Karintha Styles Explained

Karintha Styles
Birth Name:Karintha Wheaton
Birth Date:9 September 1979
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, United States
Occupation:Journalist
Years Active:2005–present
Employer:iHeartMedia
Known For:Working at iHeartMedia as a journalist.
Education:Howard University
Other Names:Reign of Styles

Karintha Styles (September 9, 1979) is an American sports journalist and author.

Education

Styles was born on September 9, 1979, in Detroit, Michigan. She has a degree in journalism from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and a Master's in Public Relations from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL.[1]

Career

Styles began her career at Howard University as the second female sports editor of the student-run newspaper, The Hilltop, in 1998.[2] [3] Upon graduating, she worked with the Washington Wizards briefly before enlisting in the United States Army where she worked as a broadcast journalist, appearing regularly on the Armed Forces Network.  

After leaving the service, Styles returned to sports journalism. While at the daily newspaper, The Oklahoman, she covered college basketball.[4] From 2010 to 2014, Styles covered the NFL and NBA for the Times-Picayune.[5]

In the course of her lengthy career Styles has covered college sports, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Super Bowl, three Final Fours, and five NBA Finals. Notably, she covered the Mississippi State win over UConn, which 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 the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament).[6]

Personal life

Styles currently lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. She wrote a book of poems titled A Stroke of Life.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karintha Styles . 2023-04-15 . Maroon and White Nation . July 12, 2017 . en-US.
  2. https://dh.howard.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=hilltop_197080 The Hilltop 1-28-1972
  3. News: Howard University Student Newspaper. The Hilltop. February 8, 2017.
  4. News: OPUBCO. The Daily Oklahoman. February 8, 2017.
  5. News: Newhouse Media. Times Picayune. March 31, 2017.
  6. News: Sports As Told. Styles. Karintha. April 2, 2017. April 5, 2017.
  7. Web site: A Stroke of LifePaperback. Noble. Barnes &. Barnes & Noble. November 14, 2019.