ABOUT GEORGIA
Georgia Fort is a two-time midwest Emmy award winning journalist. She was one of two journalists in the courtroom for the sentencing of Derek Chauvin. Her reporting has been published on CNN, ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS affiliates. Her mission as a storyteller is to change the narrative by amplifying truth, citing diverse sources, and contextualizing social justice issues. Since 2019 Georgia has actively produced and published digital content independently in efforts to activate her own platform, create opportunities for other creators, and be a pioneer of the future of news. Her work ethic and powerful approach to storytelling landed her a spot as an associate producer for PBS Frontline’s American Voices. In 2020 she worked as a field producer for the NBC Today Show online where she helped create a piece about the Say Their Names Cemetery in Minneapolis. Her passion for community inspired her work as a producer of the award-winning short “George Floyd: It Happened Here” and her contributions as co-director of “Amazon Prime’s Rondo: Beyond The Pavement”. Georgia is a mother of three girls and wife of professional boxer, Cerresso Fort.
2022
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7 community awards for independent journalism
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Extensive coverage on Mississippi Water Crisis
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Contributing Reporter on a PBS Frontline Documentary
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Launched non-profit BLCK Press Center for Broadcast Journalism to train the next generation of journalists