Germany Kent
Media Professional, Writer, and Producer in Los Angeles, California
Germany Kent is an American Hall of Fame media communications professional, national award-winning print and broadcast journalist, producer, bestselling author, activist and philanthropist.
Kent's work has been spotlighted in national and international media and she has appeared across all mediums (TV, radio, print, online) and has been profiled as a national authority featured or interviewed in Inc., Fast Company, Yahoo, HuffPost, Bloomberg, The Dallas Morning News, Forbes, among many others. Guest features on national radio and TV spots include FOX, NPR, iHeartRadio, CBS, NBC, ABC, and more.
In 2017, Kent was selected by Starfish Chairwoman Soledad O'Brien as a panelist to speak to youth about branding at the national PowerHerful Conference, co-sponsored by The Sara Blakely Foundation.
As an accomplished executive producer, reporter, writer, and former FOX News evening anchor, Kent has experience in front of and behind the camera. The multimedia journalist has interviewed hundreds of prominent newsmakers.
The multihyphenate Kent also has IMDB credits as a SAG-AFTRA talent, and has achieved commercial and print success appearing in advertisements for Nike, Target, Verizon, Dove, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Pepsi, Budweiser, Carrier, and AT&T, to name a few. She most recently starred in a national commercial for eHarmony.
Kent has loaned her voice to Disney and has been cast in many TV spots for the global brand, including multiple commercials for the Disneyland Resort, Disney Destinations, and the Disney Aulani Resort in Hawaii.
Kent's influence is far-reaching. She is also broadly and frequently quoted on the Web by individuals and organizations around the world.
The media maven uses her campaign "You Are What You Tweet," which shares the same name of her international award-winning book, to educate people about online etiquette, branding, and digital marketing. In 2015, Kent was named by Onalytica as one of the Top 100 Individuals and Brands in social media marketing.
The Mississippi native is a recipient of multiple prestigious Lifetime Achievement and Trailblazer Awards. In 2017, Kent was recognized with a Lifetime Community Service Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Last year Kent was once again in the spotlight when she was honored in our nation's capital at the National Press Club with a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for excellence in journalism.