Sharon Carpenter

About

Notable for her work on the BET and REVOLT TV networks, she is an award-winning broadcast journalist and TV personality who was also a correspondent for BBC World News America and a creator and star of VH1's The Gossip Game.

Before Fame

After earning her bachelor's degree in business from Pace University, she began her broadcast journalism career with New York City's WWOR-TV channel.

Trivia

She was one of the BET reporters who covered pop star Michael Jackson's 2009 death.

Family Life

She is the daughter and step-daughter of two doctors and former Harvard Medical School professors. Her sister is author Kathryn Croft and her brother is DJ and producer Jazz T.

Associated With

She created popular hip-hop culture pieces for Russell Simmons ' GlobalGrind website.