Hana Baba CV
Who am I? I’m a Sudanese-American public radio journalist and podcaster who
explores culture, identity, religion, and immigrant life.
Experience
2005 – present: Host/reporter, ‘Crosscurrents’, KALW Public Radio 91.7 San Francisco
Hosting the Bay Area’s weeknight news and culture magazine
2019- present: Host/reporter, The Spiritual Edge 'Becoming Muslim' series, KALW
2016 - present : Creator/Co-host/Producer, The Stoop podcast from Radiotopia & PRX
Telling stories from across the Black Diaspora
2018-2020 : Creator/Co-host/Producer, Stoop Talks by Luminary podcast network
Interviewing influential Black personalities
Since 2005: Freelance reporter, PRI’s The World, BBC, NPR
Since 2017: Instructor, UC Berkeley Advanced Media Lab’s Podcast Bootcamp
Since 2017 Guest lecturer, Cal State, UC Berkeley, USF, Mills College
Since 2016 : Freelance voice coaching, narration training
Education
Undergrad 1995: University of Khartoum- Law
Graduate 1996: University of Khartoum- International Relations
Audio Education/Fellowships
2016-2019 Professional development- NABJ, SPJ, Third Coast Audio Fest
2016 NPR StoryLab
2013 New America Media- Women and Immigration fellowship
2011 ICFJ - Covering Religion in the Digital Age
2011 UC Berkeley, Knight Digital Media Center Multimedia fellowship
2006 PRI’s The World - Hale Fellowship in local-global news
2004 KQED - Radio News & Reporting Internship
Skills
Radio/audio writing, interviewing, reporting, hosting, storytelling
Podcast hosting and production
Audio recording, audio editing
Live event hosting/MC/production
Fluent in Arabic
Speaker/panelist
Afros and Audio Fest, African Podcast Fest, PodThon, PodFest,
She Podcasts, Nation Association of Black Journalists, Third Coast Audio Festival, TEDx, Arab Women’s Conference, UC Berkeley African Muslim Association, Sudanese American Public Affairs Association
Awards/Honors
2020 Best podcast- arts and culture, National Association of Black Journalists - The Stoop
2020 Webby honoree - The Stoop
2020 Best ‘Black girl Magic’ podcast, Black Podcast Awards- The Stoop
2019 and 2018 Best Podcast, Society of Professional Journalists- NorCal - The Stoop
2019 Overall Excellence, Radio program - San Francisco Press Club- Crosscurrents
2018 Best Audio Documentary - National Association of Black Journalists- The Stoop
2018 Finalist, Best Audio Feature - Religion News Association
2017 Silicon Valley African Film Fest - Bay Area African Cultural Icon award
2017 CA Legislature recognition
2017 Radio feature story, Radio news program, Radio ongoing series-SF Press Club Awards
2013 International Museum of Women, Muslimah Ambassador