Carla Jean Whitley

Carla Jean Whitley

Carla Jean Whitley (born c. 1981) is managing editor of Birmingham magazine since December 2006. She was also the founder of the music blog Birmingham Box Set, which was active from 2008 to 2014.

Whitley graduated from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Florida. She earned a bachelor's in communication at Florida State University and a master's in journalism at the University of Alabama. She worked as a features, health, religion and community reporter for the Tuscaloosa News, Cullman Times and Birmingham News and also contributed to page design and copy editing. As a freelance writer, her work appeared in BookPage, Alabama Alumni magazine, Relevant, the Huntsville Times and Sky.

Whitley also volunteers for literacy programs including Better Basics Motivators of Reading Enrichment and Desert Island Supply Co.. She has served as an instructor at the University of Alabama's Department of Journalism since 2012 and at Samford University since 2013.

References

• Carla Jean Whitley website