Karintha Styles (September 9, 1979) is an American sports journalist and author. Education Styles was born September 9, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan. She has a degree in journalism from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and a Masters in Public Relations from Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. Career Styles began her career at Howard University, as the second female sports editor of the student-run newspaper, The Hilltop, in 1968. After graduating, she worked with the Washington Wizards briefly before going into the Army. While in the military, Styles 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 new The Oklahoman, she covered college basketball. From 2010 to 2014, Styles covered the NFL and NBA respectively for the Times Picayune. During her career, Styles has covered college sports, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Basketball Association, the Super Bowl, three Final Fours, 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 the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament). Personal life Styles currently lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. She wrote a book of poems titled A Stroke of Life. References External links https://karintha.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 1979 births Living people IHeartMedia African-American sports journalists American sports journalists African-American writers American sports radio personalities American sportswriters American television sports announcers National Basketball Association broadcasters National Football League announcers Howard University alumni Writers from Detroit 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people