Career
In 2010, he hosted the Emmy-nominated television show, Reel Works with Byron Hurt. His documentary premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and broadcast nationally on Public Broadcasting Service in 2007. Hurt is currently working on his new documentary Hazing: How Badly Do You Want In, an exploration on the culture of hazing following the tragic hazing deaths of young people.
Byron Hurt attended Northeastern University to study Journalism.
While attending Northeastern, Hurt played football as a quarterback, and founded God Bless the Child Productions before graduating in 1993. Upon graduation he was hired by the university"s Center for the Study of Sport in Society to help form the Mentors in Violence Prevention (Most Valuable Player) program with the purpose of educating young black men about gender and sexual violence.
This experience led Hurt to produce and direct the documentary. On September 30, 2006, Byron Hurt married Kenya Felice Crumel at their home in Plainfield, New Jersey.