[4] Upon retiring from Olympic competition, Candy was active as a commentator for CBS and ESPN television networks covering national and international sporting events.

During the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, Merrill joined NBC as a color analyst for live coverage of the Synchronized Swimming events and also produced special interest features on participating athletes.

Candy joined Merrill Companies in 2000, a multi-faceted commercial real estate development firm, in 2000 as a principal As a principal, Merrill directs all marketing, public relations and social media efforts for the firm and is actively involved in the development of office, retail and community engagement projects, including Prairiefire and the Museum at Prairiefire.

[7] Candy is now a founder, volunteer and supporter of the Museum at Prairiefire where daily programming and events foster a community focused on education while caring for its most underserved citizens.

[8] In 2023 Fred and Candy Merrill, along with a dynamic group of Grammy and Emmy-winning musicians and producers from shows such as Sesame Street and Nickelodeon, formed Kikabou: a music and nature-focused educational production company.