Shar Jossell

Shar Jossell is an award-winning journalist, media personality and writer. She focuses on arts/entertainment reporting and writes in the intersections of gender, politics, race and pop culture. Shar has been featured on Buzzfeed, HuffPost, GLAAD, TMZ, Into, FOX Soul, That Grape Juice and The Wrap—just to name a few. Her bylines include ESSENCE, Variety, them., ZORA and Bold Culture; and she penned the March 2021 International Women's Day cover story for Cultured Magazine. Shar also serves as the chairperson on the board of directors for the National Association of Black Journalists of Los Angeles (NABJLA), and she was notably named to Obvious Magazine’s inaugural Visionaries: People To Watch list in 2020. Most recently she was a recipient of the 2021 Curve Award for Emerging Journalists, and she is currently a part-time co-host on Channel Q Radio every Friday from 2-6 pm PT (Audacy.com).