Summary: <p><span>We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host </span><a href="https://twitter.com/MHarrisPerry">Melissa Harris-Perry</a><span>, who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks that make The Takeaway every day. Today we're highlighting some of <a href="https://www.morgangivens.com/">Morgan Givens</a>' favorite segments produced during his time with <em>The Takeaway</em>:</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/what-makes-black-man">What Makes a Black Man</a><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/electric-literature-eic-denne-norris"><em>Electric Literature</em></a><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/electric-literature-eic-denne-norris"><span> </span>Editor-in-Chief Denne Michele Norris Makes History and Makes Space</a><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/award-winning-poet-danez-smith-rises-top">Award Winning Poet Danez Smith Rises to the Top</a><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/titus-kaphar">Why Titus Kaphar Won't "Shut Up and Paint"</a><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/level-accessibility-gaming">Level Up: Accessibility in Gaming</a></p> <p><span>Morgan joined <em>The Takeaway</em><span> </span>team in late 2022, and initially made his way into radio in a roundabout way. He spent years as a police officer in Washington, D.C., where he helped rewrite the training curriculum for the D.C. Police Academy before leaving the department for the non-profit sector, where he did work to eliminate sexual violence in the nation's prisons. Eventually, he interned with WAMU and NPRs <em>1A</em><span> </span>before becoming a producer for the program. </span></p> <p><span>Morgan is a graduate of the Transom Storytelling Workshop, Neon Hum and Sony's Editor Bootcamp, and is an AIR New Voices Scholar and Mentor. He’s been named one of<span> </span><em>Variety’s<span> </span></em>Storytellers to Watch<span>, has been featured in<span> </span></span><em>The Washington Post</em><span>,<span> </span></span><em>NPR</em><span>,<span> </span></span><em>Buzzfeed</em>,<span> </span><em>NPRs</em><span> </span><em>Invisibilia</em><span>,</span><span> </span>Crooked Media’s<span> </span><em>Work Appropriate</em><span><span> </span>and is frequently called upon to host<span> </span></span><em>The Moth</em><span><span> </span>storytelling events and perform for<span> </span></span><em><span>The Moth Mainstage</span></em><span><span> </span>in venues around the country. A frequent audio conference panelist, he's also spoken at the <em>AFI Documentary Film Festival</em><span> </span>about the art of creating great audio.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Morgan is also the creator of the award winning and critically acclaimed hopepunk fiction podcast<span> </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flyest-fables/id1437840477"><em>Flyest Fables</em></a><em>. C</em>urrently repped by CAA, he's hard at work on his debut memoir.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Find him occasionally on Twitter at<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Optimus_Mo">@Optimus_Mo</a><span> </span>and at<span> </span><a href="https://www.morgangivens.com/">MorganGivens.com</a></span></span></p>
