Asha Pruitt is a writer, editor and radio producer currently based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her work spans from award-winning cultural criticism to investigative audio reporting. She has been telling stories in some form or another for as long as she can remember.
Asha holds a BA in Global Studies from UC Berkeley, where she studied peace and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa. She is also an avid climber, film photographer and fiber artist.
Experience
I currently produce and co-host RadioACTive, a weekday politics and community affairs program that focuses on grassroots activism. My audio stories address water policy, artificial intelligence, LGBTQ issues and labor movements. I also manage sound engineering and video production for live music on the show.
I led an independent arts and culture publication with roots in the ’90s Utah punk scene, managing the production of a monthly print issue and daily online publishing. As Managing Editor, I oversaw a team of freelancers, approved and edited stories, developed SEO/social media strategy and guided the magazine’s creative direction.
As an Arts and Entertainment Reporter, I covered film, music , theatre and visual arts in the Bay Area through reviews and interviews, eventually becoming newspaper’s first LGBTQ media beat reporter. I also wrote a weekly personal column titled “Audience of One” about the intersection between art and performance.
Skills
- Journalistic writing, editing, copy editing and fact-checking
- Podcast production and audio editing
- Social media strategy and short-form video creation
- Photography and videography for multimedia reporting
- French language fluency and translation
Awards
In 2023, I received the National Crimson Honors Grand Prize for outstanding film and TV criticism, presented by Rotten Tomatoes and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ+ Entertainment Critics. Special recognition was given to my essay on Nathan Fielder and reality TV ethics and my analysis of the gay cowboy figure in pop culture.
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