Alyona Minkovski Explained

Alyona Minkovski
Birth Name:Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski
Birth Date:30 January 1986
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Parents:
  • Leonid Minkovski
Alma Mater:University of California, Santa Cruz

Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski (Russian: Алёна Леони́довна Минько́вская; born 30 January 1986) is a Russian American journalist, television host and commentator. In 2011, she was named on the Forbes 30 under 30 media list.[1]

Minkovski is currently a producer of American Metamorphosis.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Moscow, Minkovski was raised in California. She is a daughter of the United Russia politician and figure skater Irina Rodnina and entrepreneur Leonid Minkovski, from a Russian Jewish family.[3] When she was 4, she immigrated to the United States with her family. She graduated with a B.A degree in politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.[4]

Career

In 2017, she profiled[5] opposition activists running for office in Moscow's municipal elections for The Nation and wrote about anti-Trump Russian-Americans for Fusion (now Splinter).[6]

RT (2009–2012)

From 2009 to 2012, Minkovski hosted a political commentary program called The Alyona Show on RT America, which premiered when she was only 23 years old. The final edition of the program aired on 30 July 2012.[7]

HuffPost Live (2012–2016)

From August 2012 to December 2016, Minkovski was a host for HuffPost Live,[8] The Huffington Post's online network. In 2016, she covered the US election, traveling the country for primaries, conventions, and Presidential debates. She also created the branded programs Political Junkies and Free Speech Zone, and produced and hosted documentary and short form videos. In August 2016, Minkovski produced a documentary for HuffPost about wrongful conviction titled Stolen Time: Injustice in Brooklyn.[9] In 2014, she was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Digital Journalism in coverage of bisexual activists holding a first ever forum at the White House.[10]

Salon (2017)

In October 2017, Minkovski joined Salon as a host for the live interview show Salon Talks and as the producer and host of the Salon Now[11] video series.

Notes and References

  1. Michael Noer and Caroline Howard, "30 under 30", Forbes, 19 December 2011; page featuring Alyona Minkovski.
  2. Web site: About . 2022-07-12 . alyonaminkovski.com . en.
  3. News: Death-spiral Queen: A Legend In Life. Hersh, Phil. 1 January 1991. Chicago Tribune.
  4. Web site: Q&A with Alyona Minkovski C-SPAN.org . 2022-07-12 . www.c-span.org.
  5. Web site: Meet the Activists Running for Office in Moscow. The Nation. 3 May 2018. 19 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419121642/https://www.thenation.com/article/meet-the-anti-putin-activists-running-for-office-in-moscow/. dead.
  6. Web site: Being Russian-American Is a Leeettle Awkward Right Now. splinternews.com. 11 May 2017 . 3 May 2018.
  7. [Kevin Gosztola]
  8. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/huffpost-live-hosts-meet-_n_1771166.html HuffPost Live Hosts: Meet All 10!
  9. Web site: Stolen Time: Injustice In Brooklyn. huffingtonpost.com. 26 August 2016 . 3 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Дочь Родниной номинировали на престижную ЛГБТ-премию - ПОЛИТ.РУ . 2022-07-12 . m.polit.ru . ru.
  11. Web site: Salon Now - Salon Video. video.salon.com. 3 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183344/https://video.salon.com/p/BRhephu4. 19 April 2018. dead.