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VIDEO: What Performers Are Thankful For At The Macy’s Parade

For the sixth consecutive year, I covered the start of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Upper West Side by the talent trailers, starting my morning with a Starbucks hot chocolate on 82 and Columbus and ending with a photo of Santa before returning to my apartment for video editing. But for the first… Read more »

Demi Lovato, BTS And More Stars From AMAs Backstage Day 2

It was the day before The 2017 American Music Awards and we were very, very busy at our backstage perch by Microsoft Theater. The day started with a visit from K-Pop boy band BTS. Demi Lovato, Bebe Rexha and many more swung through as well to talk about the AMAs, holiday plans and more. Watch… Read more »

Kelly Clarkson And More Stars From AMAs Backstage Day 1

A number of familiar faces stopped by day one of our backstage broadcast from the American Music Awards in downtown Los Angeles. We caught up with Kelly Clarkson, Julia Michaels, Walk The Moon and many more artists – watch and listen below.

VIDEO: Inside Taylor Swift’s Seaport Pop-Up Experience

After the release of the singer’s latest album “reputation,” AT&T decided to celebrate its partnership with Taylor Swift by creating a pop-up experience for her fans downtown. The shop included exclusive merchandise and a number of props from the “Look What You Made Me Do” music video, including the phone and the throne. The fine… Read more »

VIDEO: Sara Bareilles, ‘The Exaggeration Machine,’ And An Anniversary

So about two weeks ago I marked my fifth anniversary of calling New York City “home”; on October 15, 2012 I hosted my first show on 95.5 PLJ. As I talked about the following April with Sara Bareilles (she moved here in January of 2013), this city accentuates the highs and the lows, and I’ve… Read more »

VIDEO: Feeling Inspired At The Look Good Feel Better DreamBall Gala

I had the honor of hosting the red carpet for The Look Good Feel Better Foundation DreamBall 2017 at Cipriani’s. Stopping to chat with me on the carpet included philanthropist Donald J. Loftus, cancer survivor Jessica Melore and actress Krysta Rodriguez, who is also a survivor and was honored at DreamBall.

VIDEO: 5 Questions With Fifth Harmony’s Normani Kordei

I caught up with Fifth Harmony’s Normani Kordei on the red carpet of Miss America 2018 in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Kordei was there to support her friend Miss Texas Margana Wood; Normani herself was a former Miss Teen Texas. The artist chatted about the quartet’s self-titled LP, the group’s VMA performance and more.

VIDEO: The Intersection Of Entertainment And Politics

Fresh off covering Miss America in Atlantic City, I swung by the “Chasing News” studio in Trenton to join a panel on the notion that politics is permeating almost every type of content we consume, including both sports and entertainment. Of course, my views here are just those – my views, and no one else’s…. Read more »

VIDEO: The Miss America 2018 Red Carpet

When I think back to the Miss America red carpet earlier this month at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, a number of moments and interactions immediately come to mind… – This was my third consecutive year covering arrivals and the carpet was in a new location within the hall; a floor I didn’t even know… Read more »

VIDEO: Celebrating 10 Years At Cumulus Media And On 97.1/95.7 BHT

I’m not sure where to begin on this one. Yunno what? Let’s start at the beginning. It was August 1, 2007. I was living in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Everything was new: the city (a college town that was slow to evolve because of local traditions), the state (running the gamut from the bad: ‘Wait, the state… Read more »