Antoine Haywood is a graduate student at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. His immediate research focuses on understanding the contemporary relevance of public, educational, and governmental (PEG) access media. His ethnographic, practitioner-centered methodology employs community media as a case study to understand the virtuous effects of commons-based media making, nonprofit media services, and localized public communication ecosystems. Before his time at Annenberg, Haywood worked as a community engagement director at People TV, Atlanta, (2005–2010), and Philadelphia Community Access Media (PhillyCAM), Philadelphia, (2010–2018). He has served on boards of community media organizations, including Radio Free Georgia and the Alliance for Community Media. He holds a BA in English from Morehouse College and an MA in media studies from The New School.