Olivia Smith (journalist)

Olivia Smith
Born1988 (age 36–37)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist
Spouse
Michael P. Murray
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(m. 2019)​
Websiteoliviasmithonline.com

Olivia Maeve Smith (born 1988) is an American journalist. Smith has worked for ABC News and Good Morning America, including as a coordinating producer and reporter.[1][2] She has also worked for KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles, California as the Executive Producer of Next Generation Storytelling. She is currently on the GenAI Content team at Meta.

Smith won an Emmy Award in 2016 in the category of News & Documentary for the documentary Dead Horse Bay: New York’s Hidden Treasure Trove of Trash,[3] another Emmy Award in 2017 as part of the team with Good Morning America, and was also nominated for an Emmy Award in 2018 as a television correspondent in the category of Outstanding News Special for ABC network's special report The Great American Eclipse.[4]

Smith is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California.[5]

Smith is the co-founder and CEO of the media training company Media Consulting Coaches.[6] She is also the creator and founder of the blog Get Savvy With Social.[7]

Smith is the creator and author of a children's book series called Dog Detectives Jacob and Bricks.[8]

In August 2019, Smith married Michael P. Murray.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Olivia Smith". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. ^ "Olivia Smith". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS AT THE 37th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. ^ "NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES NOMINEES FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARDS ANNOUNCED | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences" (PDF). Emmy Online. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. ^ "Olivia Smith". USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  6. ^ "Media Consulting Coaches". Media Consulting Coaches.
  7. ^ "Get Savvy With Social". Get Savvy with Social.
  8. ^ Smith, Olivia (April 5, 2023). Dog Detectives Jacob and Bricks. Independently published. ISBN 979-8-3901-7701-3.
  9. ^ "Olivia Smith, Michael Murray". The New York Times. 2019-08-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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