Emmanuel Dzotsi (born in 1993) is an English American radio journalist. He was a co-host of the podcasts Serial and Reply All.
Early life and education
editDzotsi was born in Streatham, London.[1] His parents' families immigrated to the United Kingdom from Dominica and Ghana. His family moved several times because of his father's work, and he lived in Shropshire and Belgium before emigrating to the United States, where they settled in Toledo, Ohio in 2005.[2][3]
He attended The Ohio State University, where he studied political science and strategic communications. In college, Dzotsi produced a feature-length film, played mellophone in the Ohio State University Marching Band and delivered a TEDx Talk about storytelling. He graduated in 2015.[4][5]
Career
editDzotsi moved to Chicago after graduating from Ohio State, interning for WBEZ before becoming a fellow at This American Life.[1][6]
In 2018, he hosted the third season of Serial alongside Sarah Koenig.[3] Unlike previous seasons, which focused on single cases, it told multiple people's stories as told from the Justice Center in Cleveland, where Dzotsi lived for eight months to report the series.[2]
In October 2020, Dzotsi became a co-host of Reply All alongside Alex Goldman and PJ Vogt. The show went on hiatus in February 2021 after controversy erupted over "The Test Kitchen," a limited series about the workplace culture at Bon Appétit, as well as wider issues around Gimlet Media's acquisition by Spotify.[7][8] Vogt resigned shortly afterward.[9] In a June 2021 episode relaunching Reply All, Dzotsi commented that "we don't know if it's going to work."[10]
In June 2022, Dzotsi and Goldman left Reply All, coinciding with the end of the show.[7][11] Dzotsi has continued to contribute to This American Life.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Lytton, Charlotte (2018-10-24). "The 25-year-old Brit bringing a slice of south London to Serial". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b Bryant, Miranda (2018-10-12). "Meet the Serial thriller straight out of Streatham". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b Quah, Nicholas (2018-10-17). "What's It Like to Be Serial's New Co-host?". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Ononye, Ogonna (2015-02-12). "Storytelling inlayed into all areas of TEDxOSU speaker's life". The Lantern. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "TEDxOhioStateUniversity". TED. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Carroll, Leah. "The Third Season Of "Serial" Is Dropping Sooner Than You Think". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Ariel (2022-05-18). "Reply All co-hosts Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi to leave show". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Rosman, Katherine; Ugwu, Reggie (2021-03-11). "What Really Happened at 'Reply All'?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Vanderhoof, Erin (2021-02-26). "Reply All's Implosion Reveals the Limits of One-Sided Internet Relationships". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (2021-06-10). "When podcasts go sour: can shows like Reply All come back from scandal?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Gimlet Confirms 'Reply All' Will End In June After Two Hosts Announce Departure". Insideradio.com. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Emmanuel Dzotsi". This American Life. Retrieved 2023-10-28.