Kimberly Osorio
American writer and journalist
Kim Osorio (born June 14, 1974, in The Bronx, New York City) is an American journalist, writer, author, college professor, TV producer and personality. She was also a cast member on the reality TV series The Gossip Game on VH1.
Life and career
Early life and education
Osorio was born in New York City to a Puerto Rican father and a mother of mixed racial background; African-American and Chinese American. She was raised in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx where she identified with hip-hop culture in its early years. She often speaks about the influence that it had on her life.
After obtaining a B.A. in Fine Arts from Fordham University, she earned a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.
Osorio pursued a writing career after law school, writing primarily about hip-hop music for music publications such as Billboard, The Source, Vibe, Oneworld and XXL magazine.
In 2000, Osorio began working at The Source as associate music editor. After two years, she was appointed to the position of editor-in-chief.
The Source
As the first female editor-in-chief in the history of The Source, she was featured on the cover of the New York Post's Tempo section, and was voted one of the Top 25 influential Latinos in New York.
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