Stream queer movies, series, news, music and live TV on Revry. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ Howard, Phoebe Wall. "He was 1 of 8 relatives to work in auto plants. Then he began telling stories to millions". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
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