Dan Charnas, Date of Birth

Dan Charnas

American journalist

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1967

Profession: journalist, music journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Daniel Louis Charnas (born August 30, 1967) is an American author, radio host and record company executive.
He is considered to have played a role in the creation of hip-hop journalism. A native of New York City, Charnas graduated with honors from Boston University in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in communications.
In 2007, Charnas earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
His master's thesis was titled Shocked: Birthright Unplugged challenges Birthright Israel in an epic battle for the hearts and minds of American Jews.As a radio personality, Charnas hosted a segment on KPWR on the first hip-hop show in Los Angeles.
As a journalist he was a writer for the hip-hop magazine The Source.
He became a talent scout for Profile Records and later ran the rap division of American Recordings in a joint venture with Warner Bros.
Records.In 2010 he wrote the book The Big Payback about the history of the hip-hop business.Charnas is an associate professor at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has been a thesis advisor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.