Emily Daly '06
Emily J. Daly '06 is an award-winning multi-platform writer and producer.
Most recently, she was senior producer for the nationally-syndicated public radio show and podcast, Our Body Politic, where she won a 2024 Webby for best individual episode in news and politics. Previously, she was a member of the Creativity and Free Expression team at the Ford Foundation, focusing on the arts and journalism portfolios. As a dramatic writer, Emily has been a New York Innovative Theatre Award nominee, a Screencraft Semifinalist, an International Television Festival winner, and had numerous productions of her work in NYC and regionally.
Emily earned her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University as a Bloomberg Scholar, and her Master of Fine Arts in dramatic writing at The New School. She is a member of the Masters class of 2006, where she was a proud member and leader of Phoenix, Touring Talent, Improv Club and Orchestra. As a student, she traveled to campus 1.5 hours each way every day by train. Metro North still gives her the feeling of needing to do her French homework. She lives in Beacon, NY with her husband and kiddo.
