Summary: Light had been an intern at Rolling Stone during their 20th Anniversary year while still a student.
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Description: Journalist
Known For: Rock critic for Rolling Stone
Location: United States of America
Location Born: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Alan Light
An American journalist who has been a rock critic for Rolling Stone, an editor for Spin, and a co-founder of Spin’s sister publication VIBE.
Light grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended Cincinnati Country Day School.
His mother was a top dance reviewer for the local newspaper.
He graduated from Yale University in 1988, majoring in American Studies, and wrote his senior thesis on Licensed to Ill by the Beastie Boys.
Light had been an intern at Rolling Stone during their 20th Anniversary year while still a student.
He later joined the staff as a fact checker in 1989, soon becoming a Senior Writer.
In 1993, he became the founding music editor of VIBE magazine, later becoming editor in chief. In 1999 he became editor in chief for Spin. He left Spin in March 2002.
Light then got a spot as music reviewer on radio station WFUV, and serves as music correspondent on NPR show Weekend America. He has worked as consultant for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
He is also heavily involved in assisting homeless people with the Housing Works AIDS charity.
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