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In reply to the discussion: Soledad O'Brien: This times 1 million. [View all]csziggy
(34,189 posts)7. She has her own media compant now
Starfish Media Group
In June 2013, O'Brien formed the production and distribution company, Starfish Media Group.[29][30] Starfish Media Group signed a deal to produce a series of hour-long documentary specials for Al Jazeera America.[31]
In September 2016, O'Brien became a host of the Hearst Television show, Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, which is produced by Starfish Media Group; in addition to its broadcast availability, it is carried by A&E on Sunday mornings (a network Hearst partly owns).[32]
Other work
From 2013 to 2016, O'Brien was moderator of National Geographic Bee, replacing Alex Trebek who moderated for 25-plus years.[33]
In 2014, O'Brien co-taught a Harvard University Graduate School of Education class with Professor Joe Blatt on "Advancing the Public Understanding of Education."[24]
On May 1, 2016, O'Brien hosted PBS NewsHour Weekend, filling in for Alison Stewart.[citation needed]
On January 12, 2016, O'Brien appeared on PBS's TV genealogy program, Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Finding Your Roots. The focus was on O'Brien's Irish ancestry.
In 2016, O'Brien presented the 'I Am Latino in America' tour, with nationwide stops across the United States. The tour was streamed live globally on MOSH.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_O%27Brien#Starfish_Media_Group
In June 2013, O'Brien formed the production and distribution company, Starfish Media Group.[29][30] Starfish Media Group signed a deal to produce a series of hour-long documentary specials for Al Jazeera America.[31]
In September 2016, O'Brien became a host of the Hearst Television show, Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, which is produced by Starfish Media Group; in addition to its broadcast availability, it is carried by A&E on Sunday mornings (a network Hearst partly owns).[32]
Other work
From 2013 to 2016, O'Brien was moderator of National Geographic Bee, replacing Alex Trebek who moderated for 25-plus years.[33]
In 2014, O'Brien co-taught a Harvard University Graduate School of Education class with Professor Joe Blatt on "Advancing the Public Understanding of Education."[24]
On May 1, 2016, O'Brien hosted PBS NewsHour Weekend, filling in for Alison Stewart.[citation needed]
On January 12, 2016, O'Brien appeared on PBS's TV genealogy program, Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Finding Your Roots. The focus was on O'Brien's Irish ancestry.
In 2016, O'Brien presented the 'I Am Latino in America' tour, with nationwide stops across the United States. The tour was streamed live globally on MOSH.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_O%27Brien#Starfish_Media_Group
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Didn't she have a CNN morning show and get fired cuz she didn't 'toe the line'?
bobbieinok
Aug 2019
#3
Yep. That's like feeling compelled to include the Flat Earth Society to a panel from NASA.
calimary
Aug 2019
#47
Soledad O'Brien is on our local NBC affiliate every Sunday morning on "Matter of Fact"
Stinky The Clown
Aug 2019
#39