bio

Ngozi Ekeledo is an award-winning multimedia storyteller, videographer, producer, editor, writer and communications specialist. She has over a decade of experience and expertise in multimedia journalism, cinematic storytelling, communications planning, media strategy and content development.

Ngozi’s multimedia storytelling focuses on the amplification of marginalized communities by intentionally highlighting people and causes that are traditionally under-covered.

Her written work has appeared in the New York Times, Food & Wine, the Chicago Tribune, Nylon, Chicago Magazine, Lenny Letter, Vox Media’s Racked, Radiant Health Magazine and the Chicago Reader.

Most recently, Ngozi worked as a visual storyteller for NBCUniversal’s linear and digital news network, NBC LX. At NBC LX, Ngozi’s work focused on examining society through the lens of culture and identity, and her short-form and long-form stories and docuseries appeared nationally on NBC, NBC News Now, Peacock, Hulu and Roku. Watch a few of her stories here.

Ngozi also reported from Beijing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and was the co-host of NBC Sports and NBC LX’s award-winning multi-platform Olympics podcast “My New Favorite Olympian” alongside Olympic medalists Ibtihaj Muhammad and Apolo Ohno. My New Favorite Olympian was the winner of “Best Podcast Series” at the 2022 Cynopsis Sports Media Awards and the winner of “Best Limited Series & Specials” and “Best Individual Episode — LGBTQ+” at the 2022 Signal Awards.

Previously she worked as a studio host and reporter for the Big Ten Network in Chicago and covered professional and college sports for WTVD, the ABC owned-and-operated station in Durham, North Carolina. During her time in the Triangle, Ngozi anchored coverage of the Carolina Panthers' run to Super Bowl 50, the UNC men's basketball team's march to the 2017 NCAA Championship and 2016 NCAA title game, and embedded with Duke men's basketball during the team's 2015 National Championship run.

Before joining WTVD, Ngozi worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho. During her time in the Magic Valley, she earned multiple awards, including the 2013-14 Idaho State Broadcasters Association Award for Best News Story for "Playing for Cody." She also received second place honors from the Idaho Press Club for the 2012 "Rookie of the Year" award and second place in 2013 for "Best Sportscast." 

In 2017, Ngozi created Who Would Have Thoughts?, a website and podcast catered to women creatives. Ngozi has interviewed celebrities like Jemele Hill and Issa Rae about their work, the changing media climate and shifting roles for women in the industry for the "Who Would Have Thoughts?" podcast.

Ngozi is a 2012 graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Sociology minor. Ngozi later returned to her alma mater as an adjunct professor in 2018.

Ngozi is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.