Candy O'Terry, known as Candy O, is a radio broadcaster, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and speaker coach.
22 Facts About Candy O'Terry
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Candy O'Terry has been profiled in the book: Boston Inspirational Women by Bill and Kerry Brett.
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Candy O'Terry is the host of the Nashville-based podcast series Country Music Success Stories and the hands-on communications series The Speaker Coach.
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Candy O'Terry was a member of the cast of the Emmy Award-winning talent show, Community Auditions: Star Of The Day for seven seasons and made her film debut in 2010 as reporter Candace Malone in the full-length independent feature film CO2.
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Candy O'Terry provides narration and plays herself in the 2021 film Misha and the Wolves.
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Candy O'Terry's parents were divorced when she was 11 after a long custody battle and O'Terry moved with her mother to Newington, Connecticut, where she attended St Mary's School and Newington High School.
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Candy O'Terry was a champion diver and was recruited by Boston College, where she was a varsity athlete.
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Candy O'Terry's mother died of breast cancer at the age of 52, leaving Candy as the sole beneficiary of her estate at only 18.
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Candy O'Terry was married at age 21 and has two children: Christopher, and Colleen.
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Candy O'Terry was divorced in 1991 and spent 15 years as a single mother until marrying Tom Gaffny in August 2006.
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Candy O'Terry discovered her birth parents, brothers and sisters, and extended family in May 2007.
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Candy O'Terry landed on the air on July 20,1991, purely by accident when a part-time disc jockey fell asleep for the third time and was fired.
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Candy O'Terry worked the overnight shift every weekend for another year, while her children slept in the newsroom.
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The Sunday morning show and Candy O'Terry have received 43 awards, including a record breaking 23 Gracie Allen Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media.
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In 1993, Candy O'Terry began filling in for midday personality Nancy Quill and became the afternoon drive traffic anchor for both WMJX Magic 106.7 and sister station, WBCS, Country 96.9 where she took on the alias: Christy Grace.
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In 1999, Candy O'Terry was promoted to program administrator of the Greater Boston Radio Group and served temporarily as music director for WROR-FM.
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In 2004 Candy O'Terry received a Billboard nomination for APD of the Year and a Gracie Allen Award for Individual Achievement as a program host.
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In June 2013, Addams announced his retirement, and Candy O'Terry was teamed with a handful of people throughout the summer including David O'Leary, Sue Tabb, Ed McMann, Jaybeau Jones and Chris Shine.
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Candy O'Terry plays the role of newscaster Candace Malone in the full-length independent feature film, CO2, which premiered October 23,2010 and was produced by Wild Beagle Productions.
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In 2020, Candy O'Terry was contacted by producers at Bright Yellow Films and asked to recount her Exceptional Women interview from 1997 with Misha DeFonseca for an upcoming project on her life.
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Candy O'Terry was lead singer of lead singer of Stage Unlimited from1984 to 1990.
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Candy O'Terry has been involved with several charities and non-profit organizations including American Cancer Society, DreamBIG, empowerHER, The Pink Rose Foundation and Strong Women Strong Girls.