The Grio Names Geraldine Moriba SVP Of News & Entertainment

Geraldine Moriba

Allen Media Group has hired Geraldine Moriba as senior vice president of news and entertainment for The Grio. She will focus on development, brand sponsorships and editorial partnerships for all of The Grio’s web content on digital, mobile, streaming, podcasts, social media, events and also television programming for the newly-rebranded TheGrio.TV television network. Moriba reports directly to AMG Founder-Chairman-CEO Byron Allen, and is based at the AMG offices in New York.

The Grio covers stories of Black people from Kampala to Atlanta, and the recently launched TheGrio.TV television network features African American-focused movies, sitcoms, dramas, concerts, talk shows, variety shows, game shows, news and lifestyle content — reaching more than 100 million U.S. households via television stations, cable/telco/satellite platforms and free digital streaming.

Moriba is a veteran media executive, filmmaker and journalist who has worked in senior leadership roles at CNN, NBC, PBS and ABC. She developed television news programs, launched news sites, executive produced documentary teams, covered live elections and major news events, produced award winning documentaries, provided standards and practices coverage, and more.

Moriba is the host and executive producer of Sounds Like Hate, a podcast series funded by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Moriba is also a recent Stanford University Brown Institute research scientist and a John S. Knight Journalism fellow. She has developed social, experiential and digital initiatives to spark audience engagement. Her work has earned her many industry accolades including five Emmy Awards, an Alfred I. DuPont Award, two Peabody Awards, the distinguished Princeton University Ferris Professorship of Journalism Fellowship, the Anita Hill Gender Justice Award, two RTNDA-Unity Awards, four New York Film Festival Awards, two NABJ First Place Documentary Awards, and more.

“The Grio is a leading brand in the African American community. It is also a crucial component of our global media company, and Geraldine Moriba is best suited to expand its editorial and audience reach,” said Allen. “Geraldine is an exceptional addition to our Allen Media Group family.”

“This opportunity to lead The Grio is like coming home. I was part of the original executive team that launched The Grio at NBC News in 2009,” Moriba said. “The difference is today we’re more than a digital news organization. We’re also available on streaming platforms, podcasts, television and a mobile app coming this summer. In 2022, we’ll launch the first Grio Music, Comedy, Film and Empowerment Festival. It’s an exciting time to be leading this already amazing team.”