476: From MTV to Access Hollywood KIT HOOVER talks about her chance intro to broadcasting, her philosophies on parenting and her morning routine.

Kit Hoover is currently a host of the nationally syndicated programs the Emmy-nominated

nightly entertainment show “Access Hollywood” and the daily lifestyle

entertainment show “Access Daily with Mario & Kit.”  

Securing her latest job at forty, the Atlanta-native mother of three has always been up for an

adventure. Hoover made her television debut in 1995 as a cast member on the original season

of MTV’s “Road Rules,” which sparked her interest in pursuing a career in television. Soon after,

she joined King World Production as their entertainment reporter for “American Journal.” Hoover

then went to Fox News in 1999 as a correspondent for Fox Broadcasting Company’s news

magazine, “FOX Files.” In 2003, she hosted ESPN2’s “Cold Pizza” and served as a guest judge

on ESPN’s reality contest, “Dream Job.” Additional hosting roles include TLC’s lifestyle

makeover series, “Real Simple, Real Life,” based upon the magazine Real Simple, ABC’s “Shaq

Vs.,” a reality show starring Shaquille O’Neal and Lifetime’s “Celebrity Home Raiders.” She

recently hosted Animal Planet’s live 2-hour special, “Give a Dog a Home,” which aired in

December 2019.

Hoover received a Track and Cross Country scholarship to the University of North Carolina,

Chapel Hill, where she earned a B.A. in Communications. Hoover continues to practice her love

of fitness by running, biking, hiking, and playing tennis and pickleball as much as possible. She

loves visiting her daughters at college. Kit is a big advocate for aging gratefully. She currently

resides with her husband and son in Los Angeles, where they enjoy attending their son’s

athletic games.