JEREMY KYLE, HOST
The Jeremy Kyle Show
Jeremy Kyle launched his straight-talking, no-holds-barred program on the U.K.’s ITV1 in 2005, and audiences quickly made it the nation’s No. 1-rated daytime talk show. Now he is bringing his direct, outspoken style and tough-love approach with guests—working out issues with family, relationships and addictions—across the Atlantic to host “The Jeremy Kyle Show” beginning in September 2011.
Fulfilling his long-held dream of having his own American program, Kyle will be front and center on the nationally syndicated, hour-long weekday talk show distributed domestically by Debmar-Mercury. The leading media company has teamed with ITV STUDIOS AMERICA to produce the show; ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment will handle its international distribution.
Kyle’s new talk show will launch this fall on premier stations belonging to the FOX, Sinclair, CBS, Hearst and other top broadcast groups covering more than 90 percent of the U.S., including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
The host will bring his true interest in helping people solve their problems and standing up to bullies to American TV, a passion that has allowed him to achieve massive success in the U.K. Since that show’s launch, Kyle has catapulted into an iconic cult figure and is now considered one of the nation’s most recognizable TV personalities. To date, ITV has produced more than 1,250 episodes of his one-hour daily program.
Kyle is also known for hosting “Half Ton Hospital,” an in-depth look at the morbidly obese patients at Brookhaven Hospital in New York. In 2007, Kyle launched Kyle’s Academy, a 10-part ITV1 series in which a group of therapists and life coaches help people remake their lives.
He is also a best-selling author whose latest book, You Couldn’t Make It Up, was published in 2010. In his 2009 tome, I’m Only Being Honest, he discussed the U.K.’s social problems and also opened up about his own past and personal life.
Kyle got his start in broadcasting in local radio in 1996 before embarking on a career that brought him to national attention hosting radio sports, celebrity interview and music shows. They included “Late & Live,” “Jezza’s Jukebox,” “The Jeremy Kyle Sunday Sports Show” and “The Jeremy Kyle Show.”
source : jeremykyleusa.com
by Justin Stenzler
