Emmanuel Dzotsi
English American radio journalist
Emmanuel Dzotsi (born in 1993) is an English American radio journalist. He was a co-host of the podcasts Serial and Reply All.
Early life and education
Dzotsi was born in Streatham, London. His parents' families immigrated to the United Kingdom from Dominica and Ghana. His family moved several times because of his father's work, and he lived in Shropshire and Belgium before emigrating to the United States, where they settled in Toledo, Ohio in 2005.
He attended The Ohio State University, where he studied political science and strategic communications. In college, Dzotsi produced a feature-length film, played mellophone in the Ohio State University Marching Band and delivered a TEDx Talk about storytelling. He graduated in 2015.
Career
Dzotsi moved to Chicago after graduating from Ohio State, interning for WBEZ before becoming a fellow at This American Life.
In 2018, he hosted the third season of Serial alongside Sarah Koenig.
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