Alyona Minkovski facts for kids
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Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski
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Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski (born on January 30, 1986) is a Russian-American journalist. She is also a television host and commentator. In 2011, she was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 media list. This list highlights young people doing great things in media.
Alyona Minkovski is currently a producer for a show called American Metamorphosis.
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Early Life and Education
Alyona Minkovski was born in Moscow. She grew up in California, in the United States. Her mother is Irina Rodnina, a famous figure skater and politician. Her father is Leonid Minkovski, an entrepreneur from a Russian Jewish family.
When Alyona was four years old, her family moved to the United States. She later went to the University of California, Santa Cruz. There, she earned a degree in politics. This means she studied how governments work and how people make decisions in society.
Alyona Minkovski's Career in Media
Alyona Minkovski has worked in many different areas of journalism. She often focuses on news and current events.
Early Hosting Role at RT
From 2009 to 2012, Alyona hosted a show called The Alyona Show. This program was on RT America. She started hosting it when she was only 23 years old. The last episode of her show aired in July 2012.
Working at HuffPost Live
From August 2012 to December 2016, Alyona Minkovski was a host for HuffPost Live. This was an online network run by The Huffington Post. During 2016, she reported on the US election. She traveled across the country to cover important events like primary elections and debates.
Alyona also created and hosted special programs. These included Political Junkies and Free Speech Zone. She also produced and hosted short videos and documentaries. In August 2016, she produced a documentary for HuffPost. It was about people wrongly convicted of crimes. The documentary was called Stolen Time: Injustice in Brooklyn.
In 2014, she was nominated for an award for her digital journalism. This was for her reporting on activists who held a special meeting at the White House.
Joining Salon in 2017
In October 2017, Alyona Minkovski started working at Salon. She became a host for their live interview show, Salon Talks. She also produced and hosted a video series called Salon Now.
