Giuliana Rancic to return to E! News as co-host alongside Jason Kennedy
The TV anchor come back to 'E! News' three years after her departure
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Your support makes all the difference.Television personality Giuliana Rancic has signed on to return to E! News and co-host alongside anchor Jason Kennedy.
The 43-year-old will appear on the cable network's daily evening news program comes three years after her departure from the show.
"Returning to host E! News is every bit as thrilling to me today as it was 16 years ago when I joined the show and embarked on this wonderful career," said Rancic. "Co-hosting alongside one of my best friends, Jason Kennedy, with one of the most talented teams in entertainment journalism, makes this move even more special. I can’t wait to reconnect with the E! News audience and go on this journey together once again."
Despite her time away from E! News, Rancic has remained a part of E!'s special event coverage with a focus on awards shows and the recent royal wedding.
"Giuliana is an incredibly charismatic and well respected entertainment journalist," said John Najarian, EVP and GM of news and digital at the network. "As a longtime member of the E! family, it’s exciting to welcome her back home to E! News."
He added: "While E! News has seen massive growth across digital and social, we have also continued to expand and elevate our television coverage, and Giuliana is an excellent addition to our weeknight series, which remains the most-watched entertainment news franchise with young women."
Alongside Kennedy, Rancic will join correspondents Melanie Bromley, Carissa Culiner, Kristin Dos Santos, Zuri Hall, Erin Lim, Will Marfuggi, Sibley Scoles and Justin Sylvester.
Rancic was promoted to an anchor role in 2005 and has shared co-hosting roles with Ryan Seacrest and Terrence J.
She will replace Maria Menounos whose exit in summer of 2017 was overshadowed by E! News host Catt Sadler's abrupt departure at the end of year.
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Sadler, who spent 12 years at the network, quit her job as one of Kennedy's rotating co-anchors when she learned of a dramatic wage gap between herself and Kennedy.
Rancic is set to return to E! News on September 4.
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