Candi Carter (born February 19, 1969) is an American broadcast executive and television talk show producer. She won two

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, one in 1994 for Outstanding Children's Programming Special on

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, and another in 2020 for Outstanding Informative Talk Show for '' The View''.

Early life and education

Carter was born and raised in

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, Michigan, and attended

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where she received her bachelor's degree in communications in 1991.

Career

Carter began her career as a programming producer at

in 1993. Since then, she has worked as a producer on shows ranging from ''

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'', the ''Tyler Perry Talk Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The View'', and ''

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''.

''The Oprah Winfrey Show''

From 1996 to 2011, Carter worked on ''

'', starting as an associate producer and becoming senior producer of the show.

''The View''

From 2015 to 2020, Carter served as the executive producer on '' The View'' television talk show. Carter was nominated for

for her role as the executive producer on ''The View'' in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2020, the show won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Informative Talk Show". It was inducted into the

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that same year. According to ''

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'' magazine, Carter was the first black woman to executive produce the show.

''Tamron Hall'' talk show

In 2020, Carter became the executive producer on the ''

'' talk show, which she left in the fall of 2021.

Knocking

In 2022, Carter joined Knocking.com, an e-commerce production company, as its chief content officer.

Awards and nominations

* 1994: Daytime Emmy Awards “Outstanding Children’s Programming Special” for

* 2020: Daytime Emmy Awards “Best Informative Talk Show” winner for

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Personal life

Carter lives in

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with her husband and two children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Candi Living people Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences alumni African-American television producers American women television journalists African-American women journalists 21st-century American women 1969 births