Jason Kennedy Biography
Jason Kennedy (Robert Jason Kennedy) an American television personality known as an entertainment journalist, the host of ‘In the Room’, a new series from E! and also a former host of E! News, also from E! Networks.
On E! News, he along with his co-host(s) covered news and breaking stories on celebrity in the United States. He is also a contributor on NBC’s Today Show. In the Room with Jason Kennedy revolves around interviews of celebrities in their homes.
Jason Kennedy Age
Kennedy wa boen in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. in 1981.
Jason Kennedy Career
Kennedy had a passion for television news as of his young days. He spent much of his time taking taxis to breaking news scenes and chasing local news vehicles for his own produced and reported mock-news show. All this he did from a studio he had created back at home that was outfitted with twenty TVs, a news desk, four cameras and an editing station.
Jason Kennedy E! News
Jason started working for E! News on air in 2005. He has anchored for E! News on the weekends before becoming a host of Live from E!, a series program of E! networks. He as well hosted several shows for E! and they include the special “Last Bride Standing” and the Daily 10 show. In early 2007, he covered the death of Anna Nicole Smith, near his South Florida hometown.
He hosted Dance Machine, his first Primetime show on ABC, as of May 2008. In June of the same year, he got to be named one of People Magazine’s “Hottest Bachelors of 2008”. The Los Angeles Times also honored him by naming him one of ten young stars who will become a leader of the Broadcast industry, through the article “Clark Trek: Who Will Become The Next Dick Clark?”.
He joined E! News in April 2012, replacing Ryan Seacrest. He co-hosted the show along witj Italian-American entertainment reporter Giuliana Rancic. Rancic left the show briefly and Jason worked alongside Catt Sadler. On the show they reported on celebrity news as well as gossip and upcoming television show and films with instances of general news on the entertainment industry.
He last featured on E! News when the network made an announcement in August 2019 that it was moving the E! News show to New York from Los Angeles and also making it a morning show airing at 7 am, starting from January 2020
His co-hosts, Juliana Rancic, had announced earlier on that she would not be relocating to New York with the show. The last show before moving was aired on 15 November, 2019 and Scott Tweedie and Lilliana Vazquez would be the show’s new hosts starting 6 January, 2020.
Jason Kennedy In the Room series
In the Room is a relatively new series on E network that interviews celebrities. During the interviews, there are in-depth discussions on the celebrity’s passions, latest projects as well as their products and a lot more.
The series was firs aired on 4th December 2019 with Jason as the interviewer. His first sit down was with Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quaterback.
Jason Kennedy TV Shows
♦ 1991-present – E! News
♦ 2008 – Dance Machine
♦ 2013-present – Live from E!
Jason Kennedy Net Worth
Kennedy has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Jason Kennedy Wife
Kennedy married Lauren Scruggs, a Texas model, at the Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas in Dallas, Texas on 12th December 2014. The duo began their relationship back in 2013 during summer and engaged on 30th May 2014 in Texas, Lauren’s hometown.
Jason Kennedy Education
Kennedy enrolled at Westminster Academy (Florida) and then joined the University of Miam where he earnedd a couple of awards including an Associated Press Award for Best News Feature in the state of Florida. He graduated from the university and relocated to Los Angeles in 2004. In L.A. Kennedy landed his first job as a segments anchor on the TV Guide Channel for Open Call.