Emily Austin (journalist)

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Emily Austin
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Austin in 2023
Born (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Hofstra University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • social media influencer
  • model
  • actress
  • independent NBA broadcaster

Emily Austin (born May 24, 2001) [1] is an American journalist, social media influencer, model, actress, and independent NBA broadcaster. [2]

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Early life

Austin was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Israeli parents, [3] and grew up on Long Island, New York. [4] [5] She went to North Shore Hebrew Academy for high school, graduating in 2019, [6] and then attended Hofstra University to study journalism. [5] [7] [8] Austin's parents are secular Jews, but she decided to keep kosher at a young age. [9] She has visited Israel since her youth and follows Jewish traditions such as keeping kosher, making Kiddush, lighting Shabbat candles, and not working on Shabbat. [5] [7] [9]

Career

Sports journalism

In 2021, Austin started her sports journalism career by reaching out to professional athletes for interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, while she was still a sophomore journalism student at Hofstra University. [5] A former athlete, Austin began interviewing athletes on Instagram for her vlog show, Daily Vibes with Emily Austin. [5] [10] [11] This led her to working at MTV on Music Lives On. She also worked for Sports Illustrated as a host at NFL and boxing events. [8] [10]

In 2023, Austin started an NBA podcast called The Hoop Chat w/ Emily Austin which has featured NBA players, [12] [13] [10] such as Josh Giddey, [14] Grant Williams, [15] Mitchell Robinson,[ citation needed ] Immanuel Quickley,[ citation needed ] Jalen Brunson, [11] and Chet Holmgren. [7] In April 2024, Austin began working with DAZN on their boxing coverage. [16]

Other work

Austin has worked as a model. [17] She was a judge at Miss Universe 2022. [7] [8] She joined the Israeli mission to the UN where she handles English communications and public relations. [2] [18] Austin has written for publications such as Newsweek . [19] She has appeared several times as a panelist on the Fox News program Gutfeld! [20] Since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Austin has been vocal on the issue of antisemitism, [21] coming out in support of Israel on social media and visiting southern Israeli border communities in December 2023. [21]

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