Paramount Press Express | KYW-TV PHILADELPHIA NEWS ANCHOR UKEE WASHINGTON TO GUEST CO-HOST ON “THE TALK,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22

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10/16/2014

KYW-TV PHILADELPHIA NEWS ANCHOR UKEE WASHINGTON TO GUEST CO-HOST ON “THE TALK,” WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22

Ukee Washington To Join “The Talk” Hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne

Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler

Los Angeles – KYW-TV Philadelphia news anchor Ukee Washington will guest co-host on THE TALK, Wednesday, Oct. 22 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET), joining hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler at the table. This will be Washington’s second appearance as guest co-host on THE TALK, having first appeared on Oct. 21, 2013. Throughout the week, news anchors from five CBS Owned Stations around the country will be in Los Angeles to serve as guest co-hosts.

During the week of Oct. 20, THE TALK will feature the following:

Monday, Oct. 20: Kristine Johnson, News Anchor, WCBS-TV, New York

Tuesday, Oct. 21: Irika Sargent, News Anchor, WFOR-TV, Miami

Wednesday, Oct. 22: Ukee Washington, News Anchor, KYW-TV, Philadelphia

Thursday, Oct. 23: Erin Kennedy, News Anchor, WBBM-TV, Chicago

Friday, Oct. 24: Pat Harvey, News Anchor, KCBS-TV, Los Angeles

Ukee Washington anchors Philadelphia’s “Eyewitness News This Morning” on CBS 3 and The CW Philly with Erika von Tiehl and is co-host with Pat Ciarrocchi of “Talk Philly,” CBS 3′s noon lifestyle program, airing weekdays at noon.

Washington (born Ulysses Samuel Washington III) joined the Channel 3 news team as a sports anchor in July 1986. In 1996, Washington moved over to the news desk as early morning and noon anchor.

Since that time, Washington has been front and center anchoring some of the region’s most memorable stories, including the President’s Summit for America’s Future held in Philadelphia in 1997, and the Phillies World Series Celebration Parade in 2008. In addition, the versatile anchor’s assignments have run the gamut, from hosting the Camden, New Jersey Mayoral debates to going behind bars to interview a high school classmate on death row.

Washington was raised in West Philadelphia and attended Dover High School in Delaware where he was a celebrated athlete. As a youngster, his other love was music, and as a member of the Philadelphia Boys Choir’s “elite,” he traveled to Russia, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Denmark and Mexico to perform. Both experiences proved helpful in his broadcasting career as host of the station’s live telecasts of the Philadelphia Orchestra and his live coverage of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games from Nagano, Japan.

Prior to coming home to the Philadelphia area, Washington was a sports anchor at WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida and at WSB-TV in Atlanta. Washington is a graduate of the University of Richmond. Today, he makes his home in Wilmington, Delaware.

CBS’s THE TALK, recently nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment and Outstanding Talk Show Host, features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities who examine current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood. The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, how-to demos and appearances from extraordinary people with stories that engage and inform. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

CBS Daytime has been #1 in the day-part for 28 consecutive years, featuring a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. Recently, CBS led all networks with a combined 14 wins at “The 41st Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards.” CBS’s daytime lineup includes network television’s #1-rated daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, daytime talk show THE TALK as well as THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LET’S MAKE A DEAL.

RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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Press Contacts:

Joanne Calabria (KYW-TV) 215-977-5610 calabria@kyw.com

Kelli Raftery 818-655-1598 Kelli.Raftery@cbs.com

Lisa Spalla 818-655-1586 Lisa.Spalla@cbs.com