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
Styles NCAA Final Four January 4, 2017 Dallas, TX
Born
Karintha Wheaton

(1979-09-09) September 9, 1979
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Other namesReign of Styles
EducationHoward University
OccupationJournalist
Years active2005–present
EmployeriHeartMedia
Known forJournalism
Websitekarintha.com

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
  1. "Howard University Student Newspaper". The Hilltop. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. "OPUBCO". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. "Newhouse Media". Times Picayune. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  4. Styles, Karintha (April 2, 2017). "Sports As Told". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. Noble, Barnes &. "A Stroke of Life|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
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