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ASPiRE TV set to launch weekly talk series – “Exhale”
About The Hosts
Angela Burt-Murray: Ms. Burt-Murray (@AngelaBMurray) is the co-founder and editorial director of Cocoa Media Group, a new digital media company that launched cocoafab.com/ and cocoafab-tv/ to feature entertainment, style and original web series for young women of color.
Prior to launching the Cocoa Media Group, she was the editor-in-chief of Essence magazine, the premier lifestyle, news, fashion and beauty magazine for African-American women, as well as Essence.com. Before Essence, Burt-Murray served as executive editor of Teen People and Honey magazines. She co-authored of the critically-acclaimed humor book, The Angry Black Woman’s Guide to Life (Dutton), and the novel, The Vow (HarperCollins/Amistad), which is turning into a movie by Lifetime Networks.
She is also a weekly “Hot Topics” contributor to “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.” Plus, she regularly appears on CNN, “Entertainment Tonight,” “Good Morning America,” MSNBC, “NBC Nightly News” and “The Today Show,” to name a few. Burt-Murray is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the American Society of Magazine Editors. In addition, Burt-Murray is one of the chief architects of the annual 3-day “Essence Music Festival” in New Orleans. A graduate of Hampton University, she resides in New Jersey with her husband and their two children.
Erin Jackson: With a megawatt smile and a pocket full of dreams, comedian Erin Jackson (@EJthecomic, erinjackson.net/) is poised to conquer the world of stand-up. Since first making a name for herself at colleges and east coast comedy clubs, Erin’s warm, conversational style and relatable humor have helped to propel her onto the national stage.
She has performed on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” and was a semifinalist on season 6 of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” Erin has also appeared on VH-1 and worked with both HBO and BET on live comedy and awards specials. She’s been a panelist on pop-culture countdown shows such as “40 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90’s” and “Best Movie Kisses” and was featured most recently on TV Guide Network’s “StandUp in Stilettos.” She is currently touring the country as part of the “Pumps & Punchlines” theatre tour.
Issa Raye: Recently spotlighted in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” List, director, writer and actress Issa Rae (@IssaRae) is the multitalented CEO and owner of digital media phenomena Issa Rae Productions, where her work lends a voice to a largely unheard demographic.
