Receives "Pioneer Broadcaster" Award Missouri Southern News Bureau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2003 Contact: Judy Stiles (417) 625-9777 E-Mail: News Bureau Voice: (417) 625.9399 FAX: (417) 625.3142 |
JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - KSN Community Affairs Director, Carol Parker, is the recipient of the annual Pioneer Broadcaster Award. The award was presented on today at Missouri Southern State University. The award honors a person who has made a significant contribution to the development of local broadcasting. Carol Parker was born and raised in Joplin, Missouri. Carol has been the hostess of "The Carol Parker Show" and Community Affairs Director of KSN-TV since 1973. Her public affairs program features interesting guests from the community, cooking, and location shoots. Carol has interviewed a wide variety of celebrities over the years, including Bob Hope, Dennis Weaver, Willard Scott, Don Johnson, NBC reporter Lisa Meyers and countless NBC soap opera stars. Her interviews have taken her all over the Four States as well as Branson and New York City. Carol has worked in Hollywood under contract with Twentieth Century Fox and appeared in the movie There's No Business Like Show Business as a dancer. Carol attended Joplin Junior College and the University of Arkansas. She has published several cookbooks and received numerous awards from a wide variety of community groups, including the "Woman of Achievement Award for Contribution in Communication." Carol is married to Jack Parker. They have three children, Dr. Douglas Parker, Stephen Parker, and Dianne Parker Schramm. In addition, Carol has seven grandchildren. Previous Pioneer Broadcaster Award recipients include Ruth Kolpin (1997), Austin Harrison (1998), Don Gross (1999), William Neal (2000), Richard Massa (2001), and Lou Martin (2002). The award is an annual presentation made by the Department of Communications at Missouri Southern, as part of the Media Showcase Day activities. |
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