Brian Damage
03-08-2007, 09:30 AM
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own daily talk show — and she won't have to worry about Barbara Walters this time.
Court TV said Wednesday it had hired Reynolds to run a show about criminal justice issues that intersect with the pop culture world. The show, which has no title yet, will likely start this summer or in the fall.
It's a return to her roots for Reynolds, a lawyer who began her TV career as a legal commentator on Court TV in 1991. She was an original co-host with ABC's "The View," starting in 1997, where she became acquainted with the glitz and glamour of show biz.
Reynolds, 44, left the show on bad terms last summer. Told her contract wasn't going to be renewed, she beat Walters to the punch in announcing her departure. That angered Walters, and Reynolds wasn't allowed on the air again.
"The public is fascinated by the intersection of the legal world and the pop-culture world, and we hope to tap into that fascination as part of our overall strategy to broaden the appeal of the network's daytime lineup," said Steve Koonin, Turner Entertainment Networks president, in a statement.
NEW YORK -- Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own daily talk show — and she won't have to worry about Barbara Walters this time.
Court TV said Wednesday it had hired Reynolds to run a show about criminal justice issues that intersect with the pop culture world. The show, which has no title yet, will likely start this summer or in the fall.
It's a return to her roots for Reynolds, a lawyer who began her TV career as a legal commentator on Court TV in 1991. She was an original co-host with ABC's "The View," starting in 1997, where she became acquainted with the glitz and glamour of show biz.
Reynolds, 44, left the show on bad terms last summer. Told her contract wasn't going to be renewed, she beat Walters to the punch in announcing her departure. That angered Walters, and Reynolds wasn't allowed on the air again.
"The public is fascinated by the intersection of the legal world and the pop-culture world, and we hope to tap into that fascination as part of our overall strategy to broaden the appeal of the network's daytime lineup," said Steve Koonin, Turner Entertainment Networks president, in a statement.