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talk show on

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, the show featured entertainment news, celebrity interviews and musical performances. The series was originally hosted by

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, who departed the series in 2013. Lachey took over for Keagan in March 2014.

Overview

''Big Morning Buzz Live'' is a one-hour morning news and talk show that features film and TV celebrity interviews as well as live music performances from current music acts. The third season premiered at 10:00 a.m. on September 30, 2013. The fifth season began on September 29, 2014, at 9:00 am. EDT. It was executive produced by Shane Farley, Lee Rolontz, and Keshia Williams, and was taped at VH1's Times Square Studios at

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in New York City, the former home of the

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series ''

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''. The trio also produced the entertainment news and gossip morning show ''

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'', which taped in the same studio. On August 25, 2015, VH1 cancelled both ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' and ''The Gossip Table''.

Co-hosts

The host of ''Big Morning Buzz Live'' was

, with

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and VH1 music expert

Jim Shearer Jim Shearer (born January 3, 1974) is a VJ and was host of the ''VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown'' and was the "music expert" on VH1's morning show ''Big Morning Buzz Live''. Currently, Shearer is a host on Sirius XM's VOLUME channel. Shearer was hire ...

In December 2013, Keagan announced her decision to depart the series. In a statement she stated, "I’ve had the most wonderful time and experience hosting ''Buzz'', and I am very grateful to have worked with the stellar production team behind the show as well as Tom Calderone and Lee Rolontz at VH1 who were incredible champions and supporters. ..I’m sad to leave but I am very proud to have helped launch VH1's first morning show and look forward to its continued success." Keagan taped her final show on December 20, 2013 after nearly 400 episodes. On January 16, 2014, VH1 announced that singer

would resume hosting the series, upon its return on March 3, 2014. In September 2014, Michelle Buteau joined the show as co-host. In March 2015,

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joined the show as guest host alongside Lachey and Buteau.

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