``Better Homes and Gardens Television'' and Carsey-Werner Television Distribution Name New Host.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 After an extensive nationwide search, Jeanette Trompeter has been chosen to host the Emmy Award-winning "Better Homes and Gardens Television" program as it enters its fourth season. Created by Meredith Corporation Meredith Corporation NYSE: MDP is based in Des Moines, Iowa. The company has two divisions, publishing and broadcasting. Edwin Thomas Meredith founded the company in 1902 when he began publishing Successful Farming magazine. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MDP MDP Mot de Passe (French: Password) MDP Markov Decision Process (artificial intelligence) MDP Management Development Program MDP methylene diphosphonate MDP Millennium Democratic Party ) and distributed by Carsey-Werner Domestic Distribution, the nationally syndicated weekly broadcast was launched from the company's flagship publication Better Homes and Gardens magazine, the nation's third largest paid-circulation magazine. "We are very excited to have Jeanette join the `Better Homes and Gardens Television' team," said Jean LemMon, the magazine's Editor-in-Chief. "We selected Jeanette from more than 250 candidates who sought the position. This was truly an exhaustive nationwide search. We performed screen tests Andy Warhol's Screen Tests consist of several-minute unbroken shots of Factory regulars, Warhol superstars, guests, friends, or anyone he thought has "star potential". Warhol would place them in a booth, and tell them to stare at the camera and not blink. in 11 cities across the United States. Jeanette's sincerity, believability, and charisma clearly separated her from the rest." Trompeter, who is one of the primary television news anchors for a Midwest CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. affiliate, will begin hosting the show at the beginning of the new fall season. The half-hour weekend program features segments on cooking, home entertainment, design, gardening and travel. New this fall, "Better Homes and Gardens Television" will broadcast from varied locations each week and will feature well-known chefs and cookbook authors. Last year, the program won a daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. for outstanding service show and was nominated for that award this year. A native Californian, Trompeter is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. California Polytechnic State University, commonly called Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , where she majored in
Broadcast Journalism. She started her reporting career at the campus
radio station, and also worked at a local FM radio station. She was a
producer, reporter and anchor for KSBY-TV in San Luis Obispo before
moving to the Midwest. The Associated Press has honored her for her
feature reports and she was nominated for an Emmy. She will continue her
responsibilities with the CBS affiliate.
"Better Homes and Garden Television" is currently cleared in over 170 markets covering 98% of the country. About Carsey-Werner Carsey-Werner (www.carseywerner.com) is one of the world's most prominent independent producers and distributors of programming to the global marketplace. Known for such hits as, "The Cosby Show," "A Different World," "Roseanne," "Grace Under Fire," "Cybill," and "Cosby," Carsey-Werner currently produces, or has in development, "3rd Rock From the Sun," "That `70s Show," "Normal, Ohio," "Grounded for Life," "Dog Days," "The Downer down·er n. A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. Channel" and "You Don't Know Jack You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. ." Along with distributing its own produced series, Carsey-Werner Distribution syndicates NBC's "Profiler" and Meredith Corporation's Emmy Award winning, "Better Homes and Gardens Television." About Meredith Corporation Meredith Corporation (www.meredith.com) is one of the nation's leading media and marketing companies with businesses centering on magazine and book publishing, television broadcasting, integrated marketing and interactive media. Meredith publishes more than 20 magazine brands, including Better Homes and Gardens and Ladies' Home Journal Ladies' Home Journal U.S. monthly magazine, one of the oldest in the country and long the trendsetter among women's magazines. Founded in 1883 as a supplement to the Tribune and Farmer (1879–85), it began an independent publication in 1884. , and more than 100 special interest publications. Meredith owns 12 television stations - including properties in top 25 markets such as Atlanta, Phoenix, Orlando and Portland -- and produces original television programming based on its strong brands. Meredith's consumer database, which contains more than 60 million names, is the largest domestic database among media companies and enables magazine and television advertisers to precisely target marketing campaigns. Additionally, Meredith has an extensive Internet presence, which includes 26 Web sites, strategic alliances with leading Internet destinations and branded anchor tenant positions on America Online. |
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