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Access (U.S. TV Program)
''Access Hollywood'', briefly known as ''Access'' from 2017 to 2019, is an American weekday television entertainment news program that premiered on September 9, 1996. It covers events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former ''Entertainment Tonight'' executive producer Jim Van Messel and is currently executive produced by Maureen FitzPatrick and directed by Richard Plotkin. In previous years, Doug Dougherty, Christopher A. Berry and Kim Anastasia directed the program. ''Access Hollywood'' primarily focuses on news in the music, television, and film industries. History ''Access Hollywood'' has aired nationally on various local stations, most of them affiliates of NBC, in the United States since September 9, 1996. It was previously produced by NBC Studios and has changed distributors over the years, first with New World/Genesis Distribution, then 20th Television (after News Corporation bought New World), followed by Warner Bros. Domestic Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kit Hoover
Catherine "Kit" Hoover (born July 29, 1970) is an American Television presenter, television host, sports commentator, sportscaster and broadcast journalism, broadcast journalist currently serving as the anchor of ''Access Hollywood'', and co-host of ''Access Daily with Mario & Kit''. She has worked as a sportscaster for ESPN and Fox News. She has also been a correspondent for ''TV Guide,'' a guest co-host on ''The View (talk show), The View'' and a Sports commentator, sideline reporter on ''Shaq Vs.'' Early life Hoover attended Marist School (Georgia), Marist School in Brookhaven, Georgia, where she won three years consecutively both the mile and two mile runs. She was named the "2022 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient" of Marist School. Hoover earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Career Hoover made her television debut as a cast member on the Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure, first season of MTV's ''Road Rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Giselle Fernández
Giselle Fernández (born May 15, 1961) is an American television journalist and anchor for Spectrum News 1. Her appearances on network television include reporting and guest anchoring for ''CBS Early Show'', ''CBS Evening News'', ''Today'', and ''NBC Nightly News'', regular host for ''Access Hollywood'', and contestant on ''Dancing with the Stars''. Early life and education Fernández was born in Mexico City and was brought to East Los Angeles in the United States at the age of four. Her Catholic father was a flamenco dancer, while her Jewish mother was a student of Mexican folklore. She attended California State University, Sacramento, * a "That core journalistic ethic is something the five-time Emmy Award winner says she mastered at Sac State under the tutelage of government and journalism professor Bill Dorman." — ¶ 2. * b "Soon after graduating, Fernandez-Farrand focused on covering international affairs including interviewing Fidel Castro about Cuba's economic crisis and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Steven Cojocaru
Steven Cojocaru (; ; born July 4, 1972), is a Canadian television fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Romanian parents. Cojocaru started out as a magazine columnist and eventually began working on American television shows as a correspondent and interviewer, working on ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''The Today Show'', ''The Insider'' and ''Access Hollywood''. Career Cojocaru earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Concordia University. He began working in 1995 for the Canadian fashion magazine ''Flare''. After moving to Hollywood, he began writing a column. He was ''People Magazines West Coast fashion editor, and has written two autobiographies, ''Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy'' (2003) and ''Glamour, Interrupted'' (2008). In 2003 and 2004, Cojocaru worked on ''American Idol'', helping the contestants select new wardrobe pieces from show sponsor Old Navy. On May 6, 2008, he appeared with John Oliver in a segment for ''The Daily Show'', "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Extra (American TV Program)
''Extra'' (originally titled ''Extra: The Entertainment Magazine'' from 1994 to 1996) is an American syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine that is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution and premiered on September 5, 1994. The program serves as a straight rundown of news headlines and gossip throughout the entertainment industry, providing coverage of events and celebrities; however, since 2013, it has also placed an even greater emphasis on interviews and insider previews of upcoming film and television projects. , the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Billy Bush, with the weekend editions co-anchored by Billy Bush and Mona Kosar Abdi. History The series was developed in the fall of 1993, for a planned launch during the 1994–95 television season. The program was developed under the working title ''Entertainment News Television''; however due to claims that it too closely mirrored its own name, cable channel E! filed a lawsuit against W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Today (American TV Program)
''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'') is an American breakfast television, morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on television in the United States, American television and in the world, and after years of broadcasting it is fifth on the list of longest-running American television series. Originally a two-hour program airing weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007 (though over time, the third and fourth hours became distinct entities). ''Today''s dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''Good Morning America''. ''Today'' retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Billy Bush
William Hall Bush (born October 17, 1971) is an American radio and television host. He is a member of the Bush family, a nephew of former president George H. W. Bush and cousin of former president George W. Bush and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. After appearing as a correspondent on ''Access Hollywood'' from 2001 to 2004, Bush became a primary anchor of the program in 2004. Bush also hosted ''The Billy Bush Show'', a nationally syndicated talk and music radio show that aired from 2008 to 2014. He departed ''Access Hollywood'' in 2016 after being named a co-host in the third hour of ''Today (American TV program), Today''. Bush's tenure on the Today Show was short-lived, as in October 2016, during the 2016 United States presidential election, presidential election, he became the subject of controversy when the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape, 2005 ''Access Hollywood'' recording surfaced of him and presidential candidate Donald Trump having a lewd conversation. Due to this in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Michelle Beadle
Michelle Denise Beadle (born October 23, 1975) is an American sports reporter and host who is part of the San Antonio Spurs broadcast team. Beadle was formerly the co-host of the ESPN morning sports show '' Get Up!'' along with Jalen Rose and Mike Greenberg, the co-host of '' SportsNation'' on ESPN2, and former host of '' Winners Bracket'' on ABC with Marcellus Wiley. Beadle has had various hosting jobs on different networks prior to joining ESPN in 2009, including College Sports Television and the YES Network. Early life and education Michelle Beadle was born in Italy to Bob Beadle, a former executive at Valero Energy, and Serenella Paladino, from Italy. She spent the first half of her childhood in Roanoke, Texas, outside Dallas, and the second half in Boerne, a small town outside San Antonio. She said that her mother was her best friend growing up because her mother did not speak English when she immigrated to America and they had to learn the language together. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tim Vincent
Tim Vincent (born Timothy Russell Walker; 4 November 1972) is a British actor and television presenter from Overton-on-Dee, Wales. He appeared on the BBC children's programme ''Blue Peter'' between 1993 and 1997 and has presented several Miss World contests. For several years, Vincent was based in the United States where he presented some mainstream shows such as ''Access Hollywood'' and ''Phenomenon''. Career Acting Vincent first took to acting at Theatr Clwyd, in nearby Mold. His first television role was playing alcoholic teenager Billy Ryan in the ITV drama series ''Children's Ward''. Vincent also appeared in pantomime for several years, always playing the role of Dandini in ''Cinderella'', at Southport, Torquay, Widnes and York. From 2000 to 2001, he played veterinarian Adam Forrester in ''Emmerdale'', and appeared in the film '' Sorted'' with Tim Curry and Jason Donovan. Presenting On 16 December 1993, Vincent began presenting ''Blue Peter''. During his time on the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jason Kennedy (TV Personality)
Jason Kennedy (born December 11, 1981) is an entertainment journalist. He was the host of ''E! News'' and '' Live from E!'' and a contributor to the NBC '' Today Show''. Biography Kennedy was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. As a child, he produced a mock television news program from a home studio. Following his graduation from Westminster Academy, he attended the University of Miami, where he received several awards, including the Associated Press Award for Best News Feature in the state of Florida. He moved to Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ... in 2004 and began anchoring segments for ''Open Call'' on the TV Guide Channel. He subsequently joined E! Network. Beginning in May 2008, Kennedy hosted '' Dance Machine'' on ABC. Personal life Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Zuri Hall
Zuri Hall (born June 2, 1988) is an American entertainment reporter, television personality, actress and producer. Hall serves as co-host for ''Access Hollywood'' on NBC. She is also the sideline reporter for NBC's primetime summer competition show ''American Ninja Warrior''. Hall has hosted the beauty pageants Miss USA 2021, Miss USA 2022, Miss Universe 2022, Miss Universe 2023 and Miss Universe 2024. Early life Hall was born on June 2, 1988 in Toledo, Ohio. Growing up, she became fascinated with the arts, more specifically with theatre. She graduated from Maumee Valley Country Day School in 2006. She graduated from Ohio State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in strategic communication. She was a four-year Morrill Scholar, earning a full academic scholarship to attend the college. Career Entertainment broadcasting Hall competed against hundreds in the search for the next Face of MyINDY-TV and became the first woman to win the position. At WNDY-TV in Indianapolis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |