Candy O'Terry , also known as Candy O , is the president and co-founder of Boston Women in Media & amp; Entertainment, interviewer, singer/songwriter, spokesperson, television and movie actress. Broadcaster in Boston for 25 years, O'Terry is the founder and former co-host of WMJX, Magic 106.7/Boston's Extraordinary Women radio show, and has been profiled in the book: Boston Inspirational Women by Bill and Kerry Brett. His latest project is as producer and emcee of the new podcast series, The Story Behind Her Success, which continues in the genre of inspirational interviews with women who do great things with their lives.
O'Terry has recorded 11 songs and has received national and Canadian broadcasts for "The Gift" with Jim Brickman and David Corey, "You Are The Only One", with Charlie Farren and "Silent Night" with Grace Kelly. She is a member of the Emmy Award-winning talent showcase, Audition Community: Star Of The Day and made her film debut as a Candace Malone reporter in the full length film CO2 in 2010. On in 2011 she plays a role in the independent Christian film Luke Eleven and in 2014 plays the role of newscaster Pamela Fontaine in the independent film Lazarus Rising, starring Eric Roberts and Lenny Clarke.
O'Terry served as a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk for eleven years and the PinkRose Foundation. He is an ambassador for Music Drives Us and also serves on the board of the Boston College Board of Women., Dream BIG! and Strong Women, Strong Girl.
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Personal life and education
Born Candace Ann Low in Manhattan, New York, O'Terry was adopted when she was 5 months old. The family lived in Syosset, New York, and then moved to Norwalk, Connecticut, where he lived until he was 10 years old. Her parents divorced when she was very young, and O'Terry moved with her mother to Newington, Connecticut, where she attended St. Mary and Newington College. He was a champion diver and was recruited by Boston College, where he won a silver medal in 1976 Intercollegiate Swimming & amp; Diving Championships. Mother O'Terry, Marjorie died of breast cancer in May 1976 at the age of 52 years. This personal tragedy will form a lifelong commitment to fight breast cancer. O'Terry graduated from Boston College with a cumlaude degree in English. She got married at the age of 21 and had two children: Christopher, and Colleen. O'Terry divorced in 1991 and spent 15 years as a single mother until marrying Tom Gaffny in August 2006. He found his biological parents and four half-sisters and half-sisters in May 2007.
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Careers on the radio
O'Terry graduated from Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, in October 1990 and got an interview on November 2, 1990, at Magic 106.7/Boston for a temporary position as program secretary, Don Kelley. After serving in that position for 8 weeks, he was officially hired as a programming assistant and director of public services on January 23, 1991. O'Terry landed on air on July 20, 1991, purely by accident when a part-time disk jockey fell asleep for the third time and was fired. With no one able to work that night, O'Terry made his first night shift by coaching from Magic 106.7's Moneen Daley. She works night shifts every weekend for another year, while her children sleep in the newsroom. On December 28, 1992 he sent a memo to News Director Gay Vernon about the idea he had for a public affairs program called Extraordinary Women . Both started a collaboration that lasted until Vernon's resignation from the station in February 2012. The Sunday morning show and O'Terry had received 43 awards, including a record that broke all 23 Gracie Allen Awards from Alliance for Women in Media. In 1993, O'Terry started filling for Nancy Quill's mid-day personality and also became an afternoon traffic mover for both WMJX Magic 106.7 and sister station, WBCS, Country 96.9 where he picked up the alias: Christy Grace. In 1997, he added a traffic task for 105.7, WROR-FM and started a 3-week working period of 7-day weeks at several stations. The success of the Exceptional Women radio show inspired an annual celebration called the Extraordinary Women Award in 1998 with part of the proceeds against breast cancer. In 1999, O'Terry was promoted to administrator of the Greater Boston Radio Group program and served temporarily as Music Director for WROR-FM. In 2001 he was promoted to assistant program director for WMJX Magic 106.7 and was invited to become a radio spokesperson for the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in 2003, a position he held until 2015. In 2004 found O'Terry with a Billboard nomination for APD of the Year and Gracie Allen Award for Individual Achievement as the host of the program. He will realize lifelong dreams of hearing and playing his own songs on radio between 2005 and 2012 with Jim Brickman's recording and release "The Gift and Valentine", a duet with Charlie Farren called "You Are The Only One" and collaborating with jazz musician, Grace Kelly on the classic Christmas, "Silent Night". In March 2013, he traded his responsibilities as an assistant program director for a full-time broadcast and co-hosted the Magic Morning with an Exciting Mike Addams. In June 2013, Addams announced his resignation, and O'Terry worked with several people throughout the summer including David O'Leary, Sue Tabb, Ed McMann, Jaybeau Jones, and Chris Shine. At the end of August 2013, he permanently teamed up with David O'Leary. On March 27, 2015, he left, refusing a two-year contract extension with WMJX to focus on other projects, including his first full-length CD called Dream Come True and children's book series - with his daughter Colleen.
Support
Host American Cancer Society Creates Strides Against Breast Cancer Walking in Boston, BMW, Canyon Ranch, Century Bank, Painter CertaPro, Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Dentyne Ice, Dunkin 'Donuts, Edible Setting, HomeGood, JetBlue, Landmark College, Lifetime Television, Massachusetts Public Health Department, Massachusetts Lottery, Medifast, Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers, Proven Winners, Sandal Resorts, Sleeping Numbers, Shake 'n Bake, Verizon Wireless, and YP.com.
Host and moderator talk show
Host
O'Terry is the founder of WMJX Magic 106.7 Extraordinary Female radio program. Originally hosted jointly by Gay Vernon, the event is now held jointly by Kiss's former 108th "Matty in the Morning" Kiss personality of Sue Tabb and Tina Gao. The 30-minute show airs on Sunday morning at 7:30. The theme is: "a woman's radio portrait that will inspire you". Approximately 600 women have been featured on the show since Extraordinary Women debuted at WMJX Magic 106.7 in January 1993 including: Patti Austin, Brittany Bergquist, Magi Bish, Wendy Booker, Mariah Carey, Attorney General Martha Coakley, buxom Nancy Quil, Lynne Cox, Jackie DeShannon, Linda Eder, Gloria Estefan, Gina Gallo, Gloria Gaynor, Valerie Harper, Dr. Carolyn Kaelin, Gladys Knight, Joyce Kulhawik, Patti LaBelle, Dr. Kathy Magliato, Dr. Roseanna Means, Bette Midler, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Olivia Newton-John, Stevie Nicks, Mary Pope Osborne, Michelle Phillips, Anna Quindlen, Dr Julie Silver, Carole Simpson, Liz Walker, Mary Wilson and Kate White. Extraordinary Women is the most successful public affairs program produced by and for women in the United States.
Moderator/emcee
- December 2009: Massachusetts Conference For Women/Boston Convention & amp; Exhibition Center Candy moderates panel View From Top: Women Leaders Share Their Success Stories <15> and Present Become a Change Prize .
- February 24, 2010: panel E2E: Connecting Eagles to Eagles at her alma, Boston College.
- December 9, 2010: Massachusetts Conference for Women/Boston Convention & amp; The O'Terry Exhibition Center gave Be The Change Award to Jo Crawford, founder of Web of Benefit. He also moderates the panel Making a Difference: Finding Your Unique Way to Giving Back '.
- January 11, 2011: Landmark College Lunch & amp; Learn the Webcast that includes the following panelists: Adrienne Major, Academic Dean; Mike Lucian, Dean of Students; and Mike Nieckoski, Director of Educational Technology.
- June 4, 2011: Mel Foundation Foundation, ART OF LIVING: Facing the Challenges of Life After Cancer, Quincy Marriott
- June 7, 2011: New England Publicity Club Ringtone Awards , Westin/Waltham Hotel
- 2012-present, host of "The Story Behind Her Success" interview series, Boston Women in Media & amp; Entertainment
Careers on television
- 2004-2006: Co-host of the event [isoldmyhouse.com] with Magic 106.7's And Justin
- 2007 to present: Judge on Emmy Award-winning talent show, Community Audition "Star Of The Day".
Scholarships
The PinkRose Foundation's "Candy O'Terry Scholarship" in honor of his mother, Marjorie V. Low is a $ 1,000.00 scholarship awarded to a graduate of high school students in the Boston area who have lost their mother to breast cancer.
Career as a singer
May 30, 2015 Candy releases Dream Come True CD at a release party held at RLR Studio in Framingham, MA. to benefit Lucy Love Bus.
Careers in movies
O'Terry plays the role of a news anchor Candace Malone in an independent feature film, CO2 , premiered October 23, 2010 and produced by Wild Beagle Productions. She wrapped up her first lead role as Nina Wallace in May 2010 for feature film Luke Eleven, produced by On Cue Productions and scheduled to be released in 2011. In 2014 she plays the role of Pamela Fontaine, a newscaster in the movie Lazarus Rising, starring Eric Roberts and Lenny Clarke.
Awards
References
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