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Janey Tate (she/her/hers)

Founder & Publisher
Hy-Lo News
Miami, Florida, United States

Janéy Tate's career in news began in 2011 as an intern for the Miami Herald and CBS 4 News Miami. She fell in love with journalism and the media industry while interning at these places and decided that this was what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.

In 2006, Janéy graduated from Miami Northwestern Senior High with honors and went on to study Mass Communications and Journalism at Florida International University. While in college, Janey competed in the Miss America Organization pageant system and won the title of Miss Miami Gardens 2011, and was a top 15 finalist for the 2011 Miss Florida Pageant.

After years of being frustrated with the lack of coverage of the Black community and hearing people’s grievances with local media, Janey decided to create a solution with Hy-Lo News, which is short for hyper-local news. The news site serves to provide the community with hyper-local news and content geared toward South Florida's Black and Brown Millennials. In 2015, Hy-Lo News began as a Facebook-based blog and within a year grew to become a legitimate news site.

Janey is determined to make Hy-Lo News a success and has made major personal financial sacrifices because building a sustainable media business is her priority. During this pandemic, she enrolled in the Digital Undivided START Pre-Acellarator, Empire University’s Business Bootcamp, and The Center for Black Innovation accelerator to further her knowledge and understanding of running a successful business.

Janey is a member of the National Association for Black Journalists National organization and the South Florida chapter (NABJ- SF). She is also a member of the Black Owned Media Alliance (BOMA). Janey, along with her partners Ernisha Randolph (Sweet Butter Hospitality Group) and Alexis Brown (SocialXChange) founded the Black Achievers Awards Presented by Jack Daniel's which highlights changemakers and Trailblazers. She is also one of the founding lead organizers for radio vet Papa Keith's annual People Matter Fest.

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