Nia Juniel
Supervising Director
HBCUGO
About Nia Juniel
Nia Juniel hails from Houston, Texas and studied Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
After a short stint in local television — her next steps led north to Bristol, Connecticut. During seven years at ESPN, she worked on numerous projects in the ESPN studios, including the first WNBA Draft held on the Bristol campus and launching the weekday version of SportsCenter AM.
She spent the next phase of her career at Turner Sports, based in Atlanta, working both in studio and remote trucks on such events as the Las Vegas Summer League, NBA All-Star Weekend, NBA Finals, the reboot of Inside Stuff and the launch of WNBA Weekly.
Juniel currently serves as Supervising Director on the HBCU Go Sports team, working alongside a dedicated production team focused on telling the vast and varied stories of black college sports, students, alumni and culture.
Featured in: SVG Women’s Sports Workshop (12/15)