Wayne Ayers
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| Born | August 13, 1996 Bremerton, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Alma mater | East Los Angeles College |
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Wayne Ayers (born August 13, 1996), is an American entrepreneur and columnist. He is the founder of Where Is The Buzz. Ayers was named to Forbes Next 1000[1] list in 2021.
Early life and education
Wayne Ayers[2] was born in Bremerton, Washington, in 1996, the son of U.S, Navy veterans Andrea Lucy Norman and Wayne Ayers Sr. He graduated from Bremerton High School in 2014.[3] After high school graduation, he moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 and studied business at East Los Angeles College.[4]
Career
In 2018, Ayers[5][4] [6] founded his online news website, Where Is The Buzz.[7] it was launched January 1, 2018, as an Digital media company that began as an Instagram page. As of 2022, the company has over 200,000 followers on various social media platforms. It was the first news outlet to announce The Proud Family's return to Disney+[8], Halle Berry praising black reporters on the red carpet,[9] and Lisa Kudrow's expressing a desire for a “Friends” reboot.[10] The company has been acknowledged by Forbes[11], Huffpost[12], and Black Enterprise[13]. Ayers started The Wayne Ayers Podcast in 2019.[14][15] The podcast was created to highlight and promote individuals in the entertainment, activism, politics, health, and entrepreneurial space. In 2022, Ayers became a columnist for Inc. (magazine).[16]
Personal life
Ayers is Trinidadians and Tobagonians|Trinidadian and American; he was homeless throughout middle school and high school due to his mother being ill.[3][17] He credits basketball and his community for saving his life.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Wayne Ayers". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "Wayne Ayers is an advocate for more Black media coverage in entertainment". Rolling Out. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mosher, Terry (15 March 2021). "Bremerton's own breaks through in Hollywood". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lapalme, Dakota (2019-07-18). "How Wayne Ayers Media Publication WhereistheBuzz Impacted Hollywood". Lapalme Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ "Meet Wayne Ayers of WhereistheBuzz in Hollywood - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ "Wayne Ayers: Connecting People with the World through Unparalleled Journalism". Worlds Leaders. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ Clark, Shayna (2019-04-08). "Wayne Ayers: The New Generation of Media Entrepreneurship". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ "'The Proud Family' Star Says the Show Is Returning With New Episodes on Disney+". Complex. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ↑ II, WAYNE D. AYERS. "Tired Of Black Media Being Last For A Celebrity Interview, Here's Why I Created A Space Where We Can Be First - Blavity". Blavity News & Politics. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑ "Lisa Kudrow Says She'd 'Like to See' a Friends Reboot Only if They Recast the Original Characters". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ↑ Greathouse, John. "From Homeless Teen To Hollywood Media Executive — This 23-Year Old Entrepreneur Has Only Just Begun". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "How Wayne Ayers Overcame Homelessness and Build a Successful Online Media Publication". HuffPost. 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "Millennial Moves: 6 Ways To Grow Your Brand on Instagram". Black Enterprise. 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "Kennedy McMann Talks 'Nancy Drew' Season 4 on 'The Wayne Ayers Podcast'". Nerds and Beyond. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ↑ "The Wayne Ayers Podcast on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "Wayne Ayers' Articles". Inc.com. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ↑ "From homelessness to launching a media business". Kitsap Daily News. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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