Rosie Carbo is a graduate of The University of North Texas in Denton, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism. She began her newspaper career as a reporter in a Dallas suburb. She contributed features to the Dallas Morning News on a freelance basis for nearly 10 years. Carbo has covered the gamut of issues from politics, police and the courts to education, art, music, travel and features. Her work has appeared People magazine, New York Daily News, the Houston Chronicle's Texas magazine, San Antonio Express-News, the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, Hispanic and Hispanic Business.