Juleyka Lantigua, Founder/CEO
Juleyka Lantigua (she/her) is the Founder/CEO of LWC Studios, which received a Peabody Award nomination and won “The Director’s Prize” at Third Coast award, also known as “The Oscars of Audio.” A Fulbright Scholar and Tory Burch Fellow, Juleyka holds a Master’s in Journalism and an MFA in Creative Writing.
2020 Fellow, Stanford Scaling Program for Latino Entrepreneurs
2020 Fellow, Tory Burch Foundation
Judge, 2019 Regional and National Murrow Awards
Grand Juror, New York Festivals Radio Awards 2020
Chair, Board of Directors, Amped (an audio production non-profit in Denver, CO)
Advisor, Sound Education (a conference for podcasters, Harvard University)
Advisor, Podfund (a funding initiative to support podcasters, Boston, MA)
Advisor, Werk It! Festival (a podcast gathering for women from WNYC)
Leadership Team, IWMF Gwen Ifill Mentorship Program (for women of color in media)
Mentor, Guns & America (a national public radio reporting collaborative)
Panelist, Creative Review, PRX/Google Podcast Creator Program (Boston, MA)
Moderator, The Hill’s Latina Leaders Summit (Washington, DC)
Delivered Sound of Education 2018 closing keynote, “In Podlandia, Citizenship Calls for Intentionality.” Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA.
Presented, “Podcasting: Finally a True Media Democracy?” at 2018 Podcast Movement, Philadelphia, PA
This talk was designed as a moment to reflect on what we’ve learned about podcasting and how to best apply this knowledge and our existing skills towards building this new planet called Podlandia.
Vocal Participant in the invite-only “Power Shift Summit” at Newseum. Washington D.C.
Created and led “Be The Hero of Your Podcast Journey,” an introductory workshop at the Podcast Garage, Boston MA
Selected for Air Media's 2017 Winter “Full Spectrum Story Intensive,” a one-week immersive radio production workshop. Brooklyn, NY
Delivered keynote address, ``Your Hero's Journey in Podcasting`` at PRX's 2017 Story Sprint. Kansas City, MO.
Edited and Produced NPR’s Code Switch Podcast
Consulted on show and podcast episodes for NPR’s Planet Money, Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Alt Latino.
The Atlantic, Staff Writer
Next America, National Journal, Managing Editor
Jet Magazine, Senior Writer
The Progressive Media Project, Syndicated Columnist
Nieman Reports, Harvard University, Guest Editor
GIANT Magazine, Managing Editor
Críticas (Publishers Weekly), Book Reviewer
ABC-Clio book and author scout and series editor.
NPR Video: “Let’s Talk About Race (Made Easy)”
Kera’s “Think” Conversation About Code Switch Approach To News
The Atlantic Live Video: Moderating “The Elements Of Change: Reforming Criminal Justice”
Joined WBEZ’s “Morning Shift” To Discuss My Reporting Series When Siblings Go To Prison
Joined WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show” To Discuss The End Of Private Prisons.
Spoke To “The Bill Press Show” About Civil Unrest Stemming From A Police Shooting In Milwaukee.
Joined WURD And WDEL To Discuss My Story, “What The Fbi’s Crime Numbers Mean In One City.”
Joined WURD’s “Wake Up” This Morning To Discuss My Piece, “7,000 Deaths In Custody.” This Article Was Also Extensively Quoted By Daily Kos.
Joined WWL’s “Think Tank” About My Article, “Why Poor, Low-Level Offenders Often Plead To Worse Crimes.”
Joined The Riveters Podcast To Discuss Our Series “Who Run The World?”
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Goddard College, VT
Master of Science in Journalism (Print), Boston University, Boston, MA
Harvard University, Radcliffe Publishing Course, Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Fulbright Scholarship, Madrid, Spain
Institute for Economic and Political Studies, London, England
University of Madrid, Spain
