Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker & Investigative Journalist; Director for HBO & PBS; Public Health Advocate

New York, NY, USA
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Perri Peltz Biography

Perri Peltz is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist, and public health advocate whose career encompasses broadcast news, feature filmmaking, and investigative documentary work. Peltz has served as a broadcast journalist for NBC, ABC, and CNN, working as an anchor and reporter for WNBC-TV and NBC News, with a focus on poverty and health issues. She joined WNBC as a reporter and later became co-anchor of the weekend editions of "Today in New York" and the evening newscasts. Peltz also contributed to NBC's "Dateline" and was among the first anchors at MSNBC. As a news correspondent for ABC's "20/20," she received multiple awards for her reporting, including coverage of the misdiagnosis of melanoma.

Peltz transitioned from broadcast journalism to documentary filmmaking with a focus on social justice and public health. While at CNN, she reported on a chess team from a public school in the South Bronx that became national champions, inspiring her to produce the feature film "The Knights of the South Bronx." Peltz holds a doctorate from Columbia University School of Public Health, a credential that informs her documentary work, which centers on health and social justice topics.

Her work for HBO includes directing the documentaries "Warning: This Drug May Kill You," addressing the opioid addiction epidemic, and "Risky Drinking," which explores alcohol use disorder. Peltz also co-directed and produced the HBO documentary "Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America," examining non-traditional end-of-life choices. She co-directed "A Conversation About Growing Up Black" as part of the Conversation on Race series for The New York Times Op-Docs, and her other films include HBO's "Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr." and "Prison Dogs."

In collaboration with filmmaker Matthew O'Neill, Peltz co-created the Emmy-winning documentary news series "AXIOS on HBO," contributing to non-fiction storytelling in public health and current affairs. Her work includes directing "The Last Twins" for PBS, "She Runs The World," which premiered at the Tribeca Festival and was first runner-up for the Audience Award, the duPont-Columbia Award-winning "Can't Look Away" for Bloomberg Originals, and "Surveilled" with Ronan Farrow for HBO. Peltz also hosts "The Perri Peltz Show" on SiriusXM Radio, where she discusses public health and social issues. Her career spans investigative journalism, advocacy-driven documentary, and broadcast media, focusing on the intersection of storytelling and public health.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/05/2026.

Perri Peltz Videos

The Documentary Sparking a Movement (with Perri Peltz)

The Documentary Sparking a Movement (with Perri Peltz)

Perri Peltz about what drove them to make the film what impacted them most and what they learned.

Perri Peltz and Rachel Feldman | Power+ Summit

Perri Peltz and Rachel Feldman | Power+ Summit

#MakeEqualHappen #PowerPlus2022. Perri Peltz and Rachel Feldman | Power+ Summit.

Co-Director Perri Peltz on SHE RUNS THE WORLD

Co-Director Perri Peltz on SHE RUNS THE WORLD

When you set out to make a documentary a crucial question is presented: what story are you trying to tell?

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