Hooks launched her career on `` The Bill Tush Show '' in Atlanta . She was a regular guest host and reporter for the show from its inception until it ended in 1999. Her representative , Lisa Lieberman , confirmed the death to CNN . She played the character Carlene Dobber on `` Designing Women ''
Hooks launched her career on `` The Bill Tush Show '' in Atlanta . She was a regular guest host and reporter for the show from its inception until it ended in 1999. She played the character Carlene Dobber on `` Designing Women ''