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Canadian actor and radio personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James "Jimmy"[1] Carroll (December 20, 1955 – April 27, 2016) was an American-born Canadian actor and radio personality, best known for playing Max Sutton on Wind at My Back, which aired on CBC Television from 1996 to 2001.[2][3] Most recently, Carroll found a second career as a community radio host and personality based in Huntsville, Ontario.[2] Carroll initially joined Hunters Bay Radio (CKAR-FM) in 2010 as the host of a local afternoon radio show.[2][3] However, he soon became involved in the growth of the community station, hosting a Top 20 countdown, a Motown show on Mondays, and a local talent show.[2][3] Carroll helped Hunters Bay Radio expand from its origins as a small, online station broadcast from a household basement into a full FM radio station with a staff of 60 employees by 2016.[2][3]
James Carroll | |
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Born | James Aloysius Carroll[1] December 20, 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | April 27, 2016 60) Algonquin Grace Residential Hospice in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada | (aged
Nationality | American-Canadian |
Alma mater | La Salle University, Villanova University[1] |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Radio Presenter |
Years active | 1970s–2016 |
Children | 1[1] |
Carroll was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. He moved from the U.S. to Toronto during the 1980s after performing in stage productions in the Canadian city.[2] In addition to acting, Carroll later worked as the stage manager at The Second City improv club in Toronto.[2][3] His other television roles included Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning in 2008, as well as commercials.[2][3]
Carroll originally left the entertainment industry and moved to Huntsville, Ontario, to live closer to his daughter Emma.[2] He soon became involved with Hunters Bay Radio, the local community radio station, as an afternoon host in 2010.[2] Carroll and his colleagues oversaw the expansion of Hunters Bay Radio into a full FM station with 60 employees which now broadcasts across Muskoka's cottage country and the Almaguin Highlands.[2]
Carroll was diagnosed with cancer in December 2015.[3] Local Huntsville residents raised $22,000 for his medical expenses through a GoFundMe campaign.[2] Many of Carroll's former acting colleagues held a benefit for him at the Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville in January 2016.[3] Carroll was hospitalized in April 2016 as his health declined. Carroll died from complications from small cell lung cancer on April 27, 2016, at the age of 60.[2]
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