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television presenter
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person who introduces or hosts television programs
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Encyclopedic overview
British presenter Bettany Hughes (right) and curator Ralph Jackson (left) converse during the shooting of ITV's program Britain's Secret Treasures. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (left) chats with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski (right), co-hosts of the MSNBC's program Morning Joe, before appearing on the program on April 5, 2015, in the NBC Studios in New York. A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. It is common for people who garnered fame in other fields to take on this role, but some people have made their name solely within the field of presenting—such as children's television series or infomercials—to become television personalities.
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