CINCINNATI, April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A new daytime
lifestyle talk show out of Nashville,
Tennessee, will launch this fall on TV stations across the
country. The as-yet-untitled original program is created and
executive produced by Grammy Award-winning superstar Faith Hill; co-founder of Happy Street
Entertainment and former executive producer of "The Oprah Winfrey
Show" Lisa Erspamer; and president
and CEO of Sandbox Entertainment Jason Owen, in partnership with
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP).
Television personality and award-winning country music artist
Kellie Pickler and Emmy
Award-winning New York City
journalist Ben Aaron will host the
informative and fun-filled celebration of everyday living and
activities. This interactive and shop-able show will cover
everything from cooking, gardening, entertaining and home design to
beauty and fashion.
"We will bring a little bit of southern charm and inspiration to
our viewers, alongside insights from top tastemakers and experts in
many areas," said Hill. "Kellie is very much southern while Ben is
everything New York – complete
opposites but together their chemistry is magic and our viewers are
going to love them."
"Our vision for this show is to deliver the best of lifestyle
content with two very talented and charismatic hosts," said
Erspamer. "We are excited about combining an entertaining show with
a unique shop-ability factor – viewers will be able to buy items
they see on set while watching the show."
"We believe we have a winning combination for a new show unlike
anything viewers have seen," said Cater Lee, vice president of
programming for Scripps. "We have a talented group of producers and
hosts with a fresh concept – a lifestyle show set in the heartland.
We believe this is the right time for this kind of show, and it
will resonate with our viewers across the country this fall."
Scripps will debut the show in 20 of its 24 television markets,
and Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution will
distribute the show in national syndication.
Pickler gained national attention as a contestant and top-10
finisher on "American Idol" at the age of 19. She has four
critically acclaimed country music albums to her credit, including
2013's "The Woman I Am," and won the Mirror Ball Trophy on the ABC
show, "Dancing with the Stars," also in 2013. She is an avid
supporter of the military and has completed 11 USO Tours performing
for military serving abroad. Her ongoing CMT docu-comedy series "I
Love Kellie Pickler" debuted in November
2015 and is returning for its third season this summer.
Aaron has numerous TV credits as a contributor
for "Extra," "Meredith" and "Today." He earned three Emmy
Awards as a features reporter for WNBC for "New York Live." His
posted stories on YouTube have earned millions of views. He also is
teaming up with his wife, Ginger
Zee, chief meteorologist for "Good Morning America," on a
new home renovation show on the DIY Network that is set to air in
May.
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) serves audiences and
businesses through a growing portfolio of television, radio and
digital media brands. Scripps is one of the nation's largest
independent TV station owners, with 33 television stations in 24
markets and a reach of nearly one in five U.S. households. It also
owns 34 radio stations in eight markets. Scripps also runs an
expanding collection of local and national digital journalism and
information businesses, including multi-platform satire and humor
brand Cracked, podcast industry leader Midroll Media and
over-the-top video news service Newsy. Scripps also produces
television shows including "The List" and "The Now," runs an
award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and serves as the longtime
steward of the nation's largest, most successful and
longest-running educational program, the Scripps National Spelling
Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto,
"Give light and the people will find their own way."
About Faith Hill
Faith
has been a force in the entertainment industry for over two
decades, having achieved unprecedented success in the worlds of
country and pop music as one of the top-selling and most-awarded
female artists of all time. She has consistently broken chart
records with 14 No. 1 singles and multiple albums topping both the
Billboard Top 100 and Country charts, with six certified
multi-platinum studio albums and selling more than 30 million
albums worldwide. Over the course of her incomparable
performing career, Hill has co-produced every one of her
record-breaking, critically acclaimed network television specials,
live performances and videos from concept to completion.
Known as having a keen eye and attention to detail, Faith has made
a point to educate herself in every aspect of her business, from
set and costume design to lighting, art direction and editing. The
aesthetics of this new talk show will reflect Faith's gift for
design and architecture and showcase the passions, skills and
talents she has honed over many years in front of and behind the
cameras.
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