Career Billy Bush

1 career

1.1 fm radio
1.2 television work
1.3 today

1.3.1 ryan lochte controversy
1.3.2 trump tape scandal

career
fm radio

bush began career hosting afternoon drive show on wlkz-fm in wolfeboro, new hampshire, later moving washington, d.c., hosted midday show on warw-fm. in march 1997, bush joined wwzz-fm (z104) in d.c. host of billy bush , bush league morning show, aired until january 2001.

early television work

in january 2003, bush hosted short-lived nbc prime-time version of let s make deal. correspondent wnbc-tv s today in new york morning show.

bush joined access hollywood, daily entertainment news magazine, east coast correspondent in december 2001. promoted co-anchor in june 2004.

while working @ access hollywood, present @ high-profile red carpet events including golden globes, grammys, , academy awards, , hosted abc s live pre-show 2004, 2005 , 2006 academy awards , 2006 emmy red carpet special.

bush reporter nbc @ 2004 summer olympics in athens, , host access hollywood s coverage of 2006 winter olympics in torino 2008 summer olympics in beijing. in addition, bush hosted reality competition grease: re 1 want! on nbc in 2007, , stood in meredith vieira week of wants millionaire shows on april 21–25, 2008. , vieira both had credited cameos hosts of fictional game shows in 2004 remake of ira levin s 1972 satirical thriller stepford wives.

he returned radio billy bush show, nightly talk radio , entertainment interview show. airs kbig in los angeles , syndicated westwood one. show written ryan miller , produced corrin barlow, while bush , access hollywood executive producer rob silverstein show s executive producers. show, airs evenings monday through friday, focuses on top entertainment stories , personalities in news, , features celebrity guests , listener calls.

bush co-hosted miss universe pageant 4 times: in 2003 , 2004 daisy fuentes; in 2005 fellow access hollywood co-anchor nancy o dell; , in 2009 claudia jordan. has co-hosted miss usa pageant 4 times, same partners: in 2003 fuentes; 2004 , 2005 o dell; , again in 2009, time nadine velazquez. after 65th annual golden globe awards of 2008 cancelled result of 2007–08 writers guild of america strike, bush co-hosted 65th annual golden globe awards announcement press conference o dell on january 13, 2008.

bush named 1 of esquire magazine s 10 men in july 2005. s furious, inventive interviewer, unafraid of playing fool in exchange true reaction , opined writer of accompanying magazine profile.

from september 13, 2010, october 2016, bush co-hosted syndicated national daily entertainment talk show access hollywood live, along co-host kit hoover. show sister show of access hollywood, host chat of popular topics , celebrity live interviews. bush , hoover traveled uk cover prince william s wedding catherine middleton, part of nbc team coverage.

bush had small role voice of newscaster in 2014 disney animated film big hero 6. has had several appearances on television shows including 30 rock , donny!.

today

in may 2016, bush selected co-host of third hour of nbc s today. served replacement willie geist.

ryan lochte controversy

bush first reporter interview u.s. olympic swimmer ryan lochte after athlete claimed robbed @ gunpoint in rio de janeiro during 2016 summer olympics. bush s due diligence interviewer scrutinized after critics claimed bush did not ask questions have shown lochte’s story fabricated. when details of lochte s story began fall apart, matt lauer re-interviewed swimmer in move seen snub bush. bush garnered attention once again after , al roker got argument during olympic coverage on today after lochte exposed. bush defended lochte, saying lied “some” details whereas roker characterized lochte s statement lie.

trump tape scandal

on october 7, 2016, washington post reported video footage released of donald trump having lewd conversation bush, trump either unaware or unconcerned microphone active. bush heard laughing trump s failed effort seduce married woman, , joining in commenting on actress arianne zucker s appearance, calling hot shit. video made on nbc studios lot in course of videotaping access hollywood episode in mid-september 2005, promoting trump s cameo appearance in episode of daytime soap opera days of our lives promote apprentice.

in video, trump discussed failed attempt seduce bush s then-co-host nancy o dell: moved on her, , failed. i’ll admit it. did try , fuck her. married. talked stars groping women: ...you kiss...when re star let it. can [bush: want]...grab them pussy...

when news of footage first broke, bush @ new york s jfk international airport waiting take off los angeles. spent six-hour flight reading news reports on unfolding controversy. time arrived in los angeles, horde of paparazzi had materialized @ los angeles international airport , @ home in los angeles, remained more week. bush spent remainder of weekend trying save job @ today, had garnered controversy, first on bush s lack of hard-news experience , rude tone exhibited during red carpet events , on ryan lochte matter. initially, nbc news signaled bush return monday apologize on-air. bush later stated, have welcomed addressing audience.

however, bush received criticism online , calls resignation show, washington post stating, bush s public image damaged—perhaps beyond repair. issued apology, stating: m embarrassed , ashamed. s no excuse, happened eleven years ago. younger, less mature, , acted foolishly in playing along. m sorry. bush 33 years old @ time video made. on october 9, 2016, nbc announced bush suspended today role in 2005 video. suspended pending internal review. october 17, bush had been fired.