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 Alan Carter has enjoyed a storied career
for over 20 years as a writer, reporter, columnist and editor for many of the leading entertainment publications including People, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly. Most recently, he oversaw the much-lauded redesign of the
Television Academy's official website, www.emmys.org. Carter is also co-owner, co-founder and senior editor for
www.soapstarworld.com, one of the leading soap sites on the Internet. At the New York Daily News, he wrote about prime-time TV and feature film celebrities. There, he saw a
niche— no one was writing about daytime TV— and he began contributing almost daily newspaper soap updates. At People, Carter had three different two-year tours of duty where he was a reporter, TV Correspondent [covering just about every story on the Today show and many human interest pieces] and fill-in TV critic. As the fill-in critic, his funny and often barb-filled columns got him noticed. Liz Smith wrote: "I love those Alan Carter reviews in 'People' but when he says Designing Women isn't as good as The Golden Girls he is flat out wrong!" Not wanting to be tied to a desk, or NYC, Carter moved to LA to become senior writer for Entertainment Weekly. There he wrote many cover stories [most memorably 'The Men of Melrose Place'] and created 'The Soap Box' a popular feature which ran for nearly three years. For TV Guide, Carter was the Soap Insider for two years. An unabashed soap lover, he's also served as bureau chief for Soap Opera Digest, as well. Before coming to Digest as a full-time editor and senior staffer, he co-wrote the Soap Awards for NBC and
Dick Clark productions for four years. Carter was one of the original correspondents on the Warner Brothers Television show 'Extra.' In addition, he is the co-author of a book on the groundbreaking television MTV show 'The Real World.'
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