Tina Antolini

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Tina Antolini
Al Letson and the crew of State of the ReUnion at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg
Al Letson accepts the Peabody for State of the Re:Union. He is joined on stage by Taki Telonidis, Brie Burge, Delaney Hall, Laura Starcheski, Ian DeSousa and Tina Antolini
Born
Christina Antolini

Maine, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Journalist, radio producer
Parents
  • Anthony F. Antolini (father)
  • Holly Lyman Antolini (mother)
Relatives Richard Lyman (grandfather)
Website www.tinaantolini.com

Christina Antolini, better known as Tina Antolini, is an American journalist and radio producer. She has worked with National Public Radio, where she produced on their State of the Re:Union program; Southern Foodways Alliance, where she produced and hosted the Gravy podcast; and with Pop-Up Magazine , a live show event where she was a story producer. [1]

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Early life and education

Antolini grew up in Maine. She attended Stanford University, and in 2001, she transferred to Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Her original interest was "jazz vocals" but she switched to Ethnomusicology when she discovered that she preferred writing about music to performing it. She also took a break from school to intern with Smithsonian Folkways and to attend the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. [2] [3] She graduated from Hampshire in 2004. [4]

Career

Antolini has worked for institutions such as National Public Radio (NPR), [5] and New England Public Radio (NEPR). Antolini has also written articles on a diverse range of topics, including transgender rights, [6] and cooking pickleweed. [7]

Antolini became one of the first producers of State of the Re:Union (SOTRU) in 2009, which is distributed by NPR and aired nationally in the United States. The show went onto win multiple awards, [8] [9] including the Peabody Award in 2014. [10]

She started to produce the Gravy podcast in collaboration with Southern Foodways Alliance in 2014, [11] [12] [13] [14] which along with its associated magazine, looks at South American food culture. Antolini has won several awards for her work on Gravy, [15] and it was said to be one of "The Year’s Best Under-the-Radar Podcasts" in 2015 in the Mother Jones magazine [16] [17]

As part of her 2015 UC Berkeley fellowship she produced a radio documentary titled "Fighting for the Promised Land: A Story of Farming and Racism", which was then featured by the Third Coast International Audio Festival. [18]

In 2017, she joined Pop-Up Magazine [19] as a senior story producer and co-host, which consists of stories presented to a live audience, and not recorded for future viewing. [1] [20] [21]

In 2018, Antolini published a book with Israeli American chef Alon Shaya [22] called Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel. [23] [24] It was said to be a "a must-read book for up-and-coming chefs" in Publishers Weekly, [25] and "a cookbook worth slowing down for" by Brooklyn Based. [26]

In 2020 she wrote articles on topics including as Maori Activists, [27] and a review of a book concerning intimacy after grief. [28]

Personal life

Antolini is the daughter of Holly Lyman Antolini, who served as a rector at St. James Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts. [29] [30] and Anthony F. Antolini, an academic in Slavic linguistics and a choir director at Bowdoin College. [31] [32] She is the granddaughter of Richard Lyman, a professor and former president at Stanford University. [33]

Antolini lived in New Orleans while she was producing and hosting Gravy, [34] and now resides in Oakland, California. [18] She had a child 1 July 2021. [35]

Awards and commendations

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  1. 1 2 "Pop-Up Magazine Co-Host Tina Antolini Previews the 2019 Winter Issue". Cheddar. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tina Antolini – Class of 2001F". Hampshire College. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tina Antolini". stateofthereunion.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "About Tina". Tina Antolini :: Radio Producer.
  5. ↑ Tina Antolini (15 September 2009). "Can Solar Energy Pay Off Without Subsidies?". NPR. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Tina Antolini (14 October 2008). "Trans-Identities: A Community Comes Out in Western New England". PRX. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Tina Antolini (25 November 2019). "The Pickle of the Sea". TASTE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "WJCT's State Of The Re:Union Wins Third National Edward R. Murrow Award In a Row". 24 June 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "RTDNA has announced the winners of the 2015 Kaleidoscope Awards" . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "State of the Re:Union (NPR and PRX)". Peabody Awards. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tina Antolini and Sara Camp Milam are Tracking Southern Food Culture". Food & Wine. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "BEHIND THE SCENES with Tina Antolini". Third Coast International Audio Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Fuhrmeister, Chris (22 November 2017). "7 Thanksgiving Podcasts to Get You Through Holiday Travel". Eater. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "Uncomfortable conversations through Southern food with Gravy's Tina Antolini". CBC. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. 1 2 Crosby, Sarah (28 April 2016). "Former NEPR reporter wins award for podcast" . Daily Hampshire Gazette . Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Rathod, Sara (26 December 2015). "The Year's Best Under-the-Radar Podcasts". Mother Jones. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  17. ↑ Oatman, Maddie (2 May 2015). "The Kentucky Derby Is Fueled by Tamales, and Other Gems From a Great New Podcast". Mother Jones. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  18. 1 2 3 "2015 Fellows & Editors". UC Berkeley. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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  26. ↑ Davis, Nicole. "Review: 'Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel'". Brooklyn Based. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  27. ↑ Warner, Gregory; Antolini, Tina (11 June 2020). "As New Zealand Police Pledge To Stay Unarmed, Maori Activists Credit U.S. Protests". NPR. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  28. ↑ Antolini, Tina (19 February 2020). "'Talking Out Loud' About Sex After Loss". Next Avenue. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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  32. ↑ Martin, James (2014). How Can I Find God?. p. 173. ISBN   978-8171093465.
  33. ↑ "Meet Dr. Richard Lyman, Class of 1940, Recipient of the 2011 Alumni Achievement Award". Hamden Hall Country Day School. April 25, 2011.
  34. ↑ Carter, Lucie Monk (March 15, 2016). "Tina Antolini". Country Roads Magazine.
  35. ↑ "Tina Antolini on Instagram: "Meet Fiona Rae Antolini Harnett, born on July 1, 2021 at 8:45 pm! We've decided not to post other pics of her on the major apps for the time being, so I'll be somewhat absent from this space as she, Sam & I spend these sweet (& surreal!) early days and weeks together."". Instagram. 4 July 2021.
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  37. ↑ "Antolini honored for WFCR series on transgender issues". University of Massachusetts Amherst. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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