Juleyka Lantigua-Williams
Juleyka Lantigua-Williams is an American journalist and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of the podcast production company Lantigua Williams & Co., which is focused on supporting work by people of color. Biography. Lantigua-Williams was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States with her family when she was ten. They lived in the Bronx, and she then attended Skidmore College. She was awarded a Fulbright fellowship during her senior year of college, and graduated in 1996. Lantigua-Williams was the senior producer of Code Switch at NPR, and covered criminal justice  for The Atlantic. She was hired by NPR in December 2016, then announced her resignation at the end of May 2017. After founding the Lantigua-Williams & Co. production company, she created the "Latina to Latina" podcast with Alicia Menendez. She was an associate producer on "Sol de agosto" (August Sun), a short film that was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Awards and is an official selection at the 2018 Palm Springs International ShortFest. She was also a producer on the pilot of "Barry & Joe: The Animated Series", an adult time-travel adventure in which President Barack Obama and Vice President  Joe Biden travel back in time to save the world. Honors and awards. The Lantigua Williams & Co.-produced podcast 70 Million, about the effects of local jails on people and communities, was nominated for a 2020 Peabody Award and won a 2020 New York Festivals Radio Award for Best Narrative/Documentary Podcast.