Media Girlfriends is an award-winning production company led by journalists of colour — co-founders Nana aba Duncan, Garvia Bailey and Hannah Sung.

The company began in 2016 as a podcast created by Nana aba, who interviewed her friends working in news media about their lives, accomplishments, feelings of inadequacy, money anxiety, intersectionality, Beyoncé’s work ethic and what it’s like to navigate Canada’s journalism industry.⁣⁣ It’s since been incorporated into an award-winning production and consulting company that aims for joyful creativity and to honour historically misrepresented voices through audio storytelling done with care. 

Media Girlfriends’ debut show Strong and Free/Fort et Libre is a Black history podcast and video series for Historica Canada. The series was recognized by the Black Podcasting Awards, the RTDNA Canada Awards, the Digital Publishing Award and the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Other Media Girlfriends shows include Humans of The House, Signal For Help, which Nana aba hosts, and Between Us with Wes Hall.