Kristyn Burtt

About

Kristyn Burtt is an IAWTV Award-winning host, reporter, and producer. She began her hosting career with a children’s dance video teaching the world how to Electric Slide and Hokey Pokey. Since then, she has moved on to more serious ventures with pilot episodes of The Arena with Jesse Ventura on MSNBC and host/reporter stints with QVC, ShopNBC, HSN, and PAX. She has covered the red carpet at the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, Daytime Emmys, Grammys, SAG Awards, and the Tony Awards. Her work has been seen on AOL, MSN, Stylecaster, Inside Dance, Insider, Yahoo, News Break, Static Media, Soaps.com, and SheKnows. Kristyn is a Pledge Host for KPBS and a Contributing Editor for Penske Media Corporation’s SheKnows and Soaps.com, and a daily entertainment contributor to the Tom Barnard Morning Show. Her pop culture insight can be seen on Ryan Reynolds and Brian Volk-Weiss’ series, “Discontinued,” on Fubo-TV, and on TF1's 50 Minutes Inside in France. She was the West Coast Correspondent for Dance Network and a producer/host for the official World of Dance aftershow in Season 4. Her one-hour dance interview show, To The Pointe With Kristyn Burtt, was a must-watch series for commercial dance fans. For over a decade, she has been a weekly staple on “The Family with Tom Barnard” in Minneapolis and “MetroNews Hotline” in West Virginia, dishing the latest in Hollywood news and entertainment. Kristyn also has a strong track record in the corporate world moderating panels for Porsche Consulting, Dance/USA, the Theater Makers Summit, and Toyota. She has hosted global live streams, sharing the latest product lines and information, for Hyundai, Audi, and Subaru. From 2014-2016, she was the entertainment editor of the women's health site, Lifescript, where she interviewed celebrities like Tim McGraw, Eric Roberts, Katie Couric, and Ann Romney about health-related topics. Kristyn is a member of the Television Academy and SAG-AFTRA.

Experience

• Pledge Drive Host · KPBS2024-06-01 –

  Host the TV and radio pledge drives to support KPBS. Create conversational call-to-actions to encourage listeners/viewers to donate. Work in a team environment to facilitate donations.

• Entertainment Reporter · Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.2023-02-01 –

  Daily entertainment reports on the Tom Barnard Morning Show. Contribute updates on Hollywood, movies, TV and trending news. Weekly one-hour appearance on The Family With Tom Barnard.

• Contributing Editor · SHE Media2021-07-01 –
• Features & Trending Entertainment Writer/On-Camera Correspondent · SHE Media2020-09-01 –
• Features Writer/On-Camera Correspondent · SHE Media2016-10-01 – 2020-09-01
• Trending Entertainment Writer · SHE Media2012-09-01 – 2016-10-01

  On-Camera Reporter for the Primetime Emmys, Teen Choice Awards and the Daytime Emmys. Write breaking news quickly and accurately. Conduct in-depth interviews with celebrities. Create SEO-worthy headlines. Produce feature articles, slide shows and interviews for SheKnows' Soaps.

• On-Air Host · World of Dance2020-06-01 – 2020-09-01

  Interview guests for the World of Dance Aftershow. Secure talent in collaboration with publicity firms. Research guests and topics. Manage social media promotion across platforms.

• West Coast Correspondent/Producer · Dance Network2015-11-01 – 2020-03-01

  Host/Producer of dance-interview series "To The Pointe."Host of "Dance Icons"series. Cover dance news on the West Coast. Book guests and work with publicists for meaningful content. Write trending news blogs and feature articles. Manage camera crew and production.

• Entertainment Editor/Video Producer · Lifescript2014-11-01 – 2016-09-01

  On-Camera Host of the Hollywood Health Report. Producer of video segments. Book celebrity interviews. Write scripts for sequences and voiceovers. Research health and wellness topics. Manage video production team and timelines.

• West Coast Correspondent · Starpulse.com2010-11-01 – 2016-03-01

  Covered the nominations to the red carpet for the Academy Awards, Tony Awards, and the Writers Guild Awards.

• Contributing Editor · SheKnows09-01-2012

  Red carpets, interviews, trending articles, social media, editing, SEO... you name it, I've covered it here.

Education

• New York UniversityBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
• The Pingree School

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