Kira Boden-Gologorsky
2024 REPORTING FELLOW
Kira is a journalist, producer, and creative executive. She has extensive experience in the development and proof of concept aspects of the creative process, including IP-based programming across different mediums and brand identities.
As a journalist and creative executive, she intimately understands the delicate balance of telling true but highly entertaining stories.
Currently, she is attending the Columbia School of Journalism, focusing on a M.S. in documentary journalism. Beyond this, she is a freelance producer, working on projects in both strategy and development for clients including PBS and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Prior to going freelance, she worked on the CNN Original Series team. In this capacity, she worked closely on details pertaining to the ongoing development and production of CNN Original Series including Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Murdochs: Empire of Influence, and Watergate: Blueprint for Scandal. She has developed projects alongside award-winning production companies including Story Syndicate, Scout, ZPZ, Part2 Pictures, The Documentary Group, and more.
Additionally, she worked closely with the CNN Audio team and has produced joint CNN Original Series & Films/CNN Audio podcasts including When Diana Met… hosted by Aminatou Sow, Behind the Desk: The Story of Late Night with Bill Carter, and Three Identical Strangers: The Science Behind The Story with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Beyond her work at CNN, she has served as a non-fiction shorts programmer at the Bushwick Film Festival. Her undergrad studies focused on Contemporary Culture and Creative Production at NYU, with a culminating thesis that focused on the female gaze in film festivals.
Kira is originally from San Francisco and is now based out of New York City.
