Yamiche Alcindor

Yamiche Alcindor
Alcindor in 2019
Born
Yamiche Léone Alcindor

(1986-11-01) November 1, 1986 (age 38)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
New York University (MA)
OccupationJournalist
Years active2010–present
Employer(s)NBC News
Washington Week (PBS)
Spouse
Nathaniel Cline
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(m. 2018)​
Children1[1]

Yamiche Léone Alcindor (/jæˈmiːʃ ælˈsɪndər/ yam-EESH al-SIN-dər;[2] born November 1, 1986)[3] is an American journalist who is a Washington correspondent for NBC News.[4][5][6] In the past, she has worked as the host of Washington Week on PBS and as a reporter for PBS NewsHour, USA Today, and The New York Times. Alcindor writes mainly about politics and social issues.

Early life and education

Alcindor was born in Miami, Florida, to Haitian-born parents.[7][8] When she was in high school, she was an intern at the Westside Gazette, a local African-American newspaper, and the Miami Herald (2005).[9][10] She earned a bachelor's degree in English and government with a minor in African-American studies at Georgetown University in 2009.[10] While studying, she became a member of the predominantly African-American sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, and she interned at The Seattle Times (2006), the Miami Herald again (2007), the Botswanan newspaper Mmegi (2008), and The Washington Post (2009).[8][10][11] She aspired to become a civil rights journalist, and was inspired by African-American journalist Gwen Ifill and contemporary newspaper reporting surrounding Emmett Till.[8] In 2015, Alcindor received a master's degree in "broadcast news and documentary filmmaking" at New York University.[5]

Career

Alcindor's first full-time job was as a reporter at Newsday, a newspaper based in Melville, New York.[8] She was employed there for two years covering, among other things, the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Alcindor became a multimedia reporter for USA Today in December 2011 to cover national breaking news.[12] For the newspaper, Alcindor reported on, among other things, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the killing of Trayvon Martin, the Ferguson unrest, and the Baltimore protests.[5] In 2013, Alcindor began to contribute to NBC News and MSNBC as a guest.[13] Programs she appeared on include Morning Joe, The Rachel Maddow Show, PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Meet the Press.[14][15][16][17][18]

She left USA Today to work for The New York Times as a national political reporter in November 2015. At The New York Times, Alcindor covered the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.[5] She also produced a documentary called The Trouble with Innocence (2015) about a man who was wrongly convicted of murder.[19] Alcindor also appeared in the 2018 television series The Fourth Estate about Times staff covering the first 100 days of the Trump presidency.

In January 2018, Alcindor was named White House correspondent of the PBS NewsHour, replacing John Yang, who was named the NewsHour's national correspondent.[5] In this position, Alcindor first covered the Trump presidency.[5] During the 2020 presidential election season, she was one of the moderators of the sixth Democratic debate. Erik Wemple of The Washington Post reported President Donald Trump has repeatedly insulted Alcindor at White House press conferences.[20] Alcindor received the 2020 Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage from the White House Correspondents' Association.[21]

In May 2021, Alcindor became the new moderator of Washington Week.[6][22]

In January 2022, Alcindor left PBS NewsHour and, in March 2022, began work as a Washington correspondent for NBC News.[23]

On February 24, 2023, Alcindor made her last appearance moderating Washington Week, announcing that she intends to spend more time fulfilling her duties at NBC and writing her memoir.[24]

Awards and honors

Alcindor was named "Emerging Journalist of the Year" by the National Association of Black Journalists in 2013.[11]

In 2016, she was nominated for a Shorty Award in the Journalist category.[25] The next year, Alcindor won an award in a tribute to journalist Gwen Ifill, who had died in November 2016, at the Syracuse University's Toner Prize ceremony.[26]

Alcindor was number 13 on the 2017 edition of "The Root 100", an annual list by the magazine The Root of the most influential African Americans between the ages of 25 and 45.[27] She was number 5 on the 2020 edition of "The Root 100".[28]

Personal life

Alcindor is Haitian-American and is fluent in Haitian Creole.[10] She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.[8] In 2018, she married Loudoun Times-Mirror reporter Nathaniel Cline.[8] She is Catholic.[29] On April 24, 2023 she revealed that after years of IVF treatment, she was expecting a baby boy in June. [30]

References

  1. ^ Vasquez, Ingrid (June 6, 2023). "NBC News Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and Husband Nathaniel Cline Welcome Baby Boy". People. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2024. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the NBC News correspondent, 36, announced that she and her husband, Nathaniel Cline, welcomed a baby boy [...] Yrie Myles Alcindor Cline.
  2. ^ "Yamiche Alcindor, PBS NewsHour". Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Halper, Donna L. (2020). "Alcindor, Yamiche Léone". African American Studies Center. Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.78683. ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Barry, Scott (June 7, 2006). "New Times bureau editor's roots are showing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Award-Winning Journalist Yamiche Alcindor Named PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent". PBS. November 30, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Grynbaum, Michael M. (May 4, 2021). "Yamiche Alcindor Is Named Host of 'Washington Week' on PBS". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Williams, Lauren N. (February 22, 2017). "The Future Of Journalism: Yamiche Alcindor Is Giving A Voice To The Voiceless". Essence. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Alcindor, Yamiche (January 28, 2018). "Season 8 Episode 17: Yamiche Alcindor" (Interview). Interviewed by Evan Smith. KLRU. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Yamiche Alcindor". Gale Biography Online Collection. Cengage. 2017. Gale K1650010856.
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  11. ^ a b Johnson, Tiane (April 5, 2013). "NABJ Awards USA Today's Yamiche Alcindor, Emerging Journalist of the Year". National Association of Black Journalists. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  12. ^ Anklam, Fred Jr. (April 10, 2013). "Two USA TODAY reporters draw national honors". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "Michael Brown's mother shocked, distraught". MSNBC. November 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "NYT reports on rep. who calls out DC for harassment". MSNBC. November 15, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  15. ^ "GOP frantic as Clinton uses Trump vulgarity". MSNBC. October 8, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  16. ^ "PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton Transcripts". MSNBC. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  17. ^ "Hardball with Chris Matthews Transcripts". MSNBC. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  18. ^ "Yamiche Alcindor: Clinton's Lack of Clarity Demonstrates Credibility Issues". NBC News. August 7, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "THE TROUBLE WITH INNOCENCE". NYU News & Doc Film Festival. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  20. ^ Wemple, Erik (March 30, 2020). "Yamiche Alcindor wants an answer, thank you very much". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  21. ^ "2020 Award Winners". White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  22. ^ Wyllie, Julian On February 24, 2023, Alcindor made her last appearance moderating Washington Week, announcing that she intends to spend more time fulfilling her duties at NBC and writing her memoir. (December 7, 2021). "Yamiche Alcindor to leave 'NewsHour' for NBC News, will retain 'Washington Week'". Current. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Steinberg, Brian (December 7, 2021). "Yamiche Alcindor Joins NBC News as Washington Correspondent (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  24. ^ Alcindor, Yamiche (February 24, 2023). "Yamiche Alcindor's goodbye message as she departs Washington Week". Washington Week | PBS. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  25. ^ "8TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARD INFLUENCER NOMINEES". Shorty Awards. January 19, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  26. ^ Loughlin, Wendy S. (March 27, 2017). "David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post honored with Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting". Syracuse University. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  27. ^ "The Root 100". The Root. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  28. ^ "The Root 100 2020". The Root. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  29. ^ "Yamiche Alcindor: I Almost Vomited When I Read About Priests Putting Crosses Around Kids To Indicated (sic) They Had Been Violated". grabien.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  30. ^ "After years of IVF, I'm pregnant: What I'd like other women struggling to become mothers to know". TODAY.com. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.