Olivia has been a producer at WNYC since 2016, where she makes Fishko Files with host Sara Fishko. Her work has appeared on The United States of Anxiety, On the Media, Studio 360, Morning Edition, and All Things Considered, and has been recognized by RTDNA, the New York Press Club, the Newswomen's Club of New York, and the National Headliner Awards. Previously, she worked in film & TV development and documentary in both New York and Los Angeles. She studied screenwriting and film production at Emerson College and is originally from New York.
Olivia Briley appears in the following:
Why It’s So Hard to Sound “American”
Monday, July 03, 2023
A culture war from our past: Before he could define America’s sound for the next century, Aaron Copland had to overcome conflict over what “America” meant.
Vast Wasteland
Friday, May 07, 2021
60 years ago, a still-celebrated speech rocked the world of broadcast television.
Empire State: Going Up
Friday, April 30, 2021
At 102 stories, the Empire State Building's height is only one of the ways it towered over all the rest.
Stanwyck & Co.
Friday, April 23, 2021
From the archives: Barbara Stanwyck was just one of a generation of Hollywood actresses who worked fiercely to hold onto their eccentricities of style, stance and voice.
Poets' Voices
Friday, April 16, 2021
From the archives: What's the connection between a poet's speaking voice and the poems they create?
Peter and the Wolf
Friday, April 09, 2021
Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf has been recorded and performed countless times - but the millions of children who listened over the years only knew part of the story.
Bernstein, Made for TV
Friday, April 02, 2021
From the archives: In the early, intrepid days of live TV, Leonard Bernstein brought classical music to the masses.
Sibling Harmony
Friday, March 26, 2021
From the archives: The tradition of siblings performing together is as old as song.
Changes
Friday, March 19, 2021
A hundred years ago, a popular song appeared at a time similar to our own - when people desperately wanted to 'move on' from crisis.
Michael Rabin
Friday, March 12, 2021
From the archives: The classical music prodigy was a phenomenal player - with a tragic story.
James M. Cain
Friday, March 05, 2021
From the archives: Cain's books provided 1940s Hollywood with plenty of material for its dark dramas.
The Chopin Paradox
Friday, February 19, 2021
From the archives: Frédéric Chopin borrowed from the music he loved and turned it into something completely original.
Jacqueline Kennedy's White House
Friday, February 12, 2021
When she moved in, Ms. Kennedy said the White House looked like a hotel furnished from a January clearance sale. So she redecorated, and the results were showcased on national TV.
Message Pictures
Friday, February 05, 2021
The recent death of screenwriter Walter Bernstein has WNYC's Sara Fishko ruminating on the subject of dissent, protest and the movies.
Alex North (1910-1991)
Friday, January 29, 2021
From the archives: North was known for his sharp and observant film scores - and his modesty.
Chayefsky
Friday, January 22, 2021
From the archives: The multiple-Oscar-winning Chayefsky fought to the death for every fierce and furious word he wrote.
MLK: 2 Films
Friday, January 15, 2021
A new documentary offers a dark and revealing update to civil rights history.
Man with a Movie Camera
Friday, January 08, 2021
From the archives: 125 years after the birth of Dziga Vertov, the Russian filmmaker's "Man with a Movie Camera" remains a classic of the silent film era.
Life of the Party
Friday, January 01, 2021
From the archives: In this last gasp of 2020, we face a New Year's without parties - unless you count the ones in this Fishko Files episode.
