Peer Talk Episode 15: Carolyn Tyler, journalist

From 1986 until her retirement in 2018, Carolyn Tyler was a household name in the Bay Area, as news anchor and reporter for KGO-TV/ABC7. During her tenure, Carolyn covered numerous breaking stories and hosted two Emmy-nominated series — including a series on the Civil Rights Movement and the impact that it had on Bay Area high school students. For covering the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Carolyn and her ABC7 news team received the Peabody Award. Currently, Carolyn serves on the San Francisco Film Commission, the Board of Governors for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences representing Northern California, and the board of the Alonzo King Lines Ballet. In both her professional and personal life, Carolyn has amassed a treasure trove of experiences, which we were so excited to share with Mr. Mathews' Ethnic Studies class. Seeing a black anchorwoman on television news inspired Carolyn to professionally pursue journalism, and we hope that the students at Willie Brown will, in turn, be inspired by her and her stories.