Charlayne Hunter-Gault is a visionary and courageous award-winning journalist, author and civil rights leader.
She began her journalism career as a reporter for The New Yorker–a role that she continues to hold– before moving on to become the local news anchor for WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.. She created and served as the Harlem bureau chief for The New York Times. In 2005, Hunter-Gault returned to NPR as a special correspondent after six years as CNN's Johannesburg bureau chief and correspondent. She joined CNN in April 1999 from National Public Radio, where she worked as the network's chief correspondent in Africa and was awarded a Peabody in 1998 for her coverage of the continent. Hunter-Gault worked for 20 years with PBS NewsHour, alternately as substitute anchor and national, as well as international, correspondent. And she has now returned to the NewsHour as a special correspondent, doing an unprecedented series called Race Matters: Solutions, focusing on solutions to America’s enduring race problem.
Her four published books are an extension of her rigorous approach to journalism, investigative research and social justice. Her books include To the Mountaintop: My Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement, a historical narrative for young readers; New News Out of Africa: Uncovering the African Renaissance; In My Place, a Civil Rights memoir centered around her pathbreaking enrollment as the first African American woman to attend the University of Georgia; and her most recent book, My People, a powerful collection of her reporting and writing throughout her career. Her e-book, Corrective Rape, focused on the practice by some South African men to “correct” the sexual identity of gay women.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault has won two Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards—the first for her work on Apartheid's People, a NewsHour series about South African life during apartheid; the second for her work in Africa for NPR, in which, according to the Peabody citation, she "demonstrated a talent for ennobling her subjects, and revealed a depth of understanding of the African experience that was unrivaled in Western media." Ms. Hunter-Gault, who has been awarded many honorary degrees, has been the recipient of numerous other awards for her work. She was a 2005 inductee into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame; received the 2014 Black Enterprises Legacy Award and in 2015, she was honored with the Washington Press Club Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award and inducted into the Atlanta Press Club's Hall of Fame.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault es una periodista visionaria y valiente, autora y líder de derechos civiles. Comenzó su carrera periodística como reportera para The New Yorker, un rol que continúa desempeñando, antes de pasar a ser la presentadora de noticias locales de WRC-TV en Washington, D.C. Creó y fue jefa de la oficina de Harlem para The New York Times. En 2005, Hunter-Gault regresó a NPR como corresponsal especial después de seis años como jefa de la oficina y corresponsal de CNN en Johannesburgo. Se unió a CNN en abril de 1999 desde National Public Radio, donde trabajó como corresponsal principal de la red en África y recibió un Peabody en 1998 por su cobertura del continente. Hunter-Gault trabajó durante 20 años con PBS NewsHour, alternando como presentadora sustituta y corresponsal nacional, así como internacional. Y ahora ha regresado a NewsHour como corresponsal especial, realizando una serie sin precedentes llamada "Race Matters: Solutions", centrada en soluciones para el problema racial duradero de Estados Unidos.
Sus cuatro libros publicados son una extensión de su enfoque riguroso para el periodismo. Sus libros incluyen "To the Mountaintop: My Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement", una narrativa histórica para jóvenes lectores; "New News Out of Africa: Uncovering the African Renaissance"; "In My Place", memorias de derechos civiles centrados en su inscripción pionera como la primera mujer afroamericana en asistir a la Universidad de Georgia; y su libro más reciente, "My People", una poderosa colección de sus reportajes y escritos a lo largo de su carrera. Su libro electrónico, "Corrective Rape", se centró en la práctica de algunos hombres sudafricanos para "corregir" la identidad sexual de las mujeres homosexuales.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault ha ganado dos premios Emmy y dos premios Peabody, el primero por su trabajo en "Apartheid's People", una serie de NewsHour sobre la vida sudafricana durante el apartheid; el segundo por su trabajo en África para NPR, en el que, según la cita del Peabody, ella "demostró un talento para ennoblecer a sus sujetos y reveló una profundidad de comprensión de la experiencia africana que no tenía rival en los medios occidentales". Hunter-Gault, a quien se le han otorgado muchos títulos honorarios, ha sido la receptora de numerosos otros premios por su trabajo.
