Genuine Curiosity w/ journalist Dometi Pongo
Every great show needs a well-dressed superstar host, and on The Exhibit, we had Dometi Pongo! JB and Dometi go behind the scenes of the MTV and Smithsonian Channel’s art competition show and talk about the cast, the challenges, the art, and the memorable moments that didn’t make it to the screen. Dometi explains where his love for art started and how his curiosity made him the perfect person to host a show with so many different art styles and personalities. He talks about work on TV, his latest work with the Pongo Strategy Group, and some exciting new partnerships that will produce more great content soon. We can’t level without hearing about his trips back to Ghana. It’s more of that good art talk on the Noize! Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 166 topics include:
hosting The Exhibit on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel
having a love for art
curiosity as a host
impressions of the cast of The Exhibit
memorable moments for the show
the Pongo Strategy Group
producing the type of shows people need and want
traveling back to Ghana
being in the room where decisions are made
Dometi Pongo, the host of The Exhibit, with Melissa Chiu, Adam Pendleton, and Kenny Schachter
Dometi Pongo {pronounced dō-meh-TEE} is the host of the hit MTV docuseries True Life Crime and multiple MTV News franchises, including its flagship program, “Need to Know,” which provides award-winning analysis of trending news stories.
Pongo’s work lives at the intersection of pop culture and social justice.
In addition to hosting red carpet activations for Paramount’s tentpole events (like the Video Music Awards, Grammys, and MTV Movie & TV Awards), the Chicago-born journalist helms a number of Smithsonian Channel programs exploring topics spanning hip-hop, pop culture, and American history.
Pongo regularly joins senior leadership in moderating company-wide discussions on equity in Paramount’s “Courageous Conversations” series led by MTV Entertainment Group President Chris McCarthy.
His illuminating reporting and perspective can also be heard in his role as contributor to ET Live and Sirius XM’s Karen Hunter Show.
The award-winning journalist also works as a speaker and multimedia consultant through his firm, Pongo Strategy Group, which helps organizations tell better stories through multimedia. In partnership with Sankofa Ventures, Dometi’s annual group tours of Ghana, West Africa provided more than 70 American travelers from the African diaspora an opportunity to explore their ancestral lineage.
See more: https://www.dometi.net + Dometi Pongo IG @dometi_
Presented by: Black Art In America
Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio
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