TheHollywoodBeatGuy

• A longtime television anchor, program host and reporter at TV stations in Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Nevada and Kentucky, Andy reported for more than 14 years from Los Angeles as senior correspondent for CNN's syndicated entertainment unit. From the Hollywood bureau, he filed stories for TV, CNN Radio, CNN.com and People.com.
• Andy's reporting assignments took him to the Oscars, the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys and other events where he covered awards, movies, moviemakers, music, musicians, and television. He traveled throughout the country covering various events -- the 25th observation of Elvis' death at Graceland, the Tony Awards on Broadway, a rain-soaked 25th anniversary of Woodstock, the deck of an aircraft carrier in Pearl Harbor on the release of the feature film of the same name, the premiere of the first Harry Potter in London, to name a few.
• Andy divides his time among writing, reporting and producing behind-the-scenes publicity materials and DVD content for feature films.
• He is a native of Birmingham, AL, where he began his work in broadcasting at PBS affiliate WBIQ-TV and then-CBS affiliate WBMG. A decade later, he returned to Birmingham where he anchored the Morning Show at then-ABC affiliate WBRC - TV.

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