Junius R. Hughes, Jr. is a storyteller shaped by two worlds: the Brooklyn streets that raised him and the newsrooms, studios, and edit bays that refined him. His career began with WNPR and CPTV, eventually leading him to CBS Newspath, ABC News, and ESPN—where, as a producer and editor, he contributed to Emmy- and Peabody-winning coverage as part of a dedicated team.
Before he ever touched a camera, he stood in front of one—a child model, television commercial actor, and young musician whose early love for the saxophone taught him rhythm, emotion, and presence. That grounding in performance stayed with him. He later worked in radio, including serving as a co-host on New York’s flagship sports station, WFAN, sharpening his voice, timing, and connection to live audiences. He also performed in theater across New York and New Jersey, appeared in several films, and was a day player on CBS’s As the World Turns, experiences that deepened his understanding of character and story from the inside out.
Junius went on to craft news packages for World News This Morning and Good Morning America, direct internationally shot documentaries in South Africa, and earn recognition for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking. His award-winning documentary Children of Fire, the Movie, featuring the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is now available for free viewing on YouTube—reflecting his belief that stories meant to heal should be accessible.
He holds multiple degrees, blending academic discipline with lived experience and a sharp editorial instinct. That balance of grit and scholarship informs every project he touches and every classroom he steps into. Through One Cor Productions, he has centered his work on legacy and honesty, and as an Adjunct Instructor across colleges and universities in Connecticut and Massachusetts, he has guided students not just in technique, but in purpose—teaching that story is both craft and responsibility.
His years as a chaplain add a quiet depth—a human pulse—to everything he writes and produces. He is the proud father of six daughters and one son; his eldest is the acclaimed journalist and writer Jazmine Hughes, proof that storytelling runs strong in his bloodline.
Today, Junius lives a peaceful single life in Williamsburg, Virginia, sharing his home with Chance, his dog, and Reena, his cat, writing late into the night and shaping stories drawn from memory, humor, and the beautiful chaos of family.
His newest creation, Just Us, is not simply a series—it is a love letter. To fatherhood. To perseverance. To the loud, loving, complicated tribe that shaped him. With this project, Junius blends a lifetime of professional mastery with the personal truths only a father can tell.
