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Carolyn Tyler
Retired journalist
Carolyn Tyler spent 32 years as an anchor/reporter for KGO-TV/ABC7. She covered political and socio-economic topics including an Emmy nominated series on homelessness and an Emmy nominated series on the Civil Rights movement and the impact on Bay Area high school students. She was also part of the station’s news team that received the highest award in journalism, the Peabody for coverage of the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
Carolyn has been inducted into the Silver Circle by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognizing her distinguished career.
Upon her retirement in 2018, the National Society of Professional Journalists presented Carolyn with the Broadcast Career Achievement Award.
Carolyn serves on the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences representing Northern California.
Board member of the Alonzo King Lines Ballet.
Co-founder of Friends of Faith Fancher, a non-profit that spent two decades fundraising for local breast cancer organizations.
Favorite San Francisco Film:
Pursuit of Happyness
The Joy Luck Club
The Last Black Man in San Francisco