Nischelle Turner

Nischelle Turner
Turner at the 46th NAACP Image Awards nominee press conference
Born
Nischelle Renee Turner

(1975-02-11) February 11, 1975
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA)
OccupationsReporter
Entertainment correspondent
Years active1998–present[1]

Nischelle Turner (born February 11, 1975)[2] is the co-host of Entertainment Tonight (2014–present) alongside Kevin Frazier. Previously, she was former entertainment correspondent for HLN's Showbiz Tonight and CNN and an entertainment correspondent for KNBC in Los Angeles. She is a native of Columbia, Missouri.[3]

Career

Turner attended the University of Missouri, and graduated from its Missouri School of Journalism in 1998.[4] She began her journalism career that same year when she joined WEHT as a reporter and fill-in anchor in Evansville, Indiana. In 2000, Turner was a weekday reporter and weekend anchor for WVUE-TV FOX8 in New Orleans. After establishing a presence in news, Turner joined KTTV FOX11 in Los Angeles in 2004 as a reporter on Good Day L.A. and host/anchor for Good Day L.A. Weekend from 2004[5] to October 2, 2008. Turner also worked as a sideline reporter for Fox's Sunday NFL broadcasts, and did segments for a show called Dailies.[6] Prior to KTTV, she worked for WEHT, the ABC affiliate in Evansville, Indiana and for WVUE, the Fox affiliate in New Orleans. In December 2011, Turner joined CNN and led the network’s coverage from the red carpet at the Grammys, Golden Globes, and Academy Awards, a position she held until 2014.[7]

Turner also served as host of Secret Celebrity Renovation, which began in July 2021; the show has been on hiatus since September 2024.[8]

Entertainment Tonight

In September 2014, it was announced that Turner would replace Rocsi Diaz as weekend co-anchor and correspondent on Entertainment Tonight, and would begin later that year;[9] Turner has hosted the show ever since.[10] She has since become an eight-time Emmy-award winner for her work on Entertainment Tonight, winning her latest, the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program, in 2025.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Nischelle Turner". CNN. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Turner, Nischelle (February 11, 2026). "51. Happy Birthday to me. ☺️ 50 was nifty 51 bout to be FUN!". Instagram. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  3. ^ Broadcasting and Cable. Vol. 133. Cahners Publishing Company. 2003. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Nischelle Turner". Mizzou School of Journalism. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  5. ^ Radio-Television News Directors Association (2005). RTNDA Communicator. The Association. ISSN 1529-3106. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sports Media Dream Girl Nischelle Turner". Vizage Magazine. March 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  7. ^ "CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Nischelle Turner". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  8. ^ "A special edition of "Secret Celebrity Renovation" featuring eight-time All-Star and Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts to air Friday, Sept. 20 on CBS". Paramount Plus Express. August 22, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  9. ^ "Paramount Press Express | CBS Media Ventures | Entertainment Tonight | Talent". www.paramountpressexpress.com. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  10. ^ Kenneally, Tim (2014-09-23). "Rocsi Diaz to Leave 'Entertainment Tonight'". TheWrap. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  11. ^ Franklin, McKinley (2025-10-18). "2025 Daytime Emmys Winners: 'General Hospital' Leads With Seven Awards While Sir David Attenborough Breaks Dick Van Dyke's Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-02-12.


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