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Angela Burt-Murray is editor-in-chief of ESSENCE magazine. She oversees the editorial content, which encompasses a motivating message, intimate tone, compelling and engaging editorial lineup and a vibrant and modern design. ESSENCE, with an audience of 8 million readers and a monthly circulation of 1,066,245, is the definitive voice of today’s dynamic African-American woman. Burt-Murray most recently served as executive editor of TEEN PEOPLE. In this role, she helped execute the magazine’s editorial mission, managed the staff, top edited its entertainment and real life departments and managed the title’s budget. With a keen eye for what’s next, strong story judgment and boundless creativity, she conceived some of TEEN PEOPLE’s most important features, including the premier franchise platform Young Hollywood, The Teen People Annual Sex Survey and popular new departments. She joined TEEN PEOPLE in April 2003 as features director and was assistant managing editor before being promoted to executive editor in October 2003. Prior to TEEN PEOPLE, Burt-Murray was executive editor at Honey magazine from 2001 to 2003, beauty director at TEEN PEOPLE in 2001, and the fashion and beauty features editor for ESSENCE from 1998 to 2001. Her work has also appeared in Working Mother, Parenting, Heart & Soul, Atlanta CityMag and Black Elegance. Burt-Murray is the co-author, along with Denene Millner and Mitzi Miller, of the critically acclaimed humor book, The Angry Black Woman’s Guide to Life (Dutton), and the novel, The Vow (HarperCollins/Amistad). Most recently, Burt-Murray was featured as one of the "40 Under 40" by Crain’s New York Business the publication’s annual listing of rising stars. She is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, and sits on the boards of Safe Horizons, the nation’s leading domestic violence assistance organization, The Overseas Press Club and the American Society of Magazine Editors. A graduate of Hampton University, Burt-Murray holds a B.S. in finance and resides in New Jersey with her husband and their two children. | 