26 Facts About Sharon Carpenter

Sharon Lee Carpenter was born on 2 March 1982 and is a British broadcast journalist, television host, and producer.

Sharon Carpenter has worked as an on-air personality for a number of top American television networks including CBS, BET, Sean "Diddy" Combs' REVOLT TV, and VH1.

Sharon Carpenter was a host for the viral mobile trivia game HQ Trivia.

Sharon Carpenter presented the UK version of the show twice daily weekdays and once on Saturdays and Sundays and regularly hosted the US version of the show.

Sharon Carpenter guest-starred in an episode of FOX's Empire where she played herself.

Sharon Carpenter received international attention for her news coverage as a correspondent for the BBC program BBC World News America.

Sharon Carpenter has won four awards from the New York Association of Black Journalists two Telly Awards and a Webby Awards honor.

Sharon Carpenter was born in England, the daughter and step-daughter of two medical doctors and former professors at Harvard Medical School, Grace and Phillip McKee.

Sharon Carpenter began her career in broadcast news as an associate producer for WWOR-TV in New York City before moving on to work as a producer at BET News.

Sharon Carpenter played an integral role in BET's coverage of the death of Michael Jackson in 2009.

Sharon Carpenter reported on the event live from Los Angeles and anchored the network's special reports, including the award-winning documentary Forever the King: A Tribute to Michael Jackson.

Sharon Carpenter spearheaded the launch of BET in the United Kingdom and produced its first news special, Beauty Blackout, about discriminatory standards of beauty.

Sharon Carpenter left BET again in 2010 and joined BBC News as a contributing correspondent for BBC World News America.

Sharon Carpenter worked as an entertainment reporter for the PIX 11 Morning News on New York's Tribute station WPIX.

In 2012, Sharon Carpenter joined GlobalGrind, a pop culture website owned by hip-hop media mogul Russell Simmons.

Sharon Carpenter was hired to enhance and expand the site's video content.

Sharon Carpenter's stories have received up to 3000 hits per minute.

Sharon Carpenter became an on-air personality for Diddy's multi-genre, multi-platform music network, REVOLT TV in 2013 where she participated in the launch of the cable channel, hosting live news and entertainment programming.

Sharon Carpenter has done some guest correspondent work for the pop culture news magazine shows, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider.

Sharon Carpenter frequently hosted the trivia app HQ Trivia and was the main host for the UK version of the quiz show.

Sharon Carpenter is currently an entertainment host for BBC America and regularly contributes as a pop culture expert on a number of other networks and shows.

Sharon Carpenter had a co-starring role on episode 2 of FOX's prime-time hit show Empire which aired on 30 September 2015.

Sharon Carpenter played herself and the host of the fictional talk show Spilling The Tea with Sharon Carpenter.

Sharon Carpenter became a trending topic on Twitter during the airing of the episode.

Sharon Carpenter is the co-creator of and was a main cast member on the VH1 reality TV show, The Gossip Game.

Sharon Carpenter developed the concept for the show with television producer Tone Boots.