Episode 2 | Amirah Zaveri

Amirah Zaveri

Amirah Zaveri is a Chicago-based audio producer with experience in journalism, public relations, social media, and management. Throughout her career she has made an impact from her time as a student at the University of Illinois in Champaign, to her current position as executive producer at American Urban Radio Networks where she manages a team of writers, producers, and freelancers. Additionally, she oversees production of two award-winning radio public affairs shows. Those two programs, Viewpoints and Radio Health Journal, are syndicated on radio stations throughout the world and have a combined average listenership of 1.7 million people. Tom and Amirah discuss managing a successful radio network, overcoming obstacles in the industry, and the future of journalism.