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September 7 - 13, 2019—3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN September 7 - 13, 2019 — 3 2 x 3.5" ad a) greene cnty farmers b) swango's 2 x 4" ad williams electric 2 x 1.5" ad ymca 2 x 1.5" ad doughty stevens By Jay Bobbin Tamron Hall's career path has led her back to daytime televi- sion — and to a program with her own stamp on it, in every way. That starts with the title: The Disney-syndicated, New York- based "Tamron Hall" begins its weekday run Monday, Sept. 9 (check local listings). The host intends to draw heavily from personal experience in doing what she terms "a traditional, layered daytime talk show," en- compassing recent, very big de- velopments for her. She married music talent executive Steven Greener earlier this year, and in the spring, they welcomed their (and her) first child, Moses. "After I left my last job (on NBC's 'Today'), I didn't know what form I would take as a journalist," Hall confirms. "Would I write? Would I create a blog? I started to think about all the shows that I'd done. At one point in time, I was on six differ- ent shows (including) 'Deadline: Crime,' 'Today,' (news program- ming on) MSNBC and 'Sister Wives.' I hosted the Macy's Fourth of July parade. Basically, if there was a show, I was going to take the gig if I was qualified for it. And we thought, 'Let's take all of these things together."' "Tamron Hall" is that hybrid, but its genesis eventually was complicated by the troubles of the firm initially involved in making it, Harvey Weinstein's production company. "It was like the gut punch that I received when I left my prior job," Hall allows. "but the vision of the show and traditional daytime talk, I knew, and I felt strongly that there was an opening. Then Disney reached out, and they believed ... so the players, if you will, changed but the game re- mained the same. I don't say this to brush it off because I know that everything is a challenge, but this was that beautiful effort- lessness that we seek so much in life, and it fell into place." Hall has a talk-show veteran as her fellow executive producer: Bill Geddie, co-creator of ABC's "The View" along with Barbara Walters, with whom he was long associated professionally. "We wanted a show that's not celebrity-based," he explains of the "Tamron Hall" concept. "It's topical human interest. We're getting in the lane of crime, victims' rights, prison reform — things you don't see in daytime. A lot of real people, a lot of hot-button issues that we think people are hungry for." With three of her five weekly episodes slated to be done live, Hall (who's also starting a new season of Investigation Discov- ery's "Deadline: Crime" Sundays) knows she's entering a much- occupied genre. She reasons, "We're simply getting on the field, we're playing the sport that still exists, and we're just going to do our best." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Tamron Hall returns to daytime TV on her own terms Cover Story Cover Story By Jay Bobbin She surely has done plenty of sing- ing, and now, Kelly Clarkson is ready to do a lot of talking. The original "American Idol" is taking her experiences as a talk-show guest to the other side as "The Kelly Clarkson Show" premieres Monday, Sept. 9, in weekday syndication (check local listings). Known for the often-humorous candor that she'll also continue to display as a coach on NBC's "The Voice," Clarkson admits that she fully intends to resort to music when necessary (and even when not) as a novice in the talk-host game. She says that while preg- nant with her second child, "I watched so many (talk shows), I'm pretty much up to speed on how my favorites do it. But after doing my pilot, I was kind of like, 'What am I doing?' I was a cocktail waitress in a comedy club, and to watch all of them get up there and be Checking in With Kelly Clarkson funny, I was like, 'I could never do that.' "You kind of have to do that at the top of your show, though, and I have a little ex- perience from hosting the Bill- board Music Awards. Anytime I don't know what I'm doing, I'll just turn it into something that I can do." That's where Clarkson's singing will come in, with a stage area reserved for her band, though the three-time Grammy Award winner's fans likely would feel something was amiss if that wasn't an ele- ment of "The Kelly Clarkson Show" anyway. Her ongoing job on 'The Voice" adds to an extremely busy time for her. "It's a big year," she confirms. "A lot of goals are being accom- plished, which is really cool." Birthdate: April 24, 1982 Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas Current residences: Encino, Calif., and Hendersonville, Tenn. Marital status: Married to Brandon Blackstock, her manager and the former stepson of Reba McEntire; he and Clarkson have a son and a daughter, and she is the stepmother to his son and daughter from a previ- ous marriage Other television credits in- clude: "The Voice," "The 2019 Billboard Music Awards" (as host, and also in 2018), "The 54th An- nual Academy of Country Music Awards," "Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul," "The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors," "The 60th Annual Grammy Awards," "CMA Country Christmas," "Reba," "American Dreams," "Sa- brina, the Teenage Witch," "That '80s Show" Movie credits include: "From Justin to Kelly," "Issues 101" Call 638-4181 To Advertise In... "Serving Your Complete Lighting Needs Since 1960" 3195 E. Andrew Johnson Hwy. • 638-2241 Mon.-Fri. 7:30-5:00; Sat. 8:30-12:00 W I L L I A M S E L E C T R I C S U P P L Y Light Up Your Life with light fi xtures and lamps clearance sale, without lighting up your wallet! 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