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Geraldine Moriba Rev021317 V2 Contact: Lindsey Horvitz, WNET 212-560-6609, [email protected] Press Materials: thirteen.org/pressroom Website: wnet.org Facebook: ThirteenWNET / WLIW21 /NJTV Twitter: @WNET / @ThirteenWNET / @WLIW21 / @NJTVonline Geraldine Moriba Joins WNET as Programming Consultant for Multi-Platform Initiatives Award-winning development executive and executive producer will take a lead role in poverty initiative and other projects for tri-state PBS stations WNET, parent company of New York’s public television stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, has announced the appointment of Geraldine Moriba to the position of Programming Consultant, Multi-Platform Initiatives. In this role, Moriba, who is also the CEO of Moriba Media, will be supporting the institution as a programming consultant for multiplatform initiatives, where she will initially serve as the Project Director of Chasing the Dream: Poverty & Opportunity in America , WNET’s multi-platform public media initiative providing critical programming on poverty, income equality, and opportunity. Moriba will report to Neal Shapiro, President & CEO of WNET. “Geraldine is an extraordinarily talented leader and producer who brings fresh ideas, insights and context to complicated issues,” said Neal Shapiro, “We are fortunate to have her as part of our team.” Prior to accepting this positon, Moriba served a blended role as Executive Producer with the original program development team and Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for CNN Worldwide. She developed original series, special projects and programs for use on all CNN platforms, overseeing all aspects of production including directing pilots, launching roll out strategies, managing budgets, developing inclusion initiatives and identifying new talent. During Moriba’s tenure, CNN attained its highest diverse audience levels. Moriba also recently released the independent documentary Until 20 , which has screened at 15 film festivals across the world and won 9 audience awards. In 2017 it will be featured at a bi-partisan Congressional screening on Capitol Hill. Previously, Moriba was executive producer of CNN’s award winning In America documentary series, where she supervised the development, production, blog and social media for 11 documentaries in two years. Prior to her work at CNN, Moriba served as Executive Producer, Senior Producer and Producer on a number of special projects for NBC News and MSNBC, including the highly successful daily news site The Grio , which continues to be influential with African American social media engagement and audience reach. Moriba has received numerous honors including five Emmy Awards, an Alfred I. DuPont Award, two Peabody Awards, two RTNDA-Unity Awards, four New York Film Festival Awards, two National Association of Black Journalists First Place Documentary Awards, the US Films Video Festival Silver Screen Award, two National Headliner Awards, the Chris Award of the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, a Nancy Susan Reynolds Informational Documentary Finalist Award, among others. Moriba was awarded a Visiting Ferris Professorship of Journalism at Princeton University and in 2014 she was the second recipient of the Anita Hill Gender Justice Award. In 2016 she received the Council of Urban Professionals Catalyst Change Agent Award ### About WNET WNET is America’s flagship PBS station and parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21 . WNET also operates NJTV , the statewide public media network in New Jersey. Through its broadcast channels, three cable services (KidsThirteen, Create and World) and online streaming sites, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than five million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature , Great Performances , American Masters , PBS NewsHour Weekend , Charlie Rose and a range of documentaries, children’s programs, and local news and cultural offerings. WNET’s groundbreaking series for children and young adults include Get the Math , Oh Noah! and Cyberchase as well as Mission US , the award-winning interactive history game. WNET highlights the tri-state’s unique culture and diverse communities through NYC-ARTS , Reel 13 , NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams and MetroFocus , the daily multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. In addition, WNET produces online-only programming including the award-winning series about gender, First Person , and an intergenerational look at tech and pop culture, The Chatterbox with Kevin and Grandma Lill . In 2015, THIRTEEN launched Passport, an online streaming service which allows members to see new and archival THIRTEEN and PBS programming anytime, anywhere: www.thirteen.org/passport . .
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