Antonia Hylton | |
|---|---|
 Hylton interviewed in 2022 | |
| Born | September 26, 1993 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Awards | News and Documentary Emmy Award (2019) Forbes 30 Under 30 (2020) Peabody Award (2022) |
| Website | www |
Antonia Hylton (born September 26, 1993)[1] is an American journalist. She received an Emmy for her work on Vice News Tonight and is currently a correspondent for NBC News. Hylton is the co-reporter for the podcast Southlake, which received a 2022 Peabody Award.[2]
Hylton was raised outside Boston, one of seven children.[3][2] Both of her parents are lawyers.[3] Her aunt is journalist Soledad O'Brien.[4] She was an avid reader growing up, and also performed in choir, musical theater, and was a member of dance groups.[3] In 2015 she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she majored in History and Science and Global Health.[3]
Directly after graduation, she was hired at Mic.com as a producer and writer for their news shows Flip the Script and Future Present.[3] Hylton met activist Darnell Moore working at Mic. Together they developed the docuseries The Movement with Darnell Moore, about grassroots organizing around the United States.[3] The next year, Hylton joined Vice News Tonight as a correspondent and producer covering civil rights and politics.[3] She reported on topics including gang violence and immigration.[3][5]
Hylton was a correspondent for the news show The Report on Quibi until the platform shut down.[2][6] She is currently a reporter for NBC News.[7] In 2021 she became the co-reporter for NBC's Southlake, a podcast about how a group of white students' use of a racial epithet began a cascade of controversy around critical race theory in the suburb of Southlake, Texas. The podcast received accolades including a Peabody Award, a Scripps Howard Award, and it was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting.[8][9][10]
Hylton has spoken on bias she has experienced as a Black woman reporter.[11] She has also discussed the importance of authenticity in her reporting work.[11]
Hylton has served as a judge for the American Mosaic Journalism Prize every year since 2019.[12]