Carter Edwards

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Carter Edwards
OAM
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Born
Alfred Edward Carter

(1942-05-03)3 May 1942
Died10 March 2024(2024-03-10) (aged 81)
Boolaroo, NSW, Australia
OccupationEntertainer
Children4

Carter Edwards OAM (born Alfred Edward Carter) was an Australian music legend with an Order of Australia Medal in 2020 for his time in radio presenting and winner of two Mo Awards as "Australia's Most Versatile Entertainer". [1] [2]

Carter began his journey in Perth, where he was unexpectedly entered into the talent show "New Faces," winning the Western Australian heats and earning a spot in the national final.

For nine years, he was known as "the singing painter" in the award-winning "I Did It My Way" television commercials for Taubman's Paints.

Edwards was a prominent figure in radio, hosting the "Carter Edwards Country" program on 2HD in Newcastle for 34 years, starting in 1989. His work in broadcast media, particularly radio, led to him receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2020. He was also inducted into the Australian Country Music Broadcasters Hall Of Fame. Edwards retired from radio in 2022.

Edwards also ran as a candidate for Pauline Hanson's One Nation party for the federal division of Dobell in the 2016 Australian federal election. [3] He polled 8,326 votes, equivalent of 8.61% of the primary votes in the electorate. [4]

In March 2024 Carter died at the age of 81. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ [Biographical cuttings on Carter Edwards, entertainer, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals], 1900, retrieved 29 March 2024
  2. ↑ Luke, Dilon (4 February 2020). "Two locals recognised in Australia Day Honours List". Coast Community News. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Denice (2 June 2016). "Radio star and entertainer Carter Edwards to run for Dobell as One Nation candidate". The Daily Telegraph . Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dobell, NSW - Tally Room". Australian Electoral Commission . 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Varvaris, Mary. "Famed Australian Country Music Broadcaster Carter Edwards Passes Away". Countrytown. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Vale Carter Edwards".
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