LOS ANGELES – “Extra,” the Emmy award-winning syndicated
entertainment news magazine, has named veteran entertainment journalist Billy
Bush as host for the 26th season of the show, rebranded as “ExtraExtra” and
premiering September 9, 2019.
Senior executive producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey said,
“Billy is the consummate journalist with extensive celebrity industry contacts
and reach. No one does more illuminating interviews and in-depth stories than
him. He’s the perfect host as we reinvent ‘Extra’ for a new generation. I’m
thrilled to welcome him back to television.”
Said Bush, “My first job on national television was on
‘Extra’ so this is a homecoming of sorts for me. I’m excited to join the
incredible team and be a part of the show as it gets refreshed for a new generation.”
Bush first appeared on “Extra” as a New York-based freelance
correspondent in 2002. He will anchor the new “ExtraExtra” from the show’s new
broadcast center and newsroom at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California.
The show will feature a new, modernized setting at the studio and will continue
its extensive location reporting from bureaus in Los Angeles and New York, and
will establish new outposts in both Nashville and Las Vegas.
Billy Bush’s extensive television career includes serving as
host of the third hour of “Today,” host of “Access Hollywood” and “Access
Hollywood Live,” correspondent for WNBC’s “Today in New York” and New York
freelance correspondent for “Extra.” For six years, he hosted “The Billy Bush
Show,” a nationally syndicated talk and music radio show. Bush began his career
in Wolfeboro, NH as a radio DJ and sales person.
"ExtraExtra" is helmed by senior executive
producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey and executive producers Theresa Coffino and
Jeremy Spiegel. The show is produced by Telepictures and distributed by Warner
Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. The program website is at
www.extratv.com.
