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December 28, 2019 - January 3, 2020—3 The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN The Greeneville Sun, Greeneville, TN December 28, 2019 - January 3, 2020 — 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 It's never just another New Year's Eve for Ryan Seacrest. The "Live With Kelly and Ryan" co-host moonlights from his day job — actually, jobs, also counting his nationally broadcast radio program — to be in New York's Times Square for his 15th year as "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest" has its traditional ABC airing Tuesday, Dec. 31. As usual, the special welcoming 2020 begins in pri- metime and continues in late night, with Lucy Hale (of The CW's upcoming "Katy Keene") succeeding Jenny McCarthy as Seacrest's on-site co-host. "Pose" Emmy winner Billy Porter will join the festivities from New Orleans (where Hale was based for the show previ- ously), presiding over a talent lineup led by Sheryl Crow and Usher. The Hollywood "party" remains part of the event, guid- ed by returnee Ciara with Kel- sea Ballerini, Green Day, Paula Abdul, Dan + Shay and Salt-N- Pepa featured. And just after midnight (EST), Jonas Brothers will perform from Miami and country star Jessie James Decker will reveal the new year's first Powerball millionaire. "It's bigger this year," Seacrest confirms. "When I started do- ing the show with Dick (Clark), there were not many if any live performances in Times Square. It started to grow, and the artists saw it, and they would come on at the end of a big year. And then we grew the Hollywood party, and then we started in New Orleans as well, which has become its own uni- verse of a party. I think for the first time, we've got it on a scale that needs other people to help me carry it all night." Jenny McCarthy long held that job, and Seacrest reports that "she had worked on New Year's Eve for so many years, she's looking forward to having a night relaxing (likely with husband Donnie Wahlberg). You forget what it's like for the rest of the world because you're on your feet all night, but Lucy did a great job in New Orleans, so we're going to bring her up to New York. "And Billy Porter, I am such a massive fan of," adds Seacrest. "Looking at the skill set and the talent that he has, I was so hoping I would get the phone call that this was a green light for him." Also now taping for the third season of ABC's incarnation of "American Idol," which premieres Feb. 16, Seacrest ap- preciates using his vast radio experience on New Year's Eve: "When I introduce the songs the performers are doing, I know exactly how long I can talk before the vocal starts. I'm so used to playing the same re- cord on the radio, it makes it a little more seamless for me." Celebrity Scoop Celebrity Scoop Ryan Seacrest celebrates New Year's Eve again on ABC Cover Story Cover Story By George Dickie As Fox's "Last Man Standing" opens its eighth season Thursday, Jan. 2, Nancy Travis looks back to a time not long ago when she had no job. And then three, simultane- ously. That was in 2017, when ABC canceled the Tim Allen-starring sitcom, leaving Travis, who played Allen's wife Vanessa over its first six seasons, out of work and going on auditions. This after the psychic she'd been see- ing over the show's run assured her it was on solid footing. "(I'd report) back to the cast that it looks good for us, we're surrounded by lavender light," the 58-year-old actress recalls with a laugh, "so it's good. ... And then we were canceled so Checking in with Nancy Travis of course, my whole credibility was kicked to the curb." First, she landed a role on AT&T Audience Network's "Mr. Mercedes" for its sec- ond season. Then came "The Kominsky Method" on Netflix, playing the love interest of Mi- chael Douglas' aging thespian- turned-acting coach character Sandy Kominsky. Then Allen called. "(That) was possibly the most shocking phone call that I got from Tim," she says, "because by then we'd all moved on and I thought, 'There's no chance this is coming back' because we tried. We tried to bring it back when it was first canceled." But a groundswell of support from the show's loyal fans didn't go unnoticed by Fox and the network was interested. "So here I am in Charleston, S.C., shooting 'Mr. Mercedes,' " Travis says, "and I get this call from Tim, just jubilant and excited and happy to get the family back together again. So yeah, three shows were happen- ing at the same time and luck- ily everyone was cooperative and supportive of me doing all three." 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