Lacy Jane Roberts
Lacy Jane Roberts is an audio and documentary producer and teacher, currently developing new shows for Al Jazeera’s new podcasting unit. She got her first taste of audio-making back in 2009 when she started a short-lived podcast called the Ladies Village Improvement Society. As a documentary producer, she’s currently working on a film about a Syrian teenager adapting to life in Canada for New York Times‘ Op-Docs. She has a masters’ degree in journalism from UC Berkeley, and her work has been seen and heard on PBS Newshour, The Atlantic, Here and Now, Al Jazeera, and NPR affiliates around the country. You can also catch her teaching podcasting classes with the Berkeley Advanced Media Institute.
EDUCATION
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, 2017
Brown University, 2009
EMPLOYERS
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Producer, Al Jazeera Digital
Producer, KQED's The California Report
Audio and Podcast Manager, Berkeley Advanced Media Institute
AWARDS & HONORS
2016 Robert Whittington Award for Exceptional Reporting
2017 National Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award for TV Feature Reporting
2017 National Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award for Radio Feature
2017 Regional Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award for TV News Reporting
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
AIR, SPJ
REPORTING INTERESTS
Gender/Sexuality, Health, International, InvestigativeMEDIA PLATFORMS
Audio Journalism, Documentary