Sia Michel (born May 17, 1967, in Erie, Pennsylvania[1]) became the first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine.
[2] After Michel graduated from the University of Pennsylvania,[3] she began her journalism career as a reporter and music editor with SF Weekly.
In February 2002, she was appointed as editor-in-chief of Spin after having worked at the magazine for five years.
During the time of her editorial leadership, the publication had a circulation of more than half a million readers.
[4] Michel has won several awards for reporting and feature writing,[3] including a 1999 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for her reporting on the death of hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G.