Carol Martin is an American journalist and long-time news anchor for

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in New York.

Biography

Martin is the daughter of Idessa and Daniel Martin. Her father was an auto worker for

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. She is a graduate of

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. In 1974, Martin accepted a position with

in New York first as a correspondent and then anchor. In 1994, she left WCBS to host the daily talk show '' America's Talking'' and then went to work for WBIS-TV in New York where she was the host of ''Money Style Power.'' She also worked on '' Dateline NBC'' and as a substitute host on '' Weekend Today''. In 1997, she was named as the host of the second version of ''

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.'' In 2000, she was hired by the Fox news affiliate WNYW-TV in New York as co-anchor on the weekday newscast show ''Fox Five Live.'' In 1993, she married Joseph "Joe" Terry, a television director known for his work with '' The Maury Povich Show,'' the '' Oprah Winfrey Show'', and The Kelly Clarkson Show''.'' On May 4, 2023, Martin testified in support of E. Jean Carroll in Carroll's Civil Rape Trial against Donald Trump. Martin was one of two friends that Carroll told shortly after the alleged assault in 1996.

References

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