Netflix Hires Black Woman, N’Jeri Eaton, As First Head of Podcasts

I’m thrilled to join @netflix as the Head of Podcasts. 16 years ago, I watched three DVDs from Netflix a day while working the late night lab shift at a university. My obsession for storytelling has taken me all kinds of places but this is truly a dream!https://t.co/sn8EbS7zr0

— N’Jeri Eaton (she/her) (@njerieaton) July 9, 2021

Eaton previously worked for Apple and NPR. In her role at NPR, Eaton “sourced new talent, partnerships and content including “Believed” (a Peabody Award winner), “White Lies” (a Pulitzer Prize finalist) and “No Compromise,” an investigative

by Andrea Blackstone via https://finance.yahoo.com/

N’Jeri Eaton, a former Apple and NPR Executive, was hired as Netflix’s director of podcast programming.

Per Variety, Eaton “will be part of the company’s editorial and publishing team.” She tweeted about her new position on July 9.

I’m thrilled to join @netflix as the Head of Podcasts. 16 years ago, I watched three DVDs from Netflix a day while working the late night lab shift at a university. My obsession for storytelling has taken me all kinds of places but this is truly a dream!https://t.co/sn8EbS7zr0

— N’Jeri Eaton (she/her) (@njerieaton) July 9, 2021

Eaton previously worked for Apple and NPR. In her role at NPR, Eaton “sourced new talent, partnerships and content including “Believed” (a Peabody Award winner), “White Lies” (a Pulitzer Prize finalist) and “No Compromise,” an investigative…

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