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Cindy Sinclair says job on a steamboat led to career in entertainment industry | Community Voices

Cindy Sinclair poses with country music star Garth Brooks
Cindy Sinclair poses with country music star Garth Brooks

Cindy Sinclair is from Petersburg, Ill. and works in Nashville. She is a show producer for the Musicians Hall of Fame Awards and for Ray Stevens CabaRay Nashville for Public Television. She has also worked on numerous other shows including American Idol, The Grammy Awards, The Latin Grammy Awards, American Music Awards and the Country Music Association awards. She spoke to Community Voices about growing up in central Illinois and her career in the entertainment industry.

Originally aired January 15, 2022.

Vanessa was the Community Voices Production Coordinator at NPR Illinois from 2021-2025. She continues her passion for broadcasting as a co-host of the Beyond the Mouse podcast for the Front Row Network.
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