Carol Duvall

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Carol Duvall is host of the long running The Carol Duvall Show on the HGTV network. The show is devoted to demonstrating and teaching a wide variety of crafts from very basic "cut and glue" projects to intricate polymer clay creations. Carol's program was one of the original offerings on the newly founded Home & Garden Television network in 1994, and it has remained one of the lifestyle network's most popular shows throughout its 12-year run. She introduced many polymer clay artists to the community including Judy Belcher, Maureen Carlson, Kim Cavender, Katherine Dewey, Emi Fukushima, Syndee Holt, Debbie Jackson, Donna Kato, Barbara McGuire, Ann Mitchell, Karen Mitchell, Becky Meverden, Lisa Pavelka, Gail Ritchey, Nan Roche, Michelle Ross, and Bob Wiley who have inspired countless polymer enthusiasts.

Her television career began on a children's show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1962 she joined a Detroit television station and spent 18 years in a variety of positions, ranging from news anchor to co-producer and host of her first craft-oriented program.^[1]

Duvall attended Michigan State University where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.