Leeza

infobox television
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show_name = Leeza


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format = Talk show
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runtime = approx. 44 min (without adverts)
creator =
starring = Leeza Gibbons
country = USA
network = NBC and Syndication
first_aired = January 17, 1994
last_aired = September 8, 2000
num_episodes = 1,270
website =
imdb_id = 205656
tv_com_id = 6778

"Leeza" was a television talk show hosted by Leeza Gibbons. The show ran on NBC, and was also widely syndicated, between 1994 to 2000. It was taped at Paramount Studios on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California.

Gibbons was not just the host of her show; she also was a hands-on executive producer, involved in every aspect of the show from selecting the topics to finding guests. Each week, she worked with her team (consisting of long time staffers Jill Mullikin-Bates, Julie Ross, Shantel Klinger, Lisa Steinke, John Carlo Zenone, Jose Pretlow, Donna Harrison to name a few) to track stories and to bring the audience new, in-depth and real perspective on the issues of the time.

Recurring topics discussed on the show include: the Columbine High School massacre, the Oklahoma City bombing, JonBenét Ramsey's murder, the O. J. Simpson murder case, Matthew Shepard's murder and the Northridge earthquake, actor David Strickland's suicide, among others.

Exclusive show topics include: "Leeza's Court" where she makes binding rulings during her show to settle frivalous disputes and "Why Am I Here?" where she gave away various prizes to a number of audience members in a handful of episodes.

Famous guests include: Barry Manilow, Elizabeth Dole, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, among others.

The Leeza Show received 27 Daytime Emmy Award nominations (including nominations for Outstanding Host and Best Show for every year the show has been on the air) and has won three Emmy awards. Genesis Award recipient for programs that revealed animal abuse. It received the Media Access Award for accurately portraying persons with disabilities and also an award from the Alzheimer's Association for "Leeza" show programming. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20000929182404/www.leezashow.com/leeza/index_m.htm About Leeza] , "The Leeza Show", accessed March 1, 2007]

The programme was also shown in the United Kingdom, as part of the original daytime schedule on Channel 5.

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External links

The Leeza Show defunct official page through Archive [http://web.archive.org/web/20001205183700/http://www.leezashow.com/spotlite/index.htm Leeza's Good-Bye] archived version