Darley Carol Newman is an American producer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur. Newman is the creator and host of Equitrekking, an Emmy Award-winning equestrian themed travel TV show on PBS, and Travels with Darley, a PBS and Amazon Prime series that documents her experiences traveling with the locals around the world.
Darley Newman | |
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 Newman being interviewed at the Dance Pe Chance celebration at Union County Performing Arts Center in February 2019. | |
| Born | Darley Carol Newman Washington, D.C. |
| Education | George Washington University |
| Occupation(s) | producer, TV host, writer, entrepreneur |
| Website | darleycnewman |
Early life
editNewman was born in Washington, D.C.[1] She grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and began horseback riding at the age of nine. In 1997, Newman graduated from St. Catherine's School in Richmond, Virginia.[2]
Education
editIn 2001, Newman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in electronic media from The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs. Newman created her own minor in international business and cultures.[3][4] She studied abroad in Florence, Italy for one semester which she credits as one of her favorite travel destinations.[5][3]
Career
editNewman started her career as a cameraperson in a summer job for a local station in South Carolina.[2] Newman became a correspondent for The Talk Radio News Service covering briefings at The White House and meetings at Capitol Hill.[2]
In Washington, D.C., Newman became a programming assistant for The WB. She was named Tribune Media's "Employee of the Year" in 2002. Newman became a production associate for FRONTLINE and NOW with Bill Moyers broadcast on PBS at Washington Media Associates, a production company.[6]
Newman moved to New York City in 2003. There, she worked on the prime-time news program, 48 Hours, on CBS and also did freelance research and camera work for PBS documentaries and series. During this time, she founded her production company, DCN Creative, and launched the websites, Equitrekking.com and EquitrekkingTravel.com, producing early micro-niche online video for Brightcove that was cited in BusinessWeek's "Blogspotting." While in New York City, she produced the pilot episode of Equitrekking, the first ever travel TV show to explore the world on horseback.[7]
In 2007, Newman moved back to Washington, D.C. to expand her productions with DCN Creative. She created more episodes of Equitrekking, which would go on to be distributed to networks in over 85 nations and win three Daytime Emmy Awards[8] as well as be honored with nine nominations. It has run for five seasons with a total of 35 half-hour episodes to date.
Newman authored Equitrekking: Travel Adventures on Horseback published by Chronicle Books in 2008. She provides readers with recommendations and tips based on her firsthand experiences on equestrian vacations she took with locals. The book went on to win the North American Travel Journalist Award Merit Award for Best Travel Book. Later in the year, Ralph Lauren TV premiered a digital video series with Newman, showcasing Equitrekking spots in Hawaii, Alaska, Ireland and the American West.
Broadening the Equitrekking brand, in 2009, Newman went on to launch Equitrekking's Top20Ranches.com which highlights top North American dude ranches. That same year, she created a series of broadcast interstitials, taking viewers "equitrekking" in locations where famous American Westerns and movies filmed and detailing related history, shown on the Starz Encore network.[9]
In 2014, Newman produced the digital original series "Travel Like the Locals with Darley" for Scripps Network Interactive. She started hosting and producing a second, new digital series, Travels with Darley, launched on the AOL On Network, dedicated to food, culture, and adventures across the globe with locals as the guides.[10] In 2016, Travels with Darley debuted its first season on PBS, taking viewers to Europe, the Caribbean and the United States.[11] It can also be streamed on Amazon Prime and has appeared on international broadcast networks as well as over 2,000 partner sites like MSN and HuffPost.[12] The show has aired 36 half-hour episodes over the span of six seasons and is currently shooting its seventh season.[13]
Accolades
editEmmy Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Greg Barna for Equitrekking | Won |
| 2009 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series | Darley Newman & Chip Ward for Equitrekking | Nominated |
| 2010 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series | Darley Newman & Chip Ward for Equitrekking | Nominated |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing | Darley Newman & Chip Ward for Equitrekking | Nominated |
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Greg Barna for Equitrekking | Won |
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Photography | Greg Barna for Equitrekking | Won |
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program | Darley Newman & Chip Ward for Equitrekking | Nominated |
| 2013 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing | Darley Newman & Chip Ward for Equitrekking | Nominated |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award for Single Camera Directing | Darley Newman & Greg Barna for Travels with Darley | Nominated |
Other honors
edit- 2008: North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) First Place Award for Best Travel Broadcast (Video) for Equitrekking
- 2008: North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Award of Merit for Best Travel Book for Equitrekking: Travel Adventures on Horseback
- 2009: North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) First Place Award for Best Travel Broadcast (Video) for Equitrekking[14]
- 2012: Inspiring Woman Award from Women in Philanthropy & Leadership (WIPL) at a conference hosted by Coastal Carolina University[15]
- 2012: Silver Telly Winner for The Telly Awards' Film/Video TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Videography/Cinematography for DCN Creative's Equitrekking[16]
- 2012: Bronze Telly Winner for The Telly Awards' Film/Video TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Travel/Tourism for DCN Creative's Equitrekking[17]
- 2018: Caribbean Travel Media Award for Best Broadcast Feature in the Golden Mic category for the "Travels with Darley Martinique" episode of Travels with Darley at the Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards and Fashion Show in New York City[18]
References
edit- ^ McCool, Charles (May 5, 2016). "5 Minutes With Darley Newman". McCool Travel. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Durden, Douglas (July 6, 2007). "Horses + travel = 'Equitrekking'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Darley Newman, CCAS/SMPA BA '01". GW Alumni News. May 2, 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Park, Regina (February 21, 2016). "Alumna gives viewers a tour, and taste, of the world". The GW Hatchet. Hatchet Publications, Inc. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (February 28, 2012). "Go away with Darley Newman". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Morris, Ashley (October 2012). "Have Horse, Will Travel". Grand Strand Magazine. GulfStream Communications. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Potter, Everett (April 2, 2018). "Darley Newman: A PBS Travel Empire Built On Horseback". Forbes. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "CCAS/SMPA Alumna's TV Show Wins Daytime Emmy". GW Alumni News. June 19, 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Jet, Johnny (May 2014). "Travel Style: Darley Newman". JohnnyJet.com. JohnnyJet. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ PRO Staff, Wrap (February 18, 2014). "'Travel Like the Locals with Darley' Takes a Trip to Scripps' Digital Platform ulive". The Wrap. The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lewis, Kelly (August 31, 2016). "How Darley Newman Became a Travel TV Show Host". Go! Girl Guides. Hop & Jaunt. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Sachs, Andrea (April 13, 2018). "What's it like to film a TV travel show? I joined the crew of "Travels With Darley" to find out". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ Newman, Darley (January 14, 2019). "We're filming in the Adirondacks for a new season of my #PBS and Amazon #Prime show "Travels with Darley." Follow along @darleynewman on Instagram and Twitter". Twitter. Twitter, Inc. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "2009 NATJA Awards Competition Winners". North American Travel Journalists Association. 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "2012 Inspiring Women". Coastal Carolina University. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "SILVER WINNER: FILM/VIDEO — TV PROGRAMS, SEGMENTS, OR PROMOTIONAL PIECES - VIDEOGRAPHY/CINEMATOGRAPHY - Equitrekking". The Telly Awards. Telly Awards. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "BRONZE WINNER: FILM/VIDEO — TV PROGRAMS, SEGMENTS, OR PROMOTIONAL PIECES - TRAVEL/TOURISM - Equitrekking". The Telly Awards. Telly Awards. 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards 2018". Flipsnack. Caribbean Tourism Organization. May 30, 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
