Jacquie Jones

Jacquie Jones (April 28, 1965 – January 28, 2018) was an American public television film director, producer, writer and media executive. She was an editor of the Black Film Review from 1989 to 1993. She was executive director of Black Public Media (formerly the National Black Programming Consortium) from 2005 to 2014.

Jones founded the New Media Institute in 2006 and the Public Media Corps in 2009. She was the recipient of two Peabody Awards, a Gracie Award and was selected as a Revson Fellow at Columbia University.

Early life and education Jacqueline Michele Jones was born April 28, 1965, in Washington D.C. Her parents were Humphrey and Claire Antoine Jones. Her family later moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Jones attended Howard University, majoring in English and minoring in African American Studies. She obtained her BA in English in 1987. Jones was editor of the Black Film Review from 1989 until 1993.

Jones founded the New Media Institute in 2006. She also established Public Media Corps in 2009, "which connected minority and low-income communities with broadband public media resources and social media tools." Peabody Award (2013) National Black Programming Consortium. 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School (PBS) Gracie Award (2013) National Black Programming Consortium. 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School (PBS)