Carol Marin
Carol Marin | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Television and Print journalist |
| Known for | Reporter/Anchor at WMAQ-TV |
| Spouse | Jonathon Utley |
| Family | Garrick Utley (brother-in-law) |
Carol Marin (born October 10, 1948) is a television and print journalist based in Chicago, Illinois.
Carol Marin began her working career as an English teacher and debate coach in Illinois. After Marin got married and moved to Tennessee she could not find a teaching job. A dare from a friend motivated her to audition for a women's talk show. She refused to do what was commonly talked about on women's talk shows at the time (fashion and make up). When the women's talk show ended the producers encouraged Carol to go into the news room. She began her journalism career in 1972 at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee working as a reporter, anchor, and assistant news director. In 1976, she moved to WSM-TV in Nashville, where she was instrumental in the investigative reporting that ultimately led to the ouster and indictment of then-Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton.
In 1978, Marin was hired by the NBC owned and operated station, WMAQ-TV, in Chicago, where she worked for 19 years.
On 1 May 1997, she resigned her position as 6 and 10 p.m. news anchor in protest of the station's decision to give Jerry Springer a commentary segment on the evening news program that she anchored; her co-anchor Ron Magers resigned a few weeks later for the same reason. After the two anchors left the station, ratings plummeted and Springer quit. The conflict was on of many Marin had that built up to her resignation. She was also unhappy with the stations decision to hire of a Chicago Bear's lineman known for women and gay bashing, in addition to their questionable advertising agreements with companies.
Two months later, Marin and producer Don Moseley were hired by CBS News. Marin was both a network correspondent as well as an investigative reporter for WBBM-TV, the CBS station in Chicago. From 1997–2002, Marin reported for the CBS News programs 60 Minutes, 60 Minutes II, and Evening News with Dan Rather.
In 2002 Marin and Moseley left CBS to form an independent documentary company, Marin Corp Productions. They have produced programs for CNN and New York Times/Discovery Channel. Marin Corp Productions is housed at DePaul University. They no longer create documentaries there, but teach aspiring DePaul journalism students through internships.
In 2004 she returned to WMAQ-TV, where she is the station's political editor. In addition, Marin has been the political columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times since 2004. In 2006, she also signed on as a contributor to Chicago Tonight on WTTW, a public broadcasting station in Chicago. She often moderates panels on topical subjects and interviews newsmakers.
Awards
Carol Marin received the Peabody Award in 1997 for her body of work. She and Moseley received another Peabody in 1998 for their documentary on the facially disfigured. They also received national Emmys in 1989 and 1998, as well as two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards in 1986 and 1998 for their reporting. Marin has also won the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television in 2002.
Personal life
- Carol Marin graduated from Palatine High School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Marin is married to World War II historian and author Jonathon Utley, Professor emeritus of the University of Tennessee.
- Marin was the sister-in-law to the late journalist Garrick Utley.
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