About the Show

About the Show
Bethenny Frankel brings her uniquely honest, unfiltered and playful perspective to her very
own syndicated daytime talk show, “bethenny.” Encouraging her audience to love and
accept themselves while taking risks to make an impact on their own lives, as well as their
family, their friends and on their communities, Bethenny orchestrates it all while
maintaining a sense of humor, candidness and distinctive voice and point of view —
always coming from a place of YES.
The show will cover the topics that women care about most; from love and relationships to
celebrities and pop culture and to beauty and fitness, all through Bethenny’s own relatable
personal and professional life experiences. From fun and spontaneous celebrity interviews
to informative takeaways on health and relationship issues, “bethenny” is quickly
becoming the go-to destination for women every day to learn, laugh, feel inspired and be
transformed and ultimately, in Bethenny’s words, "always go for it."
Following a successful six-week summer test on select Fox-owned stations, “bethenny” has
now been cleared in 98% of the country for fall 2013.
“bethenny” tapes in front of a live studio audience at CBS Broadcast Center in New York
City. Frankel, Ellen DeGeneres, Terence Noonan and Meghan Schaefer Spielberg serve as
Executive Producers. Emmy® Award-winning producers, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin and
Andy Lassner, Executive Producers of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," will serve as
Consulting Executive Producers of the show, after having served as Executive Producers of
the successful six-week test of "bethenny" this past summer. "bethenny” is produced by
Telepictures Productions, an industry-leading and Emmy® Award-winning producer of
syndicated programming, and A Very Good Production, Ellen DeGeneres’ production
company. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, one
of the leading distributors of first-run and off-network programming.
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About the Host, Bethenny Frankel
From a natural foods chef to best-selling author, reality TV star to self-made
businesswoman and mom, Frankel’s wit, wisdom and humor first came to national
attention when she was named first runner-up on NBC’s “The Apprentice: Martha
Stewart.” Network executives saw a personality they couldn’t ignore, and her connection
to the audience, so they put her center stage on Bravo’s hit series “The Real Housewives
of New York” for three seasons. She emerged as the star of the series, with a huge
network of fans, which led Bravo to create a spin-off series, “Bethenny Getting
Married?” that premiered with the highest ratings ever in Bravo history and continued
with “Bethenny Ever After…” which aired for two seasons.
Now, Bethenny Frankel brings her uniquely honest, unfiltered and playful perspective to
daytime television this fall on “bethenny,” the nationally syndicated new daytime talk
program, hosted by Frankel and cleared in over 98% of the country, following a
successful six-week summer test on select FOX-owned stations including New York and
Los Angeles.
The show will cover the topics that women care about most; from love and relationships to
celebrities and pop culture and to beauty and fitness, all through Bethenny’s own relatable
personal and professional life experiences. From fun and spontaneous celebrity interviews
to informative takeaways on health and relationship issues, “bethenny” is quickly
becoming the go-to destination for women every day to learn, laugh, feel inspired and be
transformed and ultimately, in Bethenny’s words, "always go for it."
In addition to being regularly featured in national publications from The New York
Times to Forbes, she is a regular contributor to Health and Glamour Magazine. Last year,
Frankel checked novelist off her list with the release of her first novel, Skinnydipping, an
instant New York Times Best-Seller.
Her first book Naturally Thin: Unleash Your
Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting debuted on The New York Times
Best-Sellers list and remained on the list for an impressive 18 consecutive weeks.
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Frankel has also penned, The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life,
The Skinnygirl Dish and A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out
Of Life, which spent 13 weeks on The New York Times Best-Sellers list. Her fifth book
will be released summer 2013, entitled Skinnygirl Solutions, which will include tips on
wellness, career building and more.
Frankel used her renowned skills in “fix-ology” to create the Skinnygirl Margarita and in
March 2011, the largest U.S.-based premium spirits company, Beam Inc. (NYSE:BEAM),
acquired Skinnygirl Cocktails where she continues to serve as the committed brand
collaborator, developer and marketer. Skinnygirl Cocktails is currently one of the fastest
growing spirits brands in the U.S. Frankel has enjoyed expanding her Skinnygirl brand
by creating products for women with practical solutions to everyday problems including
her Skinnygirl Smoothers n' Shapers line, Skinnygirl Daily nutraceutical line and her
Skinnygirl Workout collection.
As the go-to expert for all things reality and lifestyle, Frankel wields her pen (and
Iphone) like a sword, ensuring that her fans will get the unvarnished truth along with
common sense, expertise and a healthy –always-healthy – dose of humor. She is on a
mission to democratize healthy living, making information available to everyone she can
reach through her appearances, books, columns and blogs … and now her daytime talk
show.
Bethenny is produced by Telepictures Productions, an industry-leading and Emmy®
Award-winning producer of syndicated programming, and A Very Good Production, Ellen
DeGeneres’ production company. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic
Television Distribution, one of the leading distributors of first-run and off-network
programming.
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Terence Noonan, Executive Producer Six-time Emmy® Award-winning producer Terence Noonan is an Executive Producer of
bethenny. Noonan is also the Creator and Executive Producer of “DC Cupcakes” (2010),
“A Slice of Brooklyn” (2011) and “7 Little Johnstons” (2013).
Prior to this, Noonan was Executive Producer of Anderson Live (2011). Noonan also
served as Supervising Producer at “The Dr. Oz Show” (2009), as well as a Co-Executive
Producer (2006) on the “The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet” and as a Senior
Producer on “Life and Style.” Noonan was a Producer on “The Rosie O’Donnelll Show”
(1996) and on “The Montel Williams Show.”
Noonan, who is also the author of Starring You! (2007), graduated from the University of
Maryland with a B.A. in Liberal Arts. He resides in New York City with his husband.
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Meghan Schaefer Spielberg, Executive Producer Meghan Schaefer Spielberg is an Executive Producer of “bethenny.” Schaefer most
recently served as the Senior Executive Producer of MSNBC's daytime programming,
helping to manage the day-to-day production of the cable network and overseeing the
daytime booking department.
Prior to this position, she was an original member of the team that launched MSNBC in
1996. She then went on to become the Executive Producer of "Ashleigh Banfield On
Location," where she received a National Headliner Award for her work. In addition,
Schaefer was the Executive Producer for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and "The
Abrams Report."
Schaefer graduated from Catholic University and the Columbia Graduate School of
Journalism. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters.
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Susan Sobocinski Puchert, Co-Executive Producer Susan Sobocinski Puchert is Co-Executive Producer of “bethenny.”
Prior to this
appointment, Sobocinski worked with Telepictures as the Executive in Charge of
Production on “Anderson Live” (2011) and “Tyra” (2009).
Previously, Sobocinski worked with Sony from 1998 – 2008 as a Co-Executive Producer
and Executive in Charge of Production on “Judge Hatchett,” “Judge Karen,” “Judge
David,” “Judge Maria Lopez,” “Ricki Lake” and “Life and Style.”
Earlier credits include “Dr. Joy Browne,” “The People’s Court,” “In Person With
Maureen O’Boyle” and “The Carnie Wilson Show.” Sobocinski began her career at
MTV Networks and later traveled extensively as a Production Coordinator at the Travel
Channel.
Sobocinski graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
She resides in New York City with her husband and two children.
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Production Credits
ORIGINATION:
CBS Broadcast Center New York, NY
FORMAT:
One-hour, five-days-a-week talk show
HOST:
Bethenny Frankel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Bethenny Frankel, Ellen DeGeneres, Terence Noonan,
Meghan Schaefer Spielberg
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Susan Sobocinski Puchert
CONSULTING EXECUTIVE
PRODUCERS:
Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly & Andy Lassner
DIRECTOR:
Adam Heydt
PRODUCED BY:
Telepictures Productions & A Very Good Production
DISTRIBUTED BY:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
PUBLICITY:
Laura Mandel
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY:
Jessica Liik
WEBSITE:
www.bethennytv.com