| The Daily Buzz | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News program |
| Presented by | Lance Smith Kia Malone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Reina Carbetta[1] |
| Running time | 180 minutes (daily, 2002–2015) 60 minutes (weekly, 2017–present) |
| Production company | KEF Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | First-run syndication (2002–2015, 2017–present) Pop (2017–present) Youtoo TV Soul of the South |
| Release | September 16, 2002 – April 17, 2015 |
| Release | June 18, 2017 – present |
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The Daily Buzz (occasionally abbreviated "theDBZ") is a nationally syndicated news and infotainment program. The show premiered as a 3-hour weekday morning television show on September 16, 2002, initially airing on 10 stations owned and operated by the show's founding owner, ACME Communications. By the time of its April 17, 2015 cancellation (the result of show owner Mojo Brands Media declaring bankruptcy), the show was distributed to stations in 149 U.S. television markets.[2] Two years after leaving the air, Buzz would be revived as a weekly series in June 2017, after KEF Media acquired the show's trademark.[3] Despite the fact the revival now broadcasts weekly, the show retains the Daily Buzz name.
From its launch, The Daily Buzz has generally catered to a younger-skewing audience demographic, historically employing an informal atmosphere and a drive-time radio-style approach to presenting and discussing subjects in the realms of current events, lifestyle, entertainment, gossip, and pop culture, as well as celebrity interviews and paid publicity content. The approach set theDBZ apart, during its weekday run, from the traditional tone of network news programs, and would serve as an unofficial template for future national, syndicated, and local morning news shows.
In its weekday run, The Daily Buzz initially aired live for three hours, (6:00–9:00 a.m. ET), eventually shortening to a two-hour time slot (5:00–7:00 a.m. ET) for its last years as a weekday program. Start and running times varied by market, with some stations airing the show as a whole or only one or two hours. For most of its time on air, The CW Plus and its predecessor, The WB 100+ Station Group, carried the show in most smaller markets. The Daily Buzz was also featured on the schedules of the Youtoo TV and Soul of the South networks;[4] streamed live-to-air on the program's website, and uploaded daily to Hulu.[5] When it was revived as a weekly series, Buzz was re-added to the Youtoo America and Soul of the South schedules, added to the schedule of cable network Pop, and offered to various local stations.