Nancy O’Dell To Host NAB Show TV Luncheon

Nancy O’Dell, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of the syndicated Entertainment Tonight, will host the NAB Show Television Luncheon on Monday, April 8, in Las Vegas.

Since joining Entertainment Tonight in January 2011, O’Dell has secured exclusive interviews with luminaries including President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah, Angelina Jolie, Jamie Foxx, Johnny Depp, Taylor Swift and Leann Rimes.

In addition to her work with ET, O’Dell has contributed reports to CBS This Morning, NBC’s Today show and Dateline. She is executive producer and host of Celebrities at Home, which was recently picked up for a third season on HGTV. O’Dell was chosen by Oprah and Mark Burnett to host Your Own Show, one of OWN network’s premiere primetime shows.

With more than 20 years’ experience, O’Dell has anchored live TV specials including the 2011 national Emmy pre-show, Countdown to the Emmys, and Fox’s New Year’s Eve Special ringing in 2011. She was a special presenter on CBS’s 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as a host of Fox’s American Country Music Awards. Previously, O’Dell served as the co-anchor of Access Hollywood for 13 years.

“Nancy O’Dell is a highly accomplished entertainment journalist,” said NAB Executive Vice President of Television Marcellus Alexander. “Her vibrant personality will energize attendees at the NAB Show Television Luncheon.”

During the NAB Show Television Luncheon, American Idol, the long-running reality competition series, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame.