Jann Carl

Jann Carl is currently a co-host and part owner of the syndicated TV show Small Town Big Deal. Carl and her co-host, Rodney K. Miller, report uplifting stories about people, places and events throughout communities in the United States. The show first aired on September 6, 2012 on the RDF-TV cable network. Small Town Big Deal has aired over 150 episodes since May 2017.Carl is well-known for her 14 years at Entertainment Tonight. She is nationally respected for her interviews with influential newsmakers. Some of the most famous include Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Diane Sawyer and Barack and Michelle Obama.Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Carl was the co-anchor of the late Los Angeles broadcast legend, Hal Fishman at KTLA-TV where she earned three Emmys. Later, Carl produced the show Sold! for the History Channel.Carl has appeared on Candid Camera and America’s Next Top Model. She has co-hosted the “Oscar Countdown” Academy Award show, the Emmy pre-show, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and the Tournament of Roses Parade on CBS and HGTV.Carl was born on May 19, 1960 in Carthage, Missouri. She graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism. Carl has been a friend of the Muscular Dystrophy Association for 24 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. 2012 marked her 17th year on the coast-to-coast broadcast. She has also served on the national board of directors, and as a national vice president. MDA has recognized her contributions with the Directors’ Award and the Paragon Award. In November 2016, the University of Missouri Alumni Association awarded Carl the Distinguished Service Award.For more information on Jann Carl, visit http://www.smalltownbigdeal.com/news/2016/11/09/general/university-of-missouri-awards-jann-carl-with-alumni-association-s-highest-honor/

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