Entertainment and news magazine program The Daily Buzz will relaunch nationally June 4 after a two-year hiatus thanks to KEF Media which acquired the show’s trademark and will provide integrated content.
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The Daily Buzz hosts Lance Smith & Kia MaloneFormat will be true to the original set-up with celebrity interviews and profiles, gossip, and news-you-can-use that integrates paid publicity content covering areas such as consumer, fashion, finance, health, hospitality, sports and travel.
TDB will start out initially as a weekly program airing nationwide in addition to appearing on multiple digital channels with regular daily updates.
Original anchors Lance Smith and Kia Malone are coming back to host with regular appearances by entertainment reporter Scott Carty in Los Angeles.
Production will be handled out of the show’s Orlando, Florida studio with correspondents in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, where KEF Media is based.
“The Daily Buzz is the gold standard of combining news, hot topics and integration in a fun, seamless format,” said KEF Media COO Yvonne Hanak. “We’ll be including a wide range of paid content while offering other exciting program integration opportunities.”
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