About Extra
HOST
Billy Bush, Host
Billy Bush’s extensive television career includes serving as host of the third hour of “Today,” as host of “Access Hollywood” and “Access Hollywood Live,” as correspondent for WNBC’s “Today in New York” and as New York freelance correspondent for “Extra.” For six years, he hosted “The Billy Bush Show,” a nationally syndicated talk-and-music radio show. Bush began his career in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, as a radio DJ and salesperson.
CORRESPONDENTS
Melvin Robert, Senior Correspondent
Melvin Robert is an Emmy, Golden Mike, and L.A. Press Club Award-winning journalist, who joined “Extra” as a Senior Correspondent and weekend co-host in 2022.
Jennifer Lahmers, Correspondent
Jennifer Lahmers is a correspondent and weekend co-host at “Extra.” Prior to hitting the red carpet, Jennifer co-hosted “Good Day Wake Up” on Fox5 in New York City, interviewing newsmakers and celebrities, covering live breaking news and major events throughout the tri-state area.
Rachel Lindsay, Correspondent
Rachel Lindsay is an attorney, media personality, author, speaker, and podcaster. Rachel currently works as an on-air correspondent with “Extra.” She additionally co-hosts The Ringer’s “Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay” podcast, highlighting Black culture, politics, and sports; and is the host of The Ringer’s “Morally Corrupt Show,” covering all things related to Bravo TV. Rachel has an online column entitled “Honestly Rach,” exclusively on Meta Bulletin, where she delves into love, life, career, friendships, social issues, and everything in-between.
Katie Krause, Correspondent
Katie Krause is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer who joined “Extra” in 2021 as both a digital and on-air correspondent and senior digital producer, contributing to the growth of the brand’s digital presence.
Terri Seymour, Special Correspondent
Terri Seymour joined "Extra" in 2004 as a freelance reporter covering "American Idol," and was then promoted to a full-time correspondent position. Terri continues to cover television, fashion-and-beauty segments, movie premieres, junkets, on-set visits, and is a regular red-carpet favorite.
Carlos Greer, Special Correspondent
Carlos Greer is one of "Extra’s" special correspondents based in New York. He first started working for the program in 2019. Greer is also a senior reporter at New York Post gossip column Page Six, where he also hosted the brand's digital crime show "New York Post Reports: Off the Record" on discovery + and IDGO. He previously co-hosted the nationally syndicated entertainment newsmagazine show "Page Six TV."
Charissa Thompson, Las Vegas Correspondent
“Extra” welcomed back former co-host Charissa Thompson as the Las Vegas correspondent for Season 27! Charissa is also the host of “FOX NFL Kickoff,” the Sunday morning NFL pregame show leading into “FOX NFL Sunday.”
Alecia Davis, Nashville Correspondent
Alecia Davis interviews some of today’s biggest celebrities on the Emmy award-winning entertainment news show “Extra,” garnering exclusive interviews with Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, and more.
Adam Glassman, Special Correspondent
Adam Glassman has been creative director of Oprah Daily, formerly known as O, The Oprah Magazine, since 2000, overseeing the style pages, all aspects of the magazine’s cover shoots, and the highly anticipated "O Favorite Things."
Michael Corbett, Special Correspondent
Michael Corbett is a two-time Emmy winner and one of “Extra’s” expert correspondents.
He is the creator, host, and senior supervising producer of our signature franchise “Extra’s Mansions & Millionaires!” Michael travels the world for the popular half-hour specials and gives viewers a sneak peek of the extraordinary mansions, destinations, and vacation spots of the rich and famous.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Theresa Coffino, Executive Producer
Veteran syndicated television producer Theresa Coffino has run the day-to-day operations of the Emmy® Award-winning entertainment news magazine "Extra" for the past 19 years. She currently enters her 22nd year with the show as "Extra" launches its 29th season this fall. She was named the show's executive producer in 2002, and previously held co-executive producer and supervising producer credits on the series.
Jeremy Spiegel, Executive Producer
Veteran newsmagazine producer Jeremy Spiegel serves as executive producer of the Emmy®-winning newsmagazine "Extra," now in its 29th season. It marks Spiegel's 26th year with the show.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Emmy Award-winning “Extra” kicks off its 29th season September 12 with a fresh new look, a new correspondent, and special coverage of the Queen’s passing, with anchor Billy Bush reporting on location from London.
In keeping with its tradition of delivering breaking entertainment and pop culture news, “Extra” delivers the day’s biggest headlines, along with compelling interviews with newsmakers and celebrities from the films and series America is talking about.
“Extra’s” ensemble of correspondents, led by veteran journalist Bush, has a new addition this season: Melvin Robert joins as Senior Correspondent and Weekend Co-Host, alongside correspondents Rachel Lindsay and Jenn Lahmers.
Billy and the “Extra” team work their deep-rooted contacts to break news, make headlines, and advance the biggest pop culture stories of the day, all from a high-tech studio set in a working newsroom in Burbank, California.
“Extra” has bureaus in the entertainment capitals of New York, Las Vegas, and Nashville. Charissa Thompson covers all the goings-on in Las Vegas, while Alecia Davis covers all the country music news in Nashville.
"Extra" is helmed by veteran executive producers Theresa Coffino and Jeremy Spiegel. The show offers a half-hour edition every weekday and an original hour-long weekend installment. Seen in more than 98% of the country, "Extra" airs on major market affiliates, including key stations owned and operated by FOX Television.
"Extra" is produced by Telepictures Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
