Elizabeth Guérin interview

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Elizabeth Guérin interview

• February 4, 2016 (Production)

Elizabeth Guérin, daughter of the famous Haitian writer, Mona Guérin, was very young when she launched her career in the arts and broadcasting industry. At the age of eight, she started performing in a weekly comedy for the Haitian TV, Tele Haiti. At the age of 10, she hosted a Sunday Show, written by her mother, on Radio Metropole, in Haiti. At the age of 15, she played 9 characters in “Roye! Les Voila”, the most popular Haitian radio soap opera in Port-au-Prine. The show lasted 18 years. Elizabeth’s academic background is in communication. Besides her Bachelor of Arts in Communication, she is an accomplished visual artist. She had the unique opportunity to study at the “Beaux Arts” program Port-au-Prince,Haiti. She was the youngest artist to enter into the “Centre d’art” of Haiti. Her first exhibit at the age of 14 was a great success. Additionally, Elizabeth spent seven years hosting different shows in Haiti at “Magic Stereo” radio station, then in Planet Kreyòl, where she was the programming director. During that time, Elizabeth also produced and hosted “A Découvert”, the first television talk show in Haiti, with a live audience. Her fans named her “The Haitian Oprah”. Elizabeth also became the Marketing and Programming Director at “Tele Timoun”, a Haitian Television station in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After a long and thriving career in Haiti, Elizabeth relocated to Miami, where she started a radio show on “Radio Carnival”. She still hosts her show, Bonjour Haiti, on weekdays on “Radio Mega”. Also in Miami, in 2003, Elizabeth’s leadership skills helped launched HTN, the first 24-hour Haitian TV in the U.S. on Comcast. She was the Programming Director and also produced and hosted a TV show. She went on to produce a successful TV Sitcom in Miami titled “Les Frères Dyòlè”, as well as various educative Radio segments for the Diaspora. Since 2011, she has been hosting a community news TV show “What’s up Haitian!” on NBC Cozi TV along with her daughter, Christalie Parisot, and DJ Nickymix. In 2006, with her radio expertise, extensive knowledge of the Haitian market and keen business sense, Elizabeth created Imaginart Media Productions, LLC. Imaginart Media Productions is now a successful Marketing and Production Company based in Miami, providing services to various professionals, organizations and well-known national and international businesses in the United States, as well as the Caribbean. In this interview, she discusses her childhood as an actor as well as the influences of her mother, the writer, Mona Guerin. She also talks about her children and her experiences as a media personality in Miami and Haiti. Link: https://umiami.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Interview+with+Elizabeth+Gu%C3%A9rin/0_bjkgmubp/40983571 Interviewer: Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis Recorded by Javier Carrion Length: 00:48:44