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Candi Carter
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| Born | February 19, 1969 Detroit Michigan, U.S.
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| Education | Boston College |
| Occupation | Television producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Candi Carter (born February 19, 1969) is an American television producer and executive. She helps create and manage TV talk shows. She has won two big awards called Daytime Emmy Awards. One was for a children's show, and another was for a popular talk show called The View.
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Candi Carter's TV Career
Candi Carter started her career in television in 1993. She began as a producer at WISN-TV. Since then, she has worked on many famous shows. These include The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, and Tamron Hall.
Working on The Oprah Winfrey Show
From 1996 to 2011, Candi Carter worked on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She started as an associate producer. Later, she became a senior producer for the show. This means she helped manage many parts of creating the show.
Leading The View
From 2015 to 2020, Carter was the executive producer for The View. An executive producer is like the main boss of a TV show. They oversee everything. She was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards several times for her work on The View. In 2020, the show won an Emmy for "Outstanding Informative Talk Show". That same year, The View was added to the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. Essence magazine reported that Candi Carter was the first Black woman to be an executive producer for The View.
Producing Tamron Hall
In March 2020, Candi Carter became the executive producer and showrunner for Tamron Hall. A showrunner is in charge of the daily production of a TV series. She worked on this show until the fall of 2021.
Joining Knocking.com
In 2022, Carter joined a company called Knocking.com. This company helps create videos and content for online shopping. Candi Carter became their chief content officer. This role means she leads all the content creation for the company.
Awards and Nominations
Candi Carter has received important awards for her work:
- 1994: She won a Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Children’s Programming Special” for her work at WISN-TV.
- 2020: She won a Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Informative Talk Show” for The View.
