Carrell Ray Jenkins (September 25, 1930–October 24, 2019) was an American journalist, columnist, and newspaper editor.
He was a member of the Columbus Ledger's reporting team that won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for public service.
[1][2] Jenkins was born on September 25, 1930, in Sylvester, Georgia, US to a family whose primary mode of livelihood was agriculture-related.
[1][3][4] In 1978, Jenkins was appointed vice president and editor of the Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal.
In 1979, he resigned from that job to be a special assistant to President Jimmy Carter for press affairs.