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| Format | News program |
| Starring | Holly Hannula (2008 - Present) Mitch English (2002 - Present) Kia Malone (2005 - Present) Andy Campbell (2007 - Present) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
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| Running time | 180 minutes (Three hours) |
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| Original channel | Syndication |
| Original run | 2002 – Present |
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The Daily Buzz is a nationally syndicated breakfast television news and infotainment program produced in Orlando, Florida by ACME Communications and shown largely on The CW or MyNetwork TV affiliates. The show is one of the fastest growing syndicated shows in America.[citation needed] It started on September 16, 2002 with 10 stations and has grown to encompass 39% of American television audiences. The show is known for a more informal atmosphere than its counterparts.
The three-hour program is broadcast every weekday morning. It is currently carried in 149 U.S. television markets, some of which only broadcast two hours of the program (stations that air only two hours of the program are stations that usually air a morning newscast produced by another station in the market, airing at 7AM).
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Studio changes and relocations
When the show began, it was broadcast out of WBDT in Dayton, Ohio. The show moved to Orlando in August 2004, where it was broadcast out of the studios of WKCF in Lake Mary, Florida. In early-2007, WKCF moved to WESH's studios in Winter Park, after Hearst-Argyle Television acquired WKCF to create a duopoly with WESH.
In mid-April 2007, The Daily Buzz moved to a temporary location inside the Disney-MGM Studios, when their previous studios were acquired by Trinity Broadcasting Network and Good Life Broadcasting for new studios for their stations, WTGL-TV (now WHLV-TV) and WLCB-TV (the present-day WTGL), respectively. [1] In the Orlando area, the show also changed stations, from WKCF to WRDQ, which is co-owned with WFTV.
The show was broadcast from Disney for six weeks until the new permanent studios were completed at Full Sail University in Winter Park.[2] The new set was completed on June 15, 2007, and the show began broadcasting live from Full Sail on Tuesday, June 19.
Hosts
Current hosts
- Mitch English 2002 - Present, Show Co-Anchor, Weatherman, "Rumor Control" and "Mitch's World/World Record Roundup"
- Kia Malone 2005 - Present, Show Co-Anchor "Plugged into the News" Correspondent (gives updates on the quarter hour) Kia Malone used to be on KWTV CBS 9, in Oklahoma City.
- Andy Campbell 2007 - Present, Show Co-Anchor, "News By The Numbers," and "Campbell's Soup."
- Holly Hannula 2008 - Present, Starts Monday.
Past hosts
- Andrea Jackson 2002 - 2009, Show Co-Anchor, "Out The Door" and also does movie reviews
- Clayton Morris 2002 - 2007, Show Co-Anchor, also "Clayton's Reality", "Keeping Them Honest" and "News By The Numbers" Correspondent (Now at Fox News Channel)
- John Brown 2004-2006, Co-Anchor (Now at KTVI Fox2 in St. Louis)
- Dao Vu 2003-2005, "Plugged into the News" Correspondent (Now former anchor of The Weather Channel's Weekend View.)
- Ron Corning 2002-2004, Co-Anchor and 2006 Guest appearance (Now former Co-Anchor of WNYW's Good Day New York)
- Peggy Bunker 2002-2003, Show Co-Anchor
Guest hosts/Host tryouts
Here is a list of people that have auditioned for on-air positions as a "guest host" in the past:
- John Sencio in September 2006
- Nick Vavas on June 6, 2006
- David Folk Thomas on June 8 and 9, 2006
- Reid Lamberty on June 26 and 27, 2006
- Rick Black on June 29 and 30, 2006
Guest weather anchors
When Mitch English is out on assignment or vacation, there is a guest Meteorologist or Weather Anchor that will fill in. This includes:
- Elizabeth Hart 2007, Guest Weather Anchor and Guest "Mitch's World/World Record Roundup" Correspondent (now at WKMG in Orlando)
- Mark Mathis 2006, Guest Weather Anchor and Guest "Mitch's World/World Record Roundup" Correspondent
- Andy Carson 2005 Guest Weather Anchor and Guest "Mitch's World/World Record Roundup" Correspondent
- Richard Nunn Guest Weather Anchor and Guest "Rumor Control" and "Mitch's World/World Record Roundup" Correspondent (now at WJXT in Jacksonville)
Regular segments
- Who Dat True features Mitch giving basically true or false questions. If the statement is true, it's WHO DAT TRUE, if false, it's BUNK. The segment starts off with Mitch making a reference to either a cemetery or a bakery.
- Mitch's World has Mitch giving his take on a story in the news. He ends the segment with a punchline related to the story.
- World Record Roundup has Mitch asking a question about a current world record.
- Plugged Into The News has Kia giving the latest headlines from Cable News Network and the Associated Press.
- Mitch's Reality has Mitch running through moments from one of the week's reality shows.
- Mr. Moviefone: Russ Leatherman of the popular Moviefone service reviews the weekend's new box office releases
- Buzz Cuts: a look at the latest CD releases and music news
- News By The Numbers: Andy gives news items related to given numbers
- Campbell's Soup (formerly Keeping Them Honest) is Andy's clearing house for the most ridiculous news of the day.
- Rumor Control: Mitch discusses the validity of a rumor e-mailed to him
- Keeping them Honest: Andy exposes possible cases of ethical corruption, failed promises, and other anomalies from various sectors. Similar to the Anderson Cooper 360 segment of the same name.
- Old School: The Daily Buzz pokes fun at vintage commercials, PSAs and instructional/educational films.
- FreedomDebt.com: debt and financial segments with guest Tim Wilkins
- Viewer Calls: 2 frame animated phone calls sent in by the viewers.
- Trash or Worth The Cash: Mitch tests a product featured in TV infomercials to determine if the product is worth the investment.
- eBay or Not: Mitch hosts a spoof game show (played by Kia, Andy and Andrea) figuring out if given descriptions are for actual items on the auction site.
- Lifetime Dramatic Moment: A short, unintentionally-humorous clip from a Lifetime Television movie is shown.
- What the Hell? is segment that features strange or humorous (usually unintentional humor) videos from TV and the Web and shows them out of context to provoke humor.
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