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010. Host of MTV's True Life Crime & Journalist, Changing Career Fields, Listening to the Signs, Applying Being a Lyricist to Journalism, and Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket (w/Dometi Pongo)
Corporate-ish
53 minutes 20 seconds
4 years ago
010. Host of MTV's True Life Crime & Journalist, Changing Career Fields, Listening to the Signs, Applying Being a Lyricist to Journalism, and Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket (w/Dometi Pongo)
On today’s episode, Corporate-ish has a conversation with Dometi Pongo. Dometi Pongo {pronounced dō-muh-TEE} is the host of the hit MTV series True Life Crime and multiple MTV News video franchises including its flagship digital program, “Need to Know,” which provides award-winning analysis of trending news stories. In addition to hosting after shows and red carpet activations for ViacomCBS’s tentpole events like the Video Music Awards, the Grammys, and MTV Movie & TV Awards, Dometi regularly joins senior leadership in moderating internal, company-wide discussions on equity in ViacomCBS’s “Courageous Conversations” series led by MTV Entertainment Group President Chris McCarthy. Dometi’s illuminating commentary on everything from entertainment news to politics and social justice can be heard in his role as contributor to ET Live, the Smithsonian Channel, 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.
We talked with Dometi about how he went from working an office job at Target headquarters to pivoting to a career in journalism and ultimately landing at MTV. We also talk about chasing your passions, tapping into your spiritual force, and diversity in journalism.
You can follow Dometi on instagram @dometi_ and at www.dometi.net
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Here at Corporate-ish, we highlight black professionals, have authentic conversations about the black experience in corporate America and share tips to help you grow in your career and climb the corporate ladder.
