Jann Carl
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Jann Carl | |
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| Education | University of Missouri |
| Occupation(s) | Television Host, Reporter andJournalist |
| Awards | ThreeEmmy Awardsand the 61st Annual Distinguished Service Award from the University of Missouri Alumni Association in 2016 |
| Website | http://www.smalltownbigdeal.com |
Jann Carlis a co-host[1]and part owner of the syndicated TV showSmall Town Big Deal.[2]Carl and her co-host,Rodney K. Miller,[3]report on uplifting stories about people, places and events throughout communities big and small across the United States. The show first aired on September 6, 2012, on the RFD-TV cable network.[4]Small Town Big Dealhas aired almost 100 episodes since 2012 and is now viewed on network and local television stations in nearly 80 percent of the United States.
Career
[edit]Carl is also well known for her 14 years atEntertainment Tonight.[5]She is nationally respected for her interviews with influential newsmakers. Some of the most famous includeBrad Pitt,Oprah Winfrey,Tom Cruise,Steven Spielberg,Tom Hanks,Diane Sawyerand Barack andMichelle Obama.She began as a news reporter atWLS-TVin Chicago. She later moved to Los Angeles, where she reported forKABC-TV,and hosted KABC’sEye on L.A.magazine show alongsideChuck Henry.
Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Carl was the co-anchor with the late Los Angeles broadcast legendHal FishmanatKTLAwhere she earned three Emmys. Later, Carl was an executive producer of the showSold!forthe History Channel.
Carl has appeared onCandid CameraandAmerica’s Next Top Model.She has co-hosted the “Oscar Countdown” Academy Award show, the Emmy pre-show, the Jerry LewisMDA Telethon[6]and theTournament of Roses Paradeon CBS and HGTV.
Personal life
[edit]Carl was born inCarthage, Missouri.She graduated from theUniversity of MissouriSchool of Journalism. Carl has been associated withMuscular Dystrophy Associationfor more than 25 years. After co-hosting the MDA Labor Day Telethon in Los Angeles for eight years, she was chosen by Jerry Lewis as a national co-host in 1996. Carl says that MDA and those with muscular dystrophy "are a family."[7]She marked her 17th year on the coast-to-coast broadcast in 2012. She has also served on MDA's national board of directors, and as a national vice president. MDA has recognized her contributions with the Directors’ Award and the Paragon Award. In addition to her service for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Carl is a supporter of her alma mater, University of Missouri. She has performed as the school's tiger mascot as well as serving as Mizzou Homecoming Grand Marshal.[8]Carl has also served as the master of ceremonies for the "Model Citizen" fashion shows. These shows benefit the MU Thompson center for Autisim and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. In November 2016, the University of Missouri Alumni Association awarded Carl the "Distinguished Service Award," the highest award bestowed upon aUniversity of Missourialum. [9]
References
[edit]- ^SmallTownBigDeal (January 23, 2013)."Small Town Big Deal introduces Jann Carl as new co host with Rodney Miller".Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.RetrievedAugust 1,2017– via YouTube.
- ^"Entertainment Tonight's Jann Carl Joins Rodney Miller Hosting RFD-TVs" Small Town Big Deal "- Growing America".growinggeorgia.com.RetrievedAugust 1,2017.
- ^"An Agritourism Destination in the Atlanta area - Buford Corn Maze".bufordcornmaze.com.RetrievedAugust 1,2017.
- ^"Small Town, Big Deal".Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2017.RetrievedOctober 24,2017.
- ^janncarlreel (May 27, 2010)."JANN CARL ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT CLIP REEL".Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.RetrievedAugust 1,2017– via YouTube.
- ^MDA (September 29, 2008)."MDA Telethon 2008 - Jerry Lewis, Jann Carl, Nancy O'Dell".RetrievedAugust 1,2017– via YouTube.
- ^MDA (September 29, 2008)."MDA Telethon 2008 - Jerry Lewis, Jann Carl, Nancy O'Dell"– via YouTube.
- ^"Broadcaster Jann Carl, International Animal Genetics Leader Honored by Mizzou Alumni - College of Arts and Science".coas.missouri.edu.Archived fromthe originalon August 11, 2017.
- ^"University of Missouri Awards Jann Carl with Alumni Associations Highest Honor".www.smalltownbigdeal.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 31, 2017.