Kris Jenner is Coming to Daytime TV

12 Jul, 2013

The driven matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan is taking center stage with her own talk show, and Kris Jenner said she’s ready for the spotlight.

“I’m definitely living my dream,” Jenner said of Monday’s launch of “Kris,” a daily talk show getting a summer test run on Fox stations in a handful of major U.S. TV markets.

If Jenner proves her appeal with viewers, she can expect to join the swelling ranks of national daytime hosts that include reigning queen Ellen DeGeneres, newcomers Katie Couric, Steve Harvey and Bethenny Frankel and, on the fall TV horizon, Queen Latifah.

So what does Jenner bring to the talk-show table? As she explains it, a strong sense of what people want from her and “Kris,” airing for six weeks in Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Dallas and Charlotte, N.C.

It’s a day and date show. I think the audience wants to talk about things happening right now in popular culture,” Jenner said. “It’s going to be lighthearted – I’m not into doing depressing stories or sensational stories or hateful stories.”

Her focus will be on pop culture, beauty, fashion, home design and fitness.Jenner isn’t a novice in the talk show game, with appearances and some guest-host gigs on programs including “The Talk,” “Today” and “The View,” said Stephen Brown, Fox Television Stations executive vice president for programming and development.

“I want to be an inspiration to somebody,” Jenner said. “I want to empower people, especially young women, to feel like they can go out and get it and follow their dream and be successful at any age. … I think that people that go through life need to be reminded that they can do it all, if they want it all.”

AP

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