EmmoLei Sankofa, Music Composer & Sarah Burke VP/News Director CBS NY

Another double header is coming your way! This week we are honored to speak with: EmmoLei Sankofa, Music Composer for Hulu’s The Other Black Girl, a dynamic thriller about an editorial assistant who gets excited when another black girl is hired only to discover something sinister is going on at the company. Sarah Burke, CBS New York Vice President & News Director who has helped the station’s growth by producing important content that impacts the day-to-day lives of the diverse communities across the Tri-State area.  Hosts Katie Chambers and Catherine Woo discuss the tentative deal reached in the Actor’s Strike and the UCLA TV Diversity Report, which for the first time tracked the disability status of actors and the news isn’t good.  To be featured on the podcast email us at communications@nywift.org. For more great content go to NYWIFT.org. Special thanks to⁠ Elspeth Collard⁠, the creator of our podcast theme song. Social Media: NYWIFT: IG⁠ @NYWIFT⁠ / Twitter/X⁠ @NYWIFT⁠  /  #NYWIFT EmmoLei: IG @EmmoLei / Twitter-X @EmmoLei / Facebook / YouTube / IMDB Sarah: Twitter-x @DunLapBurke CBS NY News: IG: @cbsnewyork / Twitter-X @CBSNewYork

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The NYWIFT Podcast (formerly called "Women Crush Wednesdays") is presented by New York Women in Film & Television. We sit down for frank conversations with women working in all areas of the film, TV, and media industry. Plus, we dish on the latest entertainment news, preview upcoming NYWIFT events, highlight our community of members, offer bingewatch recommendations, and report happenings from the red carpet. The NYWIFT podcast is your one-stop shop for all things women in film and TV!