Nancy O’Dell

Named as one of Television Week’s 10 Most Bankable Stars in Syndication, Nancy O’Dell serves as the co-anchor of Access Hollywood,
the daily entertainment newsmagazine currently in its 12th season of
providing the most comprehensive coverage of entertainment news and
personalities on television. She was part of Access Hollywood’s
on-air team when the show launched in 1996, serving as weekend
co-anchor and weekday correspondent. In January 1999, O’Dell was
promoted to co-anchor and has since earned a reputation as one of
Hollywood’s leading entertainment journalists.

In addition to her on-air duties at Access Hollywood,
O’Dell has contributed reports to both NBC News’s “Today” show and
“Dateline.” Beyond covering events such as The Oscars, The Emmys, The
Grammys and The Golden Globe Awards, O’Dell has also hosted the
national Golden Globes Arrivals Special for NBC since 2000 and The
Emmys Pre-Show for Fox (1999), ABC (2000) and NBC (2006). A member of
the Academy of Country Music, she was the original host and consulting
producer of USA Network’s “Nashville Star,” a nationwide search for the
next great country music artist. In addition, O’Dell has been a co-host
for NBC’s network coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade since
2000. In 2003 and 2004 she co-hosted ESPN’s ESPY Awards Red Carpet
Show. In 2004 she also co-hosted NBC’s broadcast of Christmas in
Rockefeller Center. Since 2004, O’Dell has co-hosted the Miss USA
Pageant for NBC and co-hosted Miss Universe for the network in 2005 and
2006. Additionally, O’Dell co-hosted the Hollywood Christmas Parade in
1999, 2000 and 2002.

An award-winning journalist, O’Dell has been
honored with three Associated Press Awards, two Society of Professional
Journalists (SPJ) Awards, and is a seven-time Emmy Award nominee. In
addition, she was nominated two years in a row (1999 and 2000) for the
ICG Publicists Guild Press Award, recognizing excellence in
entertainment reporting.

O’Dell began her broadcast career as a
reporter and anchor at WPDE-TV in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She later worked
as morning news anchor and crime reporter at WCBD-TV in Charleston,
S.C. Before joining Access Hollywood, she served as co-anchor and investigative reporter for NBC’s Miami station, WTVJ-TV.

Although
O’Dell maintains a busy work schedule, she regularly makes time for
philanthropic endeavors. In February 2002, she was inducted into the
American Red Cross’s National Celebrity Cabinet, and she also serves as
a national spokesperson for the March of Dimes. In addition, she acts
as an international board member for Best Buddies, a non-profit
organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of people with
intellectual disabilities. In June 2002, Best Buddies honored O’Dell
with the organization’s Spirit of Leadership Award. This honor has
previously been bestowed upon Muhammad Ali, Maria Shriver and Olympian
Carl Lewis. O’Dell also serves as a Celebrity Ambassador for Childhelp,
an organization committed to meeting the needs of abused and neglected
children.

A native of South Carolina, O’Dell received a great
honor when that state’s governor declared Feb. 1, 2006 Nancy O’Dell Day
in the entire state. Additionally, she was inducted into South
Carolina’s Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1998 as the youngest
member ever in recognition of her journalistic success. O’Dell is a
summa cum laude honors graduate of Clemson University.

She
resides in the Los Angeles area with her husband, Keith Zubchevich,
vice president of business development for Riverbed Technology, their
daughter, Ashby, and two stepsons from Keith’s first marriage, Tyler
and Carson.

For more, visit Nancy’s official Web Site at www.nancyodell.com.

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