Every time Hollywood thinks they have her figured out, Leeza Gibbons cleverly moves another step up the ladder and successfully places another title among her many achievements. It is her passion and drive combined with her warmth and wisdom that has enabled her to become one of the most respected and recognized professionals in the broadcast industry.
It was a need to serve her own family that prompted Gibbons to leave her daily post as managing editor and host of the newsmagazine Extra in order to form the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation - her most personal endeavor to date. "I promised my mother I would take her diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and use it to educate and inspire."
Gibbons is committed to informing viewers on everything from entertainment news to the trends shaping American culture today. Her hosting duties on Fox's Test the Nation: The National IQ Test and the pop culture hit, The Simple Life Reunion, reminded viewers of Leeza's easy going professionalism in front of the camera, skillfully providing an entertaining environment with disarming interviews.
While she would nationally burst on the scene as an anchor/reporter on Entertainment Tonight, it would not be until she executively produced and hosted her own daytime talker, Leeza, that audiences would see Gibbons' determination to get outside of the box. Receiving nominations for both Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Host every year between 1994 and 2000, Leeza would garner 27 Daytime Emmy Nominations, winning three. It was during the series run that Gibbons would be awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
With her never-ending entrepreneurial creativity and a mind for business-building, Gibbons formed Leeza Gibbons Enterprises (LGE) in 1994, to develop and the kind of projects that reflect her interest and concerns. This endeavor would have LGE co-producing and developing TV programs with several outlets. Televised projects produced by or in association with LGE and Leeza include: Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons, and the Emmy-winning Teen Files. It was her desire to mentor young people that led LGE to its recent project, The Michael Essany Show on E!
Taking her show-biz insight to the radio airwaves, Gibbons hosts the nationally syndicated radio program, "Hollywood Confidential," which takes an inside look at TV, film, fashion, and trends in Hollywood. The show has been nominated for the Billboard/Airplay Monitor for Network/Syndicated Program of the Year.
From television news journalist and host, to radio personality, producer and businesswoman, Gibbons has been a part of America's living rooms for over 20 years. She was recently named the host of Lifetime's successful primetime magazine, What Should You Do?
