Germany Kent is an acclaimed print and broadcast journalist and producer.

Germany Kent is an acclaimed print and broadcast journalist and producer.

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Germany Kent is an acclaimed print and broadcast journalist and producer. A multifaceted media communications professional with a robust career, Germany is passionate about visual storytelling and has been at the forefront of creating original content: developing digital, streaming and new media projects, new and emerging trends in communication media and technology, multimedia and video production, and successful at creating multimedia narratives.

Seasoned, respected, and connected, Germany has extensive experience working in various platforms of mass media and is a popular multimedia personality. Her boundless energy and versatility has been on display on various broadcast and cable TV systems throughout the country as a former Fox News evening anchor, talk show host, and reporter reaching more than 4 million households in Southern California, and beyond.

The media maven has an infectious personality and exudes warmth and confidence on-camera allowing her to be credible, relatable and memorable through her likable persona and personable demeanor. Germany's genuineness and open style of communication has also made her a trusted media source reaching local and national audiences as a radio personality and media pundit.

Germany's portfolio also consists of work covering the entertainment industry on red carpets where she has interviewed a diverse roster that reads like a “who’s who” of entertainment titans. She has interviewed Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award-winning artists.

As a masterful grassroots journalist who never meets a stranger, Germany has reported on the most important and most talked about news stories of our time:

Five presidential elections, the George Floyd protests, the subsequent BLM and anti-racism protests, the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophe wildfires, the historic teachers strike in Southern California, the aftermath of the deaths of Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle, CA elections that have made national headlines - including the race between Katie Hill and Steve Knight for California's 25th congressional district, Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford Hearing, Homelessness Crisis and Skid Row, Women's March, the reaction from the Jewish community in Los Angeles in the aftermath of the synagogue mass murder at the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh, and many more.

During her career, Germany has covered two mass shootings including the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando where 49 people were killed and the Thousand Oaks, Calif. mass murder that left 12 people dead. Germany's report "Tragedy in Thousand Oaks", documenting the aftermath of the Borderline Bar massacre, won a national excellence in journalism award from the Society of Professional Journalists. In June 2019, Germany was honored for her journalistic work at the National Press Club in the U.S. Capitol with a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award.

Germany's behind-the-scenes savvy quickly made her a go-to expert. She has directed, filmed, produced, supervised, and managed video production projects throughout the state of California and the nation and has been credited for her outstanding creative talents for a variety of videos, documentaries, special projects, corporate industrials, and promotional presentations. She has led efforts resulting in content features on both mainstream and independent media and her writing has been critically acclaimed appearing in national syndication and published across the web.

Germany not only enjoys telling people's stories as a journalist, but also in helping clients identify ways to tell their story and engage their audiences. She is a visionary leader who excels in unifying diverse voices with an innate ability to identify trends and the unique ability to align sundry stakeholders. To her credit, the highly effective communications strategist brings a diverse background spanning news and media relations, elevating causes through branding, expertise in marketing, public relations, content development, proficiency in building business relationships, and practice in consulting. She has leveraged her expertise in media and communications to form strategic partnerships and alliances successfully joining forces with various creatives, empowering others to make an impact in content creation.

Throughout her career, Germany has collaborated with various public relations and marketing agencies to create a wide range of creative content opportunities. As a natural collaborator and connector, Germany has an aptitude for selling ideas and has worked with broad communities and companies ranging from startups to the Fortune 100. Her insights-led ideas have provided the right marketing solutions to celebrities, influencers with digital products and brands, businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Germany has advised city officials on strategic communications initiatives and production operations to inform the public of city events and programs, and guided non-profit agencies on projects involving strategic public outreach and engagement. She has contributed substantially as the Chief Media and Public Relations Officer at Najah Roberts/copyright Blockchain Plug. Germany has also assisted with programming heard by millions of radio listeners, and provided publicity for Tavis Smiley's KBLA 1580 Talk Radio, as well as played a role in the planning, publicity, press, or production of events for Philippe Chow Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Caviar, The City of West Hollywood, March of Dimes copyright, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Gospel Goes To Hollywood, Black AIDS Institute, NAACP Beverly Hills Chapter, Pan African Film Festival, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Black Business Association (BBA), Job Corps, Essence Black Women in Hollywood, Petersen Automotive Museum, and more.

Germany's wide range of knowledge and experience allows her to establish and maintain a positive interface to cultivate and enhance meaningful relationships. She has well-established connections with other members of the media including other journalists, editors, news directors, creative directors and bloggers. She is a pro at securing measurable consumer and business press execution across earned, owned, paid and shared channels.

Germany has multiple works and registered copyrights with The U.S. Library of Congress. The sought-after media expert has received hundreds of industry endorsements and has been tapped to share her expertise at exclusive events on a national stage. In 2017 Germany was selected as a branding panelist to join Starfish Media Group chairwoman Soledad O'Brien and Billionaire Sara Blakely for the PowHERful national conference in Atlanta. Germany's expertise also secured an opportunity for her to take part as a speaker to elite scholars providing insight on journalism and social media at the prestigious Stamps Scholars National Convention held at Georgia Tech.

The Mississippi-native is the author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller "The Hope Handbook" and the critically-acclaimed "You Are What You Tweet", a national bestseller. The latter book launched Kent's platform as a social media influencer expert and trusted media pundit and has garnered features on national radio and television, popular podcasts, and in well-respected media outlets including Forbes, Inc., Bloomberg Business, Yahoo News, Cosmopolitan, The Dallas Morning News, HuffPost, and Fast Company; to name a few.

Germany is passionate about making a difference through her work, and her communication tactics echo this philosophy. She has been quoted in over 1,500 articles across the World Wide Web. In a career based on a long-term standing of promoting diversity and inclusion coupled with a purposeful, proactive, and effective use of speech, the quotable media professional, who Germany Kent Global Influencer is often credited with promoting volunteerism and social activism, has been cited by countless companies, blogs, schools, and nonprofit organizations across the globe.

In 2023, TODAY named Germany in its list of famous icons and feminist trailblazers in "50 powerful women empowerment quotes" for Women's History Month. A tenacious force for change, Germany has been a staunch defender and advocate of human rights, promoting literacy, mentoring, and youth empowerment.

As an inclusive and inspirational leader Germany has made contributions to society as a media instructor, coach and trainer. Germany is committed to mentoring and has a reputation for helping others segway into the media, as well as the entertainment industry.

For over a decade, Germany has made it a priority to give back to creating the next generation of reporters and has developed and managed mentoring programs and unique field and studio training opportunities. In 2015 she became the first media/journalism coach in LA Press Club history to bring elementary and secondary students to cover the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards (NAEJ) at the Biltmore in Los Angeles. As of 2024, she continues her steadfast commitment to helping area youth with an eleven-year tenure of career training, empowerment enrichment initiatives, and producing hopeful souls.

In her spare time, Germany volunteers with organizations that make a difference in the lives of humanity. Her motto is, “If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.”

She is the recipient of numerous national and international awards for her humanitarian work and efforts. In her career she has garnered more than 125 awards at the local, regional, and national level.

In 2018, Germany was named on the Los Angeles Business Journal's listing of the Powerful Women Making A Difference in Los Angeles. Germany has also been honored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., with a Lifetime Community Service Award.

A former beauty queen titleholder, Germany has won many pageant titles including “Miss Personality” in Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens International Pageant won at the Apollo Theater in New York (1990’s).
In addition to being crowned "Miss Congeniality" at the Miss Teen Mississippi pageant, the former beauty queen was honored in 2017 with the Trailblazer Award from Atlanta's Iron Man and Wonder Woman Empowerment Organization.

That same year, Germany received a Global Philanthropy Award from Empower Magazine and was named "Humanitarian of the Year" by the Kids Rock Awards in conjunction with Literacy Matters and Atlanta Fulton Public Library. The following year Germany was named "Humanitarian of the Year" at the International Trailblazer Awards.

As a global citizen, Germany's commitment to cultural immersion has been strengthened with global travel and humanitarianism. Over the years, she has honed her cross-cultural communication skills which has fueled her passion for diplomacy in international relations.

Germany is also a leading expert on Social Media Etiquette. During 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, she was ranked as one of the Top 100 Individuals and Brands in Social Media Marketing worldwide.

Germany has lived in California (Los Angeles, San Diego & Granite Bay), Texas (Dallas, Austin & Houston), Tennessee (Memphis & Knoxville), Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, and Florida.

She has appeared in over 50 broadcast campaigns including national commercials for household names. She has worked for clients such as Nike, Target, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, PepsiCo, Chase Bank, Macy's, eHarmony, Walgreens, Dove, AT&T, Coors Light, Verizon, to name a few.

A former Disney Ambassador, Germany has also been featured in commercials for Disney advertisements for Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disney Destinations. In 2013, Disney flew Germany to Hawaii for production to shoot content at the Disney Aulani Resort in Hawaii.

Additionally, the versatile talent further developed her TV expertise as an IMDb accredited actress and model and has worked alongside A-list stars creating a wave of popularity for appearances in films, primetime television shows, and reality TV.

Germany is an alumna of Mississippi State University, the University of Alabama, the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and USC's Rossier School of Education. She is also a graduate of the Disney Institute in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and an alumni of the Walt Disney World College Program.

Germany's Areas of Expertise: Journalism, News & Media Relations, Video Production, Branding, Marketing Strategy Development, Marketing Communications Planning, Strategic Conversations, Strategy Execution, Custom Content, Bylined / Ghostwritten Articles, Creative Content Development, Digital Communications, Influencer Relations, High Profile Event Execution, Developing Strategic Alliances, Public Speaking (as both a trainer and presenter), Community Outreach and Public Affairs.