Draft:Aurora De Lucia

Aurora De Lucia (born June 25, 1990 ) is an American television editor and producer who's made over 1,000 episodes of television.

She's an affiliate member of the American Cinema Editors, and a union member of IATSE local 700, Actors Equity Association, and SAG-AFTRA. She's also in the Producers Guild.

In her personal life, she has completed philanthropic projects based in athleticism, and is an avid game show player.

Career
De Lucia has worked for a number of critically acclaimed shows such as The Daily Show, Project Runway: Threads, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

She specializes in political shows, currently working on Battleground, hosted by S.E. Cupp. Additionally, De Lucia was a producer and editor on The Carlos Watson Show, working on episodes featuring Pete Buttigieg, Anita Hill, Gretchen Whitmer.

She also often works in the social justice space, including shows led by LeBron James, and Ava DuVernay.

Education
De Lucia has a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, with a double major in Music Production for & Engineering and Electronic Production & Design, and a dual minor in Creative Coding and Sound Design for Video Games.

52 Half Marathons in 52 Weeks After Open-Heart Surgery
From January 2012 - January 2013, De Lucia ran 52 half marathons in 52 weeks, after open-heart surgery for a rare case of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, raising money for the charity Broadway Impact, in support of marriage equality.

Lake Tahoe News called her "bubbly, giggly, talkative, and undeniably motivated." And Havasu News covered her as inspirational.

When talking about her 52 half marathon project Cory Booker said she "blows him away."

She also was featured in Mensa Magazine in an article about Running and Brain. De Lucia also won the Spirt Award, meant to "recognize individuals who inspire and embody perseverance and strength," from the Columbus Marathon, and was featured as a "life changer" in Women's Running Magazine, in the May 2013 issue.

De Lucia told Disney Sports "I'm going to Disney World," and ran her last race of the series in Orlando Florida, which RunDisney tweeted about.

At the end of her 52 half marathons, Keepsake Theme Quilts, a quilting company promoting diversity and hiring nearly all deaf workers, made her a quilt of her 52 shirts from her various races.

At the end of her project, CNN'S HLN named her as the "True Champion of the Day."

Project 882
From January 2017 - January 13, 2018, De Lucia ran "Project 882" - 882 race miles in a year to represent the 882 Americans sexually assaulted every day.

During her project, she appeared as a panelist on the Dr Oz show to talk about sexual abuse.

De Lucia received a letter from Hillary Clinton, supporting her in Project 882.

Game show(s) contestant
De Lucia has appeared on multiple games shows. She won a car on The Price is Right.

On Wheel of Fortune, she won a trip to Barbados, despite going viral for being "hilariously devastated" at missing the Bonus Round.

She was zonked on Let's Make a Deal.

Publications such as Mental Floss, Buzzfeed, ABC News, Medium, and Good Housekeeping have used her personal experience, and expertise on how taxes work on game show winnings, for their publications.

Personal life
Aurora De Lucia was born on June 25, 1990 in Los Angeles, California.

She was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson White after passing out in a college class; after many failed ablations and complications (such as a blood clot on her heart), she had open-heart surgery.

She moved to New York for The Nightly Show with no notice; she lived in California and while she was in New York for the interview, the interviewer said if she wanted the job, she had to start tomorrow. So, she called her current boss in California and quit, extended her initially one-night hotel stay in New York, and started the job the next day.