Karintha Styles
Karintha Styles born in Detroit, Michigan on (September 9, 1979) earned a journalism degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and a Masters in PR from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL.
Karintha Styles | |
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Styles NCAA Final Four January 4, 2017 Dallas, TX | |
Born | Karintha Wheaton September 9, 1979 Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Other names | Reign of Styles |
Education | Howard University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | 2005–present |
Employer | iHeartMedia |
Known for | Journalism |
Website | karintha |
Career
Styles began her career at Howard University, as ‘the first female Sports Editor of the student run newspaper The Hilltop[1] in the school's illustrious history. After graduation she worked with the Washington Wizards briefly before going in to the Army. While in the military Styles was a broadcast journalist, appearing regularly on the Armed Forces Network.
After leaving the service, Styles returned to sports journalism. While at the Daily Oklahoman,[2] shes covered college basketball. From 2010 to 2014 she covered the NFL and NBA respectively for the Times Picayune[3]
During her career Styles has covered college sports, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Basketball Association. To date she has covered a Super Bowl, three [[Final Four]s], and five NBA Finals. Notably, she covered the Mississippi State win over UConn that ended UConn's consecutive game winning streak at 111 games of top-ranked Connecticut Huskies women's basketball by the SEC (she was in Dallas to cover 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament).[4]
Personal life
The author and her husband, Nick Styles reside in New Orleans, LA. Styles wrote a book of poems entitled A Stroke if Life,[5] Her first novel Prey for Me; Pray for Our Children is due out September 9, 2017.
References
- "Howard University Student Newspaper". The Hilltop. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- "OPUBCO". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- "Newhouse Media". Times Picayune. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- Styles, Karintha (April 2, 2017). "Sports As Told". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- Noble, Barnes &. "A Stroke of Life|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
External links
- https://karintha.com
- https://www.weeknsports.com
- https://apple.news/ThulUxc5DRf2dtntZwXGUkQ
- https://karintha.com/2018/10/teasha-bivins-beauty-bivfam-brains-boss-moves/
- https://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/detroit-pistons-5-dream-free-agency-targets-in-2017-062617
- https://sports.yahoo.com/news/spotlight-saints-trey-hendrickson-174417314.html