Polly Carver-Kimm is a television personality in the Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

 area.

She was a DJ on KIOA

KIOA

KIOA, "93.3 KIOA," is a classic hits radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area. It is located at 93.3 on the FM dial. The station's studios are located at 1416 Locust Street in Des Moines along with Saga Communications' other Des Moines stations .-KWDM-Part 2:The 93.3 frequency got its...

 for approximately 20 years, through July 2007. She subsequently was hired to do communications for the Iowa Department of Public Health.

Carver-Kimm has also hosted the televised multi-state Powerball

Powerball

Powerball is an American lottery game sold in 44 jurisdictions as a shared jackpot game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit organization formed by an agreement with lotteries. Powerball is a game whose advertised jackpot starts at $20 million and can roll into...

 lottery drawing when Mike Pace

Mike Pace

Mike Pace is an Iowa radio and television personality, most notable as the former emcee of Powerball drawings. He is also an actor, narrator and host...

 was on vacation. (The original Powerball emcee, Pace, retired from hosting the twice-weekly drawings, as the regular drawing venue moved to Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, which hosted the game's drawings beginning January 7, 2009.)