LILLIANA VAZQUEZ AND SCOTT TWEEDIE JOIN E! NEWS AS CO-HOSTS OF TWO NEW YORK-BASED MORNING SHOWS LAUNCHING ON MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020
Emmy-Winning TV Host Vazquez and Australian-Born TV Personality Tweedie Will Co-Host "E! News" at 7am ET/PT and "Pop of the Morning" at 11am ET/PT
New York, NY - December 5, 2019 - E! announced Emmy-winning TV host and personality Lilliana Vazquez and Australian TV and entertainment reporter Scott Tweedie as new co-hosts of its 30 Rock-based daily morning shows "E! News" at 7am ET/PT and "Pop of the Morning" at 11am ET/PT, premiering on Monday, January 6, 2020.
Viewers will wake up with "E! News" coast-to-coast as Lilliana and Scott bring them the biggest pop culture, lifestyle and entertainment stories in a fun, lighthearted and engaging way. The conversation continues on "Pop of the Morning" with an unfiltered, more in-depth and irreverent look at the most talked about news stories of the day.
"After spending 19 years in morning television, I know the importance of waking up with hosts you truly connect with and want to share your morning with. We're excited to introduce you to that team," said Tammy Filler, Executive Vice President & Editor-In-Chief, E! News. "With many years of entertainment reporting experience, Lilliana Vazquez and Scott Tweedie are well-respected, seasoned hosts, who have fun, relatable TV personalities with undeniable chemistry. They are the perfect pair to join the news team as we continue to build our presence in New York."
Lilliana Vazquez is a multi-faceted Emmy Award-winning host, TV personality, style expert and active contributor on "TODAY," "E! News," "Wendy Williams," "The Talk" and "Rachael Ray Show." Lilliana has appeared on "Access Hollywood" and "Access Daily" as a correspondent, sitting down with the biggest names in entertainment and appearing on Hollywood's most watched carpets including the Oscars, Golden Globes and Met Gala. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas and is proudly first-generation Latinx.
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Scott Tweedie is a TV host and reporter whose credits include "Dancing With The Stars Australia," his own spin-off for the global smash-hit show, "I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here," Network 10's morning show "Studio 10," and host of the country's most watched weekly music program "The Loop." Scott began his career as host of the successful global TV show "Prank Patrol" which aired globally on BBC and ABC. Most recently, Scott worked as the entertainment and fashion reporter for Australia's highest-rated broadcast events and one of the richest racing events in the world, "The Melbourne Cup Carnival."
About E! Entertainment
E! is the only global, multi-platform brand for all things pop culture. The network is currently available to 91 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S and 161 countries globally. E! programming includes popular series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," "Very Cavallari," "Total Divas," "Total Bellas," "Botched," and "E! True Hollywood Story," topical series "Nightly Pop," new series "Meet the Frasers" and the return of the "The Soup." "E! News" is the leading multi-platform publisher delivering breaking entertainment news and pop culture coverage 24/7 across EOnline.com and all digital and social media. The brand's robust programming slate includes "E! News," "In the Room" and "Daily Pop," along with digital shows: "E! News' The Rundown," "Face Forward" and "What The Fashion" on Snapchat. E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" signature events keep fans connected to their favorite stars on pop culture's biggest nights and E! is also home to the "E! People's Choice Awards," the only award show for the people, by the people. E! is a network of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Lifestyle Group, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. For more corporate information, visit www.nbcuniversal.com.
About E! News
"E! News" is a leading multiplatform content brand serving high quality, engaging entertainment and lifestyle content driven through the lens of celebrity and pop culture. The brand's robust programming slate includes: "E! News," "In the Room," and "Daily Pop," which provides your daily dose of insider gossip, E!'s latest topical late night talk series "Nightly Pop," "The Rundown" and "What The Fashion!" on Snapchat, and eonline.com the go-to destination for all things pop culture. E! News is also the largest entertainment media brand on social media with over 1 billion engagements per month.
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