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Entertainment Reporter Jimmy Carter Dies At 73.
His 21 years at WSMV-TV included interviews with Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks and other stars, and he won multiple journalism honors.
- Veteran Nashville entertainment reporter Jimmy Carter died on October 13 at age 73, his family confirmed to WSMV-TV. He passed away in his sleep.
- Carter was best known for his 21 years at WSMV-TV as an entertainment reporter, where he interviewed country music stars including Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, and Garth Brooks.
- Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Carter began his broadcast journalism career at age 15 and later attended Auburn University, where he helped launch campus station WEGL-FM.
- Throughout his five-decade career, Carter earned an Emmy, a Dupont Columbia award, and an Edward and Murrow award while contributing to WSM, TNN, and BBC Scotland.
- Carter remained a trusted voice on WSM's "Coffee, Country & Cody" and offered daily custom features for stations including "Big Country 100.9" and 96.9 The Kat WKKT Charlotte, NC.
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Entertainment Reporter Jimmy Carter Dies At 73.
Jimmy Carter, a Nashville-based entertainment reporter whose career included time at WSM-AM and WSMV-TV in Nashville, as well as "Crook & Chase," died Tuesday, Oct. 13. He was 73. According to a Facebook post by his granddaughter announcing his passing,…
Jimmy Carter, Nashville country music reporter who interviewed Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, dies at 73
Jimmy Carter, the longtime Nashville entertainment reporter who interviewed some of country music's biggest stars during a career spanning decades, has died at 73, just two days before his 74th birthday.Carter died in his sleep on...
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