Miss Info
Miss Info | |
|---|---|
| Born | Minya Oh |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Radio personality, podcaster, journalist |
Minya Oh, professionally known as Miss Info, is an American radio personality, podcaster and journalist.
Early life and education
A native of the North Side of Chicago, Oh is the daughter of Korean immigrants. Oh graduated from Columbia University.[1][2]
Career
Formerly a writer and reporter for BET, Oh was an on-air radio personality on Hot 97 until 2014. Oh was a Music Lifestyles editor at Vibe, wrote for Rolling Stone, and a former Managing Editor for XXL. She has appeared as a pop culture pundit on the weekly VH1 program, Best Week Ever. She has also contributed to The Source, where she was known under her pen name Shortie.[3]
Oh also hosts many Asian centered events and concerts. She made an appearance in Asian American rapper Snacky Chan's music video 'Lonely Road.' Oh has also made a cameo on hip hop group Tanya Morgan's 2009 album "Brooklynati" and on the interlude at the end of the song "Just Arrived (Now What?)".
Beginning on March 31, 2014, she began starring in the new unscripted comedy series This Is Hot 97 on VH1.[4][5]
In 2017, she launched a food series with Complex called Food Grails.[6] Oh also maintains her own website and blog, MissInfo.TV.[7]
In November 2021 alongside Nas, she began co-hosting a podcast on Spotify entitled "The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop."[8]
Personal life
Oh previously lived in East Harlem, New York.[9]
References
- ^ Item: Sisters Think Parents Did O.K. New York Times.
- ^ Sloss, Lauren (April 8, 2005). "Radio DJ refused to participate in joke about tsunami disaster". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Kelley, Frannie (May 1, 2014). "Minya Oh: 'I Was Never Gonna Not Want To Listen To This'". NPR. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "This Is Hot 97". Archived from the original on March 11, 2014.
- ^ "As Genres Disappear, Honor All Good Artists". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "Miss Info Explores America's Underground Food Icons in "Food Grails"". First We Feast. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ "MissInfo.tv". Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Brown, Preezy (2021-11-10). "Nas Launches 'The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop' Podcast With Miss Info". VIBE.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ Kelley, Frannie (May 2014). "Minya Oh: 'I Was Never Gonna Not Want To Listen To This'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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