Tracy Clayton Explained

Tracy Clayton
Birth Date:29 April 1982
Nationality:American
Education:Transylvania University
Occupation:Writer, podcaster
Employer:Netflix
Known For:Another Round podcast

Tracy Clayton (born April 29, 1982)[1] is an American writer whose work has been recognized by Fast Company, Ebony, and The Root, who described her as "a superstar” who “writes big, funny things." She served as the co-host of the BuzzFeed podcast Another Round. She hosts the Netflix podcast Strong Black Legends, for which she interviews African Americans in the entertainment industry about their craft.[2] Clayton and Josh Gwynn co-host Pineapple Street Studio podcast Back Issue which reminisces on how moments in pop culture's past have shaped our present.[3]

Early life

Clayton was raised in Louisville, Kentucky[4] and received her bachelor's degree from Transylvania University in Lexington.[5]

Career

Clayton wrote for Madame Noire, Uptown Magazine, The Urban Daily, HuffPost, PostBourgie[6] and The Root and worked at BuzzFeed full-time from 2014 to 2018. She developed the popular Tumblr, "Little Known Black History Facts", which featured on Another Round.[7]

She was named the Ida B. Wells Media Expert-in-Residence at Wake Forest University's Anna Julia Cooper Center from 2016 to 2017.[8]

Another Round

See main article: Another Round (podcast). Clayton and her co-worker Heben Nigatu launched the first episode of Another Round, produced by BuzzFeed, on March 25, 2015. The show received positive critical acclaim. The A.V. Club described Clayton and Nigatu as "passionate and sharp in their distinct points of view." It was named to "Best of 2015" lists by iTunes,[9] Slate,[10] Vulture,[11] and The Atlantic.[12]

An Okayplayer profile said, "known all over the digital world as one of the sharpest voices in the podcast game as well as Black Twitter, Tracy Clayton is consistently one of the smartest people in whatever room she occupies."[13] [14] Elle praised Clayton and co-host Heben Nigatu's ability to "serve up a blend of humor, politics, and frank observation that not even the most deft hosts can seem to replicate." Clayton made headlines in the fall when she pressed then-Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to address the crime bill her husband passed as president: '[D]o you ever look at the state of Black America and think, 'wow, we really fucked this up for Black people?' "[15] [16] The Guardian praised their work as "witty, irreverent, intelligent."[17] Also writing for The Guardian, critic Sasha Frere-Jones called Clayton and Nigatu "leading American cultural critics."[18]

Clayton announced she had been laid off by BuzzFeed on September 19, 2018, along with most of the other staffers who had worked on BuzzFeed's original podcasts.[19]

Strong Black Legends

On February 11, 2019, Netflix's Strong Black Lead initiative announced it was launching a new podcast featuring interviews with legendary Black members of Hollywood, called Strong Black Legends, to be hosted by Clayton. The first podcast premiered on February 12, 2019, with Lynn Whitfield as the inaugural guest.[19] Strong Black Legends quickly rose to No. 1 on Apple's TV Film & Podcast chart and won a Webby award in the category Podcasts - Television & Film in 2021. [20]

Back Issue

Clayton also hosts the interview podcast Going Through It launched by Mailchimp in July 2020, featuring 14 prominent Black women.[21]

In August 2020, Back Issue debuted, a podcast hosted by Clayton and Josh Gwynn.[22] Back Issue is produced by Pineapple Street Studios and looks back at formative moments in pop culture. Clayton and Gwynn formerly worked together on the Netflix podcast, Strong Black Legends.[23] Back Issue won Best Culture Podcast for the Black Podcasting Awards in 2023. [24]

Awards

Personal life

Clayton lives in Brooklyn.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. brokeymcpoverty. Tracy Clayton. 1652322987553570816. GOOD MORNING ITS MY BIRTHDAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! I MADE IT TO 41. 29 April 2023.
  2. News: Interview: Buzzfeed's Tracy Clayton On Ali, Race And Louisville. Anderson. Tara. June 28, 2016. WFPL. Louisville, Kentucky. July 29, 2016. 13 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813011754/http://wfpl.org/listen-buzzfeeds-tracy-clayton-ali-race-louisville/. live.
  3. News: Pineapple Street Studios: Back Issue Podcast. Gwynn. Josh. September 10, 2023.
  4. News: 2013 People Issue: Tracy Clayton. Sonka. Joe. December 24, 2013. LEO Weekly. May 28, 2017.
  5. News: Buzzfeed writer horrified to learn that Kentucky machete attacker was her online troll. Burris. Sarah K.. April 28, 2017. Raw Story. May 28, 2017. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607213157/http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/buzzfeed-writer-responds-in-horror-after-trump-fan-who-once-attacked-her-online-hacks-student-at-her-alma-mater/. live.
  6. Web site: Staff. Tracy Clayton. Mavenly + Co. March 26, 2016. February 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213123653/https://mavenly.co/mavens/tracy-clayton. dead.
  7. Web site: Louisville's Tracy Clayton (aka Brokey McPoverty) heads off to BuzzFeed in NYC - Insider Louisville. Insider Louisville. en-US. 2016-03-25. 9 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409182924/http://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/success/tracy-clayton-brokey-mcpoverty/. live.
  8. News: Another Round with Tracy Clayton, the writer, not the journalist. Yolanda. Young. September 5, 2016. Rolling Out. September 27, 2016. 18 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918163520/http://rollingout.com/2016/09/05/another-round-tracy-clayton-writer-not-journalist/. live.
  9. Apple's iTunes Best of 2015 list for podcasts includes a ton of LA-based favorites. Time Out Los Angeles. 2016-03-25. 16 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316010901/http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/blog/apples-itunes-best-of-2015-list-for-podcasts-includes-a-ton-of-la-based-favorites-120915. live.
  10. News: The 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015. Onion. Rebecca. 2015-12-14. Slate. 2016-03-25. en-US. 1091-2339. 22 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322140633/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/12/14/reply_all_another_round_and_radiolab_best_podcasts_of_2015.html. live.
  11. Web site: The 10 Best Podcasts and 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015. Vulture. 11 December 2015 . 2016-03-25. 25 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325001712/http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/10-best-podcasts-2015.html. live.
  12. The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015. McQuade. Laura Jane Standley, Devon Taylor, and Eric. The Atlantic. en-US. 2016-03-25. 7 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407143618/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/the-50-best-podcast-episodes-of-2015/421572/. live.
  13. News: Faces of Black Twitter: Meet Tracy Clayton. Clark. Kevito. April 24, 2016. Okayplayer. July 29, 2016. 20 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820085117/http://www.okayplayer.com/news/black-twitter-tracy-clayton-brokey-mcpoverty-photos.html#slide1. live.
  14. News: Most Creative People 2016 - 53 - Tracy Clayton. FastCompany. July 29, 2016. 24 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160724160342/http://www.fastcompany.com/person/tracy-clayton. live.
  15. News: How the Internet Fell in Love with A Drunken, Animal-Filled, Radically Original Podcast. Kahn. Mattie. May 20, 2016. Elle. July 29, 2016. 1 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801065543/http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a36497/another-round-tracy-clayton-heben-nigatu/. live.
  16. Another Round and Internet Explorer confirm the power of BuzzFeed's podcasts. The A.V. Club. 2016-03-25. 22 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322003529/http://www.avclub.com/detail/another-round-and-internet-explorer-confirms-power-220779. live.
  17. News: Listen To This: Another Round podcast changes the world one drink at a time. Locker. Melissa. 2015-12-13. The Guardian. UK. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2016-03-25. 4 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170104003419/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/13/listen-to-this-another-round-podcast-tracy-clayton-heben-nigatu. live.
  18. News: 'We love you Beyoncé': what Queen Bey means to her fans now. Frere-Jones. Sasha. 2016-06-25. The Guardian. UK. 2016-06-27. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920215018/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/26/we-love-you-beyonce-fans-today-formation-world-tour. live.
  19. Web site: Leaked Audio: BuzzFeed Executives Talk Diversity and Layoffs at Recent All-Hands Meeting. Osberg. Molly. Splinter. 26 September 2018 . en-US. 2019-02-11. 9 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024101/https://splinternews.com/leaked-audio-buzzfeed-executives-talk-diversity-and-la-1829306989. live.
  20. Gaillot, Ann-Derrick. Another Round’s Tracy Clayton Is Back to Podcasting. https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/interview-with-tracy-clayton-of-strong-black-legends.html
  21. Web site: Stidhum. Tonja Renee. 2020-07-13. Exclusive: Tracy Clayton Is the New Host of Podcast Going Through It; Guests Include Tamron Hall, Ilhan Omar, Mara Brock Akil and More. 2020-09-29. The Grapevine. en-us. 16 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116011744/https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/exclusive-tracy-clayton-is-the-new-host-of-podcast-goi-1844357045. live.
  22. Web site: Back Issue. 2020-11-05. Pineapple Street Studios. en-US. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112032847/https://pineapple.fm/back-issue. live.
  23. News: Garcia. Sandra E.. 2020-09-24. The Hosts of 'Back Issue' Want to Throw It Back. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-05. 0362-4331. 6 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106222342/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/16/style/back-issue-podcast.html. live.
  24. Web site: Our Best Culture Podcast Award Winners .
  25. Web site: Tracy Clayton, Most Creative People 2016. Fast Company. en-US. 2019-02-12. 24 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160724160342/http://www.fastcompany.com/person/tracy-clayton. live.
  26. News: The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans 2016. 27 September 2016. The Root. September 27, 2016. 28 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160928172206/http://www.theroot.com/facewall/the-root-100-2016/#tracy-clayton. live.
  27. Ebony Power 100 . Ebony . 21 February 2019 . 21 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221112156/https://www.ebony.com/power100-2017/disruptors/tracy-clayton . live .
  28. News: La Gorce. Tammy. How Podcasters Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton Spend Their Sunday. The New York Times. March 31, 2017. February 21, 2019. Ms. Clayton, 34, lives in Flatbush, Brooklyn.. 2 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402220453/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/nyregion/heben-nigatu-tracy-clayton-another-round.html. live.

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