TWO-TIME EMMY NOMINATED TELEVISION PERSONALITY KELTIE KNIGHTJOINS ‘ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’ AS CORRESPONDENT

ET NAMES SENIOR PRODUCER ERIN JOHNSON TO CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

September 6, 2017 (Los Angeles, CA) – ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT kicks off its 37^th season on September 11 as the #1 syndicated newsmagazine in the world and welcomes two-time Emmy nominated TV personality Keltie Knight as its newest correspondent.  Knight most recently served as a correspondent and weekend co-host for ET’s sister show THE INSIDER and frequently contributes on “The Talk,” CNN, HLN and as a moderator for Vanity Fair.  In addition, ET has named senior producer Erin Johnson to Co-Executive Producer of the nightly broadcast effective immediately.  Johnson joined CBS Television Distribution to oversee the network’s digital video business in 2013 and transitioned to ET in 2015.

“We’re excited to bring Keltie in to the best team in entertainment news – her story sense, her energy and her contacts will all make the broadcast better, and viewers will particularly love her reporting on fashion and trends,” said Executive Producer Sharon Hoffman.  “Adding Keltie is just one of several exciting changes we’re making to the show this fall; it will feel more current – new graphics, new music, new pace – and be more responsive than ever to breaking news.  We’ll still have all the biggest stars and be everywhere our audience wants to be, first.  ET has long been the number one player in this genre, and we’re not resting on our laurels.  You have to constantly reinvent and refresh to make sure you’re giving your audience the best show possible.”

During the month of September, ET will be the ultimate destination for the biggest celebrity exclusives and blockbuster Hollywood set visits.  ET will premiere its new season with unprecedented access to The Toronto Film Festival with George Clooney, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Kevin Hart and will be the first on set for the highly anticipated films Thor: Ragnarok with Chris Hemsworth, Overboard with Anna Faris and American Made with Tom Cruise.  Other exclusives throughout September will include an intimate interview with pop culture icon Victoria Beckham and a hilarious one-on-one with funnyman James Corden, along with a heartfelt visit with Larry and Dannielynn Birkhead from their home in Louisville, KY as they give ET viewers an update on life after Anna Nicole.  From sleepovers and making new friends, Larry tells us what it’s like to raise an almost teenage daughter in the shadow of her famous mother. 

ABOUT KELTIE KNIGHT

Known for her quick wit and fearless personality, Knight has co-anchored CBS’s broadcasts of the Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Grammy Awards Red Carpet and interviewed some of the most talked about stars in the world including Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Lawrence.  Along with covering the biggest Hollywood red carpets and premieres, Knight has graced the pages of Vogue, Elle, Glamour, US Weekly, People Stylewatch and The New York Times and will be contributing to ET’s fashion coverage leading up to award season.  Recently, Knight was able to combine her entertainment and entrepreneurial background into an international podcast she co-created and co-hosts, The LadyGang. With millions of millennial women downloading the show every week, it remains in the top 100 and was featured in Entertainment Weekly’s coveted ‘Must List’. The LadyGang was awarded ‘Podcast of the Year’ in 2016. (IG: @keltieknight, Twitter: @keltieknight)

ABOUT ERIN JOHNSON

In 2013, Erin Johnson joined CBS Television Distribution overseeing the digital video business for ETonline.com.  During that time, she helped turn ETonline.com into the #1 source for entertainment news video online.  In 2015, Johnson transitioned to broadcast serving as ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Senior Producer. In addition to her show producing and digital experience, Johnson has a background in cross-platform marketing working on promotional campaigns for some of the biggest shows in syndication, as well as the London and Sochi Olympics.  

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is a multi-platform entertainment news brand, with a cross-screen portfolio that includes the #1 entertainment newsmagazine on television with nearly 5.0 million viewers daily, and a top entertainment news network online, delivering more than 150 million video views per month. ETonline.com averages 20 million monthly unique visitors in the U.S. per comScore, while ET’s social audience reaches more than 70 million U.S. users monthly. 

Produced and distributed by CBS Television Distribution, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is hosted by Nancy O’Dell and Kevin Frazier with Sharon Hoffman serving as Executive Producer. Nischelle Turner, Cameron Mathison and Keltie Knight are correspondents, with Mathison and Turner serving as co-anchors of ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WEEKEND.

CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.

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