Elle Russ chats with Keltie Knight\xa0- an Emmy Award winning television personality and Entertainment Tonight host. She has co-anchored CBS\u2019s broadcasting of national events such as the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Grammy Awards Red Carpet.\xa0
Knight was able to combine her entertainment and entrepreneurial expertise into a podcast she co-created and co-hosts, The LadyGang. With over 85 million downloads,\xa0and after debuting at #8 on the iTunes podcast charts, and being featured on Entertainment Weekly\u2019s coveted \u2018Must List\u2019. The LadyGang was awarded \u2018Podcast of the Year\u2019 in 2016, and was a Webby Award honoree in 2018.\xa0 E! Entertained aired The Lady Gang talk show in 2018-2019 based on the popular podcast and in 2018, LadyGang was nominated for a People\u2019s Choice Award.
In 2019, LadyGang\xa0launched\xa0The LadyGang Podcast Network (LGN) and produced hit shows for stars including Jamie Lynn Sigler, Jenna\xa0Uskowitz, Kevin\xa0Michael, Nazanin Mandi, and Brad Goreski. LadyGang is set to publish their first book \u201cACT LIKE A LADY: Questionable Advice, Ridiculous Opinion, and Humiliating Tales from 3 Undignified Women\u201d\xa0 with Penguin Random House June 2, 2020.\xa0
Knight is frequently seen contributing on The Talk, CNN, HLN, and as a moderator for Vanity Fair. With best dressed mentions in Vogue, Elle, Glamour, US Weekly, People Stylewatch and The New York Times, it\u2019s no surprise Project Runway invited her to be a guest presenter. \xa0
As passionate as she is about media, she is just as dedicated to service. Knight has a long history in philanthropy, working with groups like the Humane Society and the Beagle Freedom Project. She helped raise over $300,000 for National MS Society as a part of the team, BeatMS, and nearly 1 million dollars throughout her years hosting the Circle of Hope/ Dancers Against Cancer Charity Gala.
Known for her quick wit and fearless personality, she\u2019s interviewed the biggest stars in the world including Oprah, Meryl Streep,\xa0Taylor Swift, Tom Hanks, and Jennifer Lawrence. Harry Styles kissed her twice.\xa0Pharrell Williams deemed her \u201c\u2026a spirited journalist and a star.\u201d