Carrie Borzillo
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Carrie Borzillo (b. June 20, 1970 in Milford, Connecticut) is an American music and entertainment journalist and author of three books on aspects of the entertainment industry and of one advice book.
. At age 21, after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University
, she was hired by Billboard
. She initially worked as a radio columnist and then was promoted to Heatseekers Features Editor, in which post she covered "up-and-coming" acts. During the first "dotcom craze" of the mid 1990s, Borzillo served as Managing Editor/News for the daily music news website, allstarnews.com, which was part of CDNOW.com. There she also wrote the music news gossip column "Miss Truth," which The New York Times described as “Liz Smith for Generation Y.”
Borzillo has worked for a variety of other music and entertainment magazines, including US Weekly
, Teen People, Spin
, Rolling Stone
, Entertainment Weekly
, and, most recently, People
and E!
. She has appeared as a music expert on Good Morning America
, CNN
, MSNBC
, E!
, VH1
and other television outlets. She also was one of the subjects of the 2009 E! True Hollywood Story on "Rock Wives."
Borzillo has dispensed love and sex advice as "Dr. Love" throughout the run of rock musician Gene Simmons
’ short-lived glossy monthly, Tongue, and has written the sex/love advice column "Miss Truth Hurts" for SuicideGirls.com. As a sex and relationship expert, she has appeared on KROQ's "Love Line" with Dr. Drew, Playboy Radio
, XM Radio's "SexDotCom," MSNBC's "The Frisky," and in other media.
: The Nirvana
Years (Carlton, 2003), and Tera Patrick
: Sinner Takes All: A Memoir of Love and Porn (Gotham/Penguin 2010).
, Gnarls Barkley
, and Marilyn Manson
). She lives in Los Angeles
.
Journalist
Borzillo has been an entertainment journalist since age 17 when she wrote about unknown rock bands for free music magazines in her home state of Connecticut. She gained greater prominence at age 19 when she was asked to profile the Black Crowes for Hit ParaderHit Parader
Hit Parader is an American music magazine focusing on the genres of hard rock, pop, and heavy metal.The magazine was originally started as a pop song lyric magazine by Charlton Publications in 1942. Charlton sold off the magazine before the company went under in 1991...
. At age 21, after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
, she was hired by Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
. She initially worked as a radio columnist and then was promoted to Heatseekers Features Editor, in which post she covered "up-and-coming" acts. During the first "dotcom craze" of the mid 1990s, Borzillo served as Managing Editor/News for the daily music news website, allstarnews.com, which was part of CDNOW.com. There she also wrote the music news gossip column "Miss Truth," which The New York Times described as “Liz Smith for Generation Y.”
Borzillo has worked for a variety of other music and entertainment magazines, including US Weekly
Us Weekly
Us Weekly is a celebrity gossip magazine, founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986. The publication covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment...
, Teen People, Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, and, most recently, People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
and E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
. She has appeared as a music expert on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
and other television outlets. She also was one of the subjects of the 2009 E! True Hollywood Story on "Rock Wives."
Borzillo has dispensed love and sex advice as "Dr. Love" throughout the run of rock musician Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
’ short-lived glossy monthly, Tongue, and has written the sex/love advice column "Miss Truth Hurts" for SuicideGirls.com. As a sex and relationship expert, she has appeared on KROQ's "Love Line" with Dr. Drew, Playboy Radio
Playboy Radio
Playboy Radio is a radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio. Playboy Radio was originally launched on XM Satellite Radio in September 2002. Included were programs such as Night Calls Radio, originally hosted by adult film star Juli Ashton and Playboy TV star Tiffany Granath...
, XM Radio's "SexDotCom," MSNBC's "The Frisky," and in other media.
Author
Borzillo is author of four books: Eyewitness Nirvana: The Day-by-Day Chronicle (Carlton Books, 2000), Cherry Bomb: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Flirt, a Tougher Chick, and Hotter Girlfriend, and to Living Life Like a Rock Star (Simon & Schuster's Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2009), Kurt CobainKurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...
: The Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
Years (Carlton, 2003), and Tera Patrick
Tera Patrick
Linda Ann Hopkins, better known as Tera Patrick is a former American pornographic actress.-Early life:Tera Patrick was born Linda Ann Hopkins in Great Falls, Montana. While at Boise State, Patrick earned an AAS degree in nursing and a BS in Biology.-Career:Patrick moved to New York City and her...
: Sinner Takes All: A Memoir of Love and Porn (Gotham/Penguin 2010).
Current
Borzillo writes about television and celebrities for Fancast.com and the beauty/spa industry for Day Spa magazine, and contributes a love advice column to the marijuana-themed magazine, THC Expo. Borzillo was divorced on March 17, 2010 from Chris Vrenna, a Grammy Award-winning music industry figure (Nine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley
Gnarls Barkley is an American soul duo comprising Danger Mouse and Cee Lo Green. Their first studio album St. Elsewhere was released in 2006; along with its first single "Crazy". Both single and album were a major commercial success and have been noted for their large sales by download...
, and Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
). She lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Awards
- 1992: Society of Professional Journalists Award for best non-fiction article.
- 1997: Music Journalism Award for Best Daily News for allstarnews.com
- 1998: Named one of the 100 Most Influential Californians in the Music Industry by Bam magazine
- 2009: Best Music Journalist, National Association of Record Industry Professionals’ Best in the Biz Awards.