JamesG
06-26-2014, 06:52 PM
"Extra" Adds Two Extra Hosts Alongside Mario Lopez
by THE DEADLINE TEAM
June 26, 2014
Syndie entertainment newsmag "Extra" has named Tracey Edmonds and Fox Sports 1′s Charissa Thompson as co-hosts for the show’s upcoming 21st season that premieres September 8.
Both have inked multi-year deals to join Mario Lopez, who has been on the show since 2007.
The moves come after the May departure of longtime co-host Maria Menounos, who inked a multi-year pact of her own at E! that includes hosting her own one-hour entertainment newsmag series, "Untold with Maria Menounos".
Edmonds is a producer and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment, which has Dieon’s Family Playbook on OWN.
Thompson will pull double duty with her Fox Sports 1 job; she was one of the high-profile hires when that network launched last summer.
“Tracey Edmonds is one of the most accomplished television forces in Hollywood. She is already a star with A-list relationships. Charissa Thompson is one of the quickest, sharpest and best interviewers on sports TV and was born to juggle the demands of fast-paced television,” "Extra" senior executive producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey.
“From the moment I put Tracey and Charissa on stage with Mario, their chemistry was off the charts.”
http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/extra-co-hosts-tracey-edmonds-charissa-thompson-season-21/
by THE DEADLINE TEAM
June 26, 2014
Syndie entertainment newsmag "Extra" has named Tracey Edmonds and Fox Sports 1′s Charissa Thompson as co-hosts for the show’s upcoming 21st season that premieres September 8.
Both have inked multi-year deals to join Mario Lopez, who has been on the show since 2007.
The moves come after the May departure of longtime co-host Maria Menounos, who inked a multi-year pact of her own at E! that includes hosting her own one-hour entertainment newsmag series, "Untold with Maria Menounos".
Edmonds is a producer and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment, which has Dieon’s Family Playbook on OWN.
Thompson will pull double duty with her Fox Sports 1 job; she was one of the high-profile hires when that network launched last summer.
“Tracey Edmonds is one of the most accomplished television forces in Hollywood. She is already a star with A-list relationships. Charissa Thompson is one of the quickest, sharpest and best interviewers on sports TV and was born to juggle the demands of fast-paced television,” "Extra" senior executive producer Lisa Gregorisch-Dempsey.
“From the moment I put Tracey and Charissa on stage with Mario, their chemistry was off the charts.”
http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/extra-co-hosts-tracey-edmonds-charissa-thompson-season-21/