Paramount Press Express | WCBS-TV NEW YORK NEWS ANCHOR CHRIS WRAGGE TO GUEST CO-HOST ON “THE TALK,” THURSDAY, OCT. 24

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10/21/2013

WCBS-TV NEW YORK NEWS ANCHOR CHRIS WRAGGE TO GUEST CO-HOST ON “THE TALK,” THURSDAY, OCT. 24

Wragge To Join “The Talk” Co-Hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood

WCBS-TV New York news anchor Chris Wragge will serve as guest co-host on daytime’s fastest growing network talk show, CBS’s THE TALK, Thursday, Oct. 24 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET), joining co-hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood at the table. Throughout the week, on-air talent from CBS stations from around the country will be in Los Angeles to serve as guest co-hosts. This will be Wragge’s first appearance on THE TALK.

During the week of Oct. 21, THE TALK will feature the following guest co-hosts:

Monday, Oct. 21: Ukee Washington, News Anchor, KYW-TV, Philadelphia
Tuesday, Oct. 22: Pat Harvey, News Anchor, KCBS-TV, Los Angeles
Wednesday, Oct. 23: AmeliaSantaniello, News Anchor, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
Thursday, Oct. 24: Chris Wragge,NewsAnchor, WCBS-TV, New York
Friday, Oct. 25: Megan Glaros, Meteorologist, WBBM-TV, Chicago

Chris Wragge co-anchors CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News At Noon with Mary Calvi.

He rejoined the station in September 2011 after serving as co-anchor of CBS News’ “The Early Show.” Previously, Wragge served as co-anchor of the station’s weeknight 5:00 PM and 11:00 PM newscasts, co-anchor of the Saturday edition of “The Early Show” and as a frequent substitute co-anchor of the weekday edition of “The Early Show.”

Wragge first joined WCBS-TV in 2004 as the station’s 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and 11:00 PM sports anchor.

In November 2006, he made the transition to news anchor and reported on major events such as the 2008 presidential election, the “Miracle on the Hudson” landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to New York and the Brooklyn tornado. Also, Wragge covered the scandal that led to the resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer, the East Side crane collapse, the national recession and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.

Wragge is the recipient of 16 Emmys, including three wins in the Best News Anchor category. In addition, he and his CBS News colleagues won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for “CBS Reports: Children of the Recession.”

Prior to joining CBS, Wragge worked for NBC Sports. His assignments included covering the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, four years as sideline reporter for NBA game broadcasts and two years covering the WNBA. He also covered the PGA Tour for five years, Notre Dame Football, and the PBR. Additionally, he anchored NBC’s Sportsdesk reports from 2002-04.

Previously, Wragge spent four years as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.

Wragge’s broadcasting career includes positions with KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas, WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut and WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire. He also has been a host for HGTV, DIY and the Travel Channel.

CBS’s THE TALK was recently nominated for five Daytime Emmy awards, including Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment. THE TALK features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities who examine current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is co-hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood. The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, how-to demos and appearances from extraordinary people with stories that engage and inform. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

CBS Daytime has been #1 in the daypart for 27 consecutive years, featuring a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. The Network’s daytime lineup includes television’s #1 daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, as well as THE TALK, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LET’S MAKE A DEAL.

RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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