Nzinga Christine Blake
Executive Producer @Disney Entertainment
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Producer @Disney Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA, US
Executive Producer, Special Projects — Enterprise StorytellingLead the development and execution of original storytelling franchises and unified narrative initiatives across ABC Owned Television Stations, Localish, and The Walt Disney Company.*Create and oversee signature storytelling projects, including Storytellers Spotlight, Localish Unfiltered, Our America Who I’m Meant to Be, Our America In the Black, Our America Reclaiming Turtle Island, aligning editorial vision with enterprise‑wide titles, programs, products, and initiatives.*Build scalable storytelling frameworks that allow narratives to move cohesively from local communities to national platforms while maintaining authenticity, nuance, and relevance across audiences.*Collaborate cross‑functionally with journalists, creatives, brand teams, talent, senior leadership, educators, external, and community partners to translate complex initiatives into people‑first narratives.*Extend storytelling beyond broadcast through educational programs and community screenings, using content to foster dialogue, learning, and deeper understanding around issues and shared experiences shaping our communities.*Serve as an enterprise storyteller and strategic connector, helping teams align around a unified storytelling approach across divisions and platforms.
EDUCATION
UCLA
Bachelor of Arts, School of Film Television and Digital Media
SKILLS
ABOUT NZINGA CHRISTINE BLAKE
Emmy and Gracie Award winning Executive Producer at the intersection of entertainment, social impact, and cause marketing with a specialty in capturing multicultural & underrepresented voices. As the daughter of a Sierra Leonean former UN official, cabinet minister, and international scholar, she spent a majority of her childhood in Japan, Kenya, and the US. Nzinga attended the University of California Los Angeles, where she graduated with highest honors from the prestigious school of Film, TV & Digital Media. Award-winning talent, producer/ storyteller with over 10 years of experience creating content on multimedia platforms. Unique professional experience stems from years of working with several production companies, networks, global organizations and social impact companies including: Tribune Media, ABC, CW, Cartoon Network, Current TV, Showtime, BET, CBS Affiliate Network 10 in Australia, TV Guide, For Good Entertainment, Causecast, Emergency USA, the United Nations International Labour Organization and Tribune Media.After graduating from UCLA, Nzinga became one of the first live humans to be seen on Cartoon Network, where she co-hosted the popular show “Fridays.” She would go onto becoming a host, writer, producer and voice-over talent on Al Gore’s former Emmy award-winning network Current TV. She also worked as a correspondent for BET, TV Guide and the Australian primetime talk show “The 7pm Project,” on Network 10. In 2012 Nzinga hosted a show entitled “Culture Click” on ABC, which won the 2012 Telly Award for Outstanding Cultural Television Program. Because of Nzinga\'s international background, she has a unique ability to create storylines and content that appeal to a diverse, global audience. She has built her brand around inspiring social change through entertainment and the arts. During the Ebola pandemic Nzinga wrote, directed and produced a PSA entitled “End Ebola Now,” which is a campaign she founded. The PSA was distributed virally and now airs on a new satellite television channel, in West Africa. The team also launched the viral campaign #ShakeEbolaOff, which received recognition and featured in Forbes Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, The Telegraph, RYOT, Voice of America and many more domestic and international news outlets, reaching 1.5 billion media impressions worldwide and about $1 million in earned media. Nzinga then co-directed and produced the United Nations ILO World AIDS Day PSA, featuring four time Olympic Gold Medalist Greg Louganis. For more information about Nzinga and her work, please head to nzingablake.com.
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