Emily Austin
{{Short description|American journalist and influencer (born 2001)}}
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|name=Emily Austin
|image = File:Emily Austin by Gage Skidmore.jpg
|caption = Austin in 2023
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|5|24}}
|birth_place=Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
|alma_mater=Hofstra University
|occupation={{flatlist|
- Journalist
- influencer
- broadcaster
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Emily Austin (born May 24, 2001){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/emilyraustin/status/1794001345235796018|title=Emily Austin|website=Twitter|date=May 31, 2024}} is an American journalist, social media influencer and independent NBA broadcaster.{{cite web |url= https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/culture/1673258490-emily-austin-jewish-influencer-who-joined-israel-s-un-mission|title=Emily Austin: The Jewish influencer who joined Israel's UN mission|website=i24 News |access-date=July 20, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302082/who-conservative-influencer-emily-austin-sports-journalist-just-met-trump-capitol-shes-also|title=Who is conservative influencer Emily Austin? The sports journalist just met Trump at the Capitol – she's also interviewed Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul and collaborated with MTV|publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=March 16, 2025}}
Early life
Austin was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Israeli parents,{{cite news|url=https://www.jns.org/u-s-israel/sports/23/6/13/294876/|title=Social-media influencer reflects on volunteer tour in Israel|last=Martin|first=Bradley|date=June 13, 2023|publisher=Jewish News Syndicate|access-date=March 2, 2024}} and grew up on Long Island, New York.{{cite web |url=https://aish.com/emily-austin-sports-broadcaster-influencer-and-proud-jew/ |title=Emily Austin: Sports Broadcaster, Influencer and Proud Jew|website=Aish |date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/hewlett-harbors-emily-austin-dives-into-sports-journalism,129573 |title=Hewlett Harbor's Emily Austin dives into sports journalism|website=Long Island Herald |date=January 7, 2021 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }} She went to North Shore Hebrew Academy for high school where she played tennis competitively.{{Cite web |title=Interview with Emily Austin |url=https://www.maxraskin.com/interviews/emily-austin |access-date=April 24, 2025 |website=Interviews with Max Raskin |language=en-US}} Austin graduated in 2019,{{Cite web |title=Meet Our Honorees |url=https://www.nshadinner.org/our-honorees |website=North Shore Hebrew Academy Annual Dinner Celebration}} and then attended Hofstra University to study journalism, but transferred to Touro University because of Hofstra's political climate.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-an-intern-at-israels-mission-to-the-un-judged-this-weeks-miss-universe-pageant/ |title=Why an intern at Israel's Mission to the UN judged this week's Miss Universe pageant|website=Times of Israel |access-date=July 20, 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/355651/emily-austin-on-becoming-a-sports-reporter-at-18-handling-antisemitism-on-social-media/ |title=Emily Austin on Becoming a Sports Reporter at 18, Handling Antisemitism on Social Media|website=Jewish Journal |date=February 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }}
Austin's parents are secular Jews, but she decided to keep kosher at a young age.{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2023 |title=Making Israel - US Jewry relations cool again |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-736258 |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}} She has visited Israel since her youth and follows Jewish traditions such as keeping kosher, making Kiddush, lighting Shabbat candles, and not working on Shabbat. She is fluent in Hebrew.
Career
=Sports journalism=
In 2021, Austin started her sports journalism career by reaching out to professional athletes for interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, while she was still a sophomore journalism student at Hofstra University. A former athlete, Austin began interviewing athletes on Instagram for her vlog show, Daily Vibes with Emily Austin.{{cite web |url= https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/11/11/israel-is-part-of-who-i-am-college-student-and-activist-emily-austin-discusses-antisemitism-the-nba-and-jewish-identity/|title='Israel Is Part of Who I Am': College Student and Activist Emily Austin Discusses Antisemitism, the NBA, and Jewish Identity|website= Algemeiner|access-date=July 20, 2023 }} This led her to working at MTV on Music Lives On. She also worked for Sports Illustrated as a host at NFL and boxing events.
In 2023, Austin started an NBA podcast called The Hoop Chat w/ Emily Austin which has featured NBA players,{{cite web |url=https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-emily-austin-launching-new-basketball-based-podcast |title=Emily Austin launching new NBA-based podcast|website=Clutch Points |date=June 15, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-expert-emily-austin-talks-damian-lillard-james-harden-offseason-storylines |title=NBA expert Emily Austin talks Damian Lillard, James Harden and other offseason storylines|website= Fox News|date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.jns.org/sports-journalist-emily-austin-brings-her-a-game-in-defense-of-israel/ |title=Sports journalist Emily Austin brings her 'A game' in defense of Israel|website=JNS |date=January 23, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }} such as Josh Giddey,{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/josh-giddey-talks-tiktok-fame-201135521.html|title=Josh Giddey talks about his TikTok fame, lists favorite NBA players to follow on platform|website= Thunderwire|date=July 26, 2022 |via=Yahoo Finance|access-date=September 27, 2023 }} Grant Williams,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/nba/mavericks/news/dallas-mavericks-grant-williams-deuce-tatum-beef-boston-celtics|title='No Beef!' Dallas Mavs' Grant Williams On Boston Celtics Relationship With Deuce Tatum|magazine= Sports Illustrated|date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023 }} Mitchell Robinson,{{cn|date=September 2023}} Immanuel Quickley,{{cn|date=September 2023}} Jalen Brunson, and Chet Holmgren. In April 2024, Austin began working with DAZN on their boxing coverage.{{cite magazine |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2024/04/19/emily-austin-signs-two-fight-contract-with-dazn/|title=Emily Austin Named Social Presenter for Haney-Garcia Fight on DAZN|website= Barrett Sports Media|date=April 19, 2024 |access-date=April 24, 2024 }}
=Other work=
Austin has worked as a model.{{citation|work=Fashion Week Daily|title=How Emily Austin transitioned from being a model to building a successful career as a sports journalist|date=February 8, 2021|url=https://fashionweekdaily.com/how-emily-austin-transitioned-from-being-a-model-to-building-a-successful-career-as-a-sports-journalist/}} She was a judge at Miss Universe 2022. She joined the Israeli mission to the UN where she handles English communications and public relations.{{cite news |url= https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/hjriz0000qo|title=Jewish influencer lands media consultant role at Israel's UN mission|newspaper=Ynetnews |date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 |last1=Edelson |first1=Daniel }} Austin has written for publications such as Newsweek.{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/my-recent-hardships-being-jewish-zionist-activist-opinion-1777955 |title=My Recent Hardships in Being a Jewish and Zionist Activist|website= Newsweek|date=February 2023 |access-date=July 20, 2023 }} She has appeared several times as a panelist on the Fox News program Gutfeld!{{cite web |title=Gutfeld FOX News September 15, 2023 |date=September 16, 2023 |url=https://archive.org/details/FOXNEWSW_20230916_020000_Gutfeld |access-date=December 5, 2023}} Since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Austin has been vocal on the issue of antisemitism,{{cite web |url= https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-778853 |title=Jerusalem Post Israel News Media influencer Austin in Israeli South | website=Jerusalem Post |date=December 20, 2023 |access-date=December 20, 2023 }} coming out in support of Israel on social media and visiting southern Israeli border communities in December 2023.
References
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External links
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- [https://x.com/emilyraustin Emily Austin] on X
- {{instagram|emily.austin}}
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Category:American sports podcasters
Category:21st-century American women writers
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Category:American people of Israeli descent