Five-time Emmy award winner US-based Guyanese Asha Blake is a former network anchor turned digital media mogul and media consultant to celebrities.
Born in 1961 in Guyana, Blake is the daughter of an education specialist and a teacher. She was raised in Toronto and later in Minnesota, where she received a bachelor’s degree from the University Of Minnesota School Of Journalism.
Blake is a television correspondent for America Now News, former network anchor for ABC/NBC, a producer, CEO of Goldenheart Media, event host, speaker, and a mother.
She has served as a solo anchor for national network news programs, hosted syndicated daytime programming, and co-hosted a national talk show for NBC and ABC. Over the course of a successful 20-year career in television journalism, Blake conducted thousands of live interviews, covered numerous high-profile court cases, and served as a medical reporter earlier in her career.
She co-hosted the NBC national news program “Later Today” and ABC’s “World News Now”, “World News this Morning”, and “Good Morning America Sunday”, in addition to reporting for ABC’s “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.”
Her coverage of breaking world events has put her in front of a number of world leaders, including Desmond Tutu, Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Rosa Parks, Al Gore, as well as celebrities such as Jay Leno, Jude Law and Denzel Washington.
Blake has hosted two nationally syndicated shows: “Smart Gardening” on PBS and “Life Moments”, the nationally syndicated daytime women’s reality program that celebrated great and unbelievable moments in the lives of every kind of women. She has also been actively involved with many charity organizations, including serving as a celebrity ambassador for UNICEF, volunteering for Make a Wish, and supporting Race for a Cure and Meals on Wheels.
Following the 9/11 Attacks, she created and launched a public service website providing a free planning guide to help organize pertinent personal information in the event of an emergency.
In 2010, Blake launched her media company, Goldenheart Media. Headquartered in her hometown of Los Angeles, California, Goldenheart Media is a multimedia powerhouse company specializing in media relations, branding, corporate communications, and messaging and entertainment program development.
Blake is married to former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Mark Dusbabek and has a daughter, Sasha.
Visit www.goldenheartmedia.com for more information on Blake’s work. (Source: guyanesegirlsrock.com)
