Shorty Awards present Shorty Stories with Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks

From the creators of the Shorty Awards, join us for an evening of cocktails, social media and stories! Shorty Stories is a new monthly event series featuring an influencer or content creator who is making a career out of the internet.

On Thursday, October 29th at 7pm, come hear the story of Cenk Uygur, host and founder of The Young Turks, the largest online news show in the world. Cenk will be sharing his story, how he got started on the internet, and what he has learned along the way to viral success. You might even learn how to win a Shorty Award and join the ranks of Shorty winners like Jerry Seinfeld, Taylor Swift, Retta, and Ricky Gervais!

About Cenk

Cenk Uygur is the host and founder of The Young Turks, the largest online news show in the world, and CEO of the TYT Network.

TYT Network online has a verified global audience of more than 86 million views a month and 2.3 billion total video views, making it one of the most watched online news networks in the world. TYT Network shows appear on YouTube, Hulu, Pivot TV, MakerTV and more.

The Young Turks is the flagship show of the TYT Network and is a Google Preferred News channel. The Young Turks premiered on Sirius Satellite Radio in the first quarter of 2002 as the platform's first original program before moving to XM Satellite Radio in 2006. The show has also been on Air America and Current TV. Additional TYT Network channels include What the Flick?!, PopTrigger, Think Tank, TYT Sports, among others.

Uygur is the former host of MSNBC Live and The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur on Current TV. He has also appeared numerous times on CNN, CNN Headline News, E! Entertainment Channel, Al Jazeera, ABC News, Voice of America, NPR and Fox News Channel. Uygur is among the top five most popular bloggers on The Huffington Post.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business and Columbia University Law School, Uygur was a lawyer, television writer and television host before founding “The Young Turks.”

Big thanks to MRY for hosting us this month!

MRY is located at 11 West 19th Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011 between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue. The Shorty Awards and MRY will providing complimentary drinks and snacks!