Azia Celestino is an award-winning TV personality, journalist, and actor. As the West coast entertainment anchor for Cheddar News, she grew the network’s presence in Hollywood, spearheading red carpet coverage from the Golden Globes, broadcasting live from the Super Bowl Experience, and producing interviews with the biggest actors, musicians, and athletes in pop culture. She is a special correspondent for EXTRA and Gold House.
Azia is the creator of BINGE CLUB, the fast-growing entertainment brand that connects fans to the actors and creatives behind today’s most binge-worthy shows and movies. BINGE CLUB content resonates with audiences across online platforms, and in-person during themed screenings and brand-powered experiences.
Before that, Azia served as an anchor for CBS partner, Channel One News where she won a Telly Award for her profile of Nobel Peace Prize recipient and human rights activist, Nadia Murad. As a digital journalist, Azia hosted and helped launch a branded YouTube channel for COMPLEX, which grew to over 100,000 organic subscribers in less than a year. As the creator of Keep It Short, she broke down the biggest news stories in 15-second explainers. That TikTok series gained over 10 million views in just two months. She has partnered with major brands including LVMH, Revolve, Express, Netflix, and Lionsgate. As a speaker, Azia has moderated live and virtual events with Viacom’s Asian affinity group, AMP, and SAG-AFTRA Foundation.
As an actor, Azia guest stars in Apple TV+ comedy, The Afterparty, and regularly appears as herself in the primetime drama, Law & Order SVU. She has a supporting role in upcoming indie thriller, Chilltown.
Azia enjoys binge-watching a new series while simultaneously looking up the cast on IMDb, eating good food, and spending time with family.
