From the creators of the Shorty Awards, Shorty Stories is a new monthly event series featuring an influencer or content creator who is making a career out of the internet. In this episode, watch the story of Cenk Uygur, the founder and host of The Young Turks, hear 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! FEATURING Cenk Uygur EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Gregory Galant Lee Semel SENIOR SUPERVISING PRODUCER Natan Edelsburg SENIOR PRODUCER Megan Frantz PRODUCER Nik Aliye SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Frankie Greek FILMED & EDITED BY Noah Yuan-Vogel AUDIO Richard Buonagurio PHOTOGRAPHER Dag Bennstrom PAs Carly Erickson Tova Muss SPECIAL THANKS TO MRY Follow Cenk: https://twitter.com/cenkuygur null Subscribe to The Shorty Awards http://bit.ly/1HbyEwS Twitter: http://twitter.com/shortyawards Facebook: http://facebook.com/shortyawards Instagram: https://instagram.com/shortyawards/ Vine: https://vine.co/shortyawards Snapchat: shortyawards Blog: http://blog.shortyawards.com/ The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine, and the rest of the social web. The awards ceremony takes place in April in New York City and are livestreamed to a global audience. http://shortyawards.com/