ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

Season 46, Year: 2026-2027

BIOGRAPHY

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CASSIE DILAURA

Correspondent

Cassie DiLaura is a correspondent at ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT the world's #1 entertainment newsmagazine. Since joining ET in 2018, she has become a standout voice in entertainment journalism, known for her on the ground reporting, exclusive interviews, and dynamic presence across broadcast and digital platforms.

DiLaura has conducted hundreds of headline making interviews with A-list stars, including Kevin Costner, George Clooney, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, Blake Shelton, and Morgan Wallen. Her assignments have taken her around the world, from set visits in Budapest to courtroom coverage of Alec Baldwin's trial in Santa Fe, bringing viewers to the heart of the story. Previously, a digital correspondent and producer for ET, she played an integral role in the brand's success across digital and live streaming platforms, with her entertainment coverage amassing millions of views.

A trusted voice in the music world, DiLaura is a familiar face on country music's biggest red carpets, covering the CMA Awards, ACM Awards, and other marquee events. She has hosted the Recording Academy's Official GRAMMYs Livestream for the past six years, conducting interviews with music's biggest night's nominees and winners, and has served as emcee for Spotify Hot Country's annual Spotify House event in Nashville for four consecutive years, from 2023 through 2026. In 2025, she also served as a guest correspondent for New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash on CBS and Paramount+.

In December 2021, DiLaura hosted and helped produce the two-part special, ET Presents: Yellowstone Aftershow, on Paramount+, giving viewers an inside look at cable's #1 series through interviews with the cast and co-creator and Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan. She also hosted Tulsa King: Inside the Series for Paramount+ ahead of the series premiere in 2022.

DiLaura's reporting has also been featured on CBS Mornings, CNN, and WGN Radio. Her work has earned her six Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Daytime Personality Daily honors in 2024 and 2025.

A Detroit native, DiLaura's early days included roles as a host and producer for CelebTV in Chicago, Production Associate for NBC Olympics in Sochi, Russia and Production Intern for E! News as well as Ann Curry at NBC News.

Outside of broadcasting, DiLaura is the co-founder of Desert Rodeo, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, and on The Cowboy Channel.

She earned her degree in broadcast and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is co-hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner with Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, and Emily Curl as correspondents. Erin Johnson serves as executive producer with Whitney Wallace and Leslie Kawaguchi as co-executive producers.

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PRESS CONTACTS:

Anthony McLaughlin – Manager, Communications
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Hayley Strichman – Director, Communications
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