Sydney Beveridge

About Sydney Beveridge

Award-winning radio producer spanning live daily news to public policy and parenthood to documentary to radio drama (SiriusXM and BBC). Experience in media, writing, editing, research, nonprofits, and more. Problem solver of hiccups (including actual hiccups).Haiku dabbler.Education: Columbia Journalism School, Swarthmore College, and NYU Wagner Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service

Experience

1. Creator Host, Progress Parenting (Siriusxm)

   SiriusXM

   Apr 2023 — Present

   A special series on SiriusXM Progress Channel delving into parenthood–it’s the thing that drives you, it’s the thing that drives you crazy, and it’s the thing that drives you to make change. We at “Progress Parenting” understand, and we want to help you navigate it all as you push for a better country. With 73.6 million children in America, that’s a lot of kids, families and communities at stake. Tune in for engaging discussions about politics, culture and calls to action. • Develop and launch series of parent-focused programs on policy, health and more.• Research, pitch, book and interview guest authors, elected officials and advocates.• Script and edit all segments and show materials.• Experiment with audio elements, listener engagement and new topics. Guests: Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Gwen Moore, Liuba Grechen Shirley (Vote Mama), Rep. Lauren Underwood, Rep. LaMonica McIver, RI State Sen. Meghan Kallman, Dr. Kavita Patel (MSNBC), Sarah Harmon (The School of Mom), W. Kamau Bell (comedian and creator of Percent Me: Growing Up Mixed on HBO), Heather McGhee (author of The Sum of Us), Barbara Collura (RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association), Sara C. Flowers (Planned Parenthood), Sari Beth Rosenberg (PBS Newshour Classroom), Dr. Alison Stuebe (UNC), Dr. Alison Reminick (UC San Diego), Andrea Serrano (Ole New Mexico), Meredith Shockley Smith (Cradle Cincinnati), Prof. Kristen Ghodsee (author of Everyday Utopia: What Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life), Tina Sherman (Mom’s Rising), Dr. Kimarie Bugg (Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere), Dr. Barbara Natterson Horowitz (author of Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing), Laura Pappano (author of School Moms), Cobb County School Board candidate Laura Judge, childcare and equity advocate Paige Connell, and childcare providers and early educators from around the country.

Education

• Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

  MS/MA, Digital Journalism/Arts & Culture

  2007 — 2009

• NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

  Fellowship for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS)

  2005 — 2006

• Swarthmore College

  BA, Political Science, Public Policy & English Literature

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Radio Producing
• Digital Media
• Blogging
• Editing
• Journalism
• Numeracy
• Broadcast
• Editorial
• Creative Writing
• Problem Solving
• Written & Oral Presentation Skills
• New Media
• Research
• Writing
• Newspapers
• Start-Ups
• Newsletters
• Copy Editing
• Fundraising
• Multimedia