More About Michelle Singletary
Michelle Singletary is a columnist for The Washington Post. She has been writing "The Color of Money" column for the paper since March of 1997. The response from readers was instantaneous and enormously positive. It became clear that many of these readers found their financial issues too difficult to penetrate and took comfort in Singletary's advice. Her column is carried in more than 140 newspapers across the country including the Miami Herald, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Claim to Fame: Michelle's debut book, 'Spend Well, Live Rich', is now available in paperback. Her second book, 'Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich' was released January 2006.
In January 2006, Singletary launched her first television program "Singletary Says" on the new network TV One, owned by Radio One and Comcast. "Singletary Says" is a half hour personal finance reality show in which Singletary visits people in their homes to help them solve various financial issues. Singletary is also a regular personal finance contributor for National Public Radio's afternoon program "Day To Day."
Prize Points: In 1999, Michelle's "The Color of Money" column won first place in the major newspaper category of the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation/American University awards for Excellence in Personal Finance Reporting. In 1998, the National Association of Black Journalists awarded her column first place for business writing. The Washington Post Writers Group began syndicating her column in the fall of 1999.
Singletary is frequently asked to appear on local radio and news programs, as well as on a number of network and nationally syndicated programs, including the "NBC's Today Show," CBS' "The Early Show," "Nightline," "Oprah" and "The View." In 2000, MSNBC invited her to do regular financial segments. During the 1997-1998 television season, Singletary was a regular correspondent on BET's nationally syndicated financial show, "Real Business." She also has done financial reports for WMMJ-FM in Washington and for public television's "This Week in Business." In conjunction with her column, Singletary is also a regular contributor on Howard University's evening news radio program, "Insight," where she discusses personal finance issues.
Personal File: Before coming to The Washington Post, Singletary was a business reporter for The Baltimore Evening Sun, where she also covered police, religion, politics and zoning. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park, and Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a master's degree in business. Singletary and her husband reside in Maryland with their three children.
