Gene Demby Biography
Gene Demby is a journalist from the United States. He is the primary blogger for NPR’s race, ethnicity, and culture team Code Switch, as well as the cohost of the podcast of the same name. He’s also the creator of the blog PostBourgie and the podcast that goes with it.
Gene Demby Age
Gene was born and raised in the United States of America.
Gene Demby Education
Demby grew up in South Philadelphia, and attended Hofstra University.
Gene Demby Wife
Demby is married to Kainaz Amaria, a Zoroastrian American who works as a graphics editor for Vox Media. The pair resides in Washington, D.C.
Gene Demby Career
Demby formerly worked for The New York Times and Huffington Post’s BlackVoices division before joining NPR. Demby launched the NPR project Code Switch on April 7, 2013, with an introduction article that received much acclaim; Complex’s Jason Parham said that if the essay “‘How Code-Switching Explains The World’ is any indication of the content to come, we couldn’t be more excited.” Demby started blogging in 2004. Demby told ColorLines in 2012 that he was inspired by his frustration with media talks about race, citing an instance when a CNN reporter approached him on a basketball court and asked for opinion on Bill Cosby’s Pound Cake speech at the 2004 NAACP Image Awards. Demby hosts an accompanying podcast also called PostBourgie. PostBourgie alums have included Shani O. Hilton, now executive editor of news for BuzzFeed, and BuzzFeed writers Joel Anderson and Tracy Clayton.
Gene Demby Awards
In 2009, Demby’s PostBourgie won a Black Weblog Award for Best News/Politics Site. In 2013 and again in 2014, Demby was named to The Root 100’s list of the 100 most important black influencers. In 2014, Demby and the Code Switch team won the Online News Association’s award for Best Online Commentary.
Gene Demby Net Worth
Gene has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.