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BESSIE TSIONIS
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Television personality Bessie Tsionis has Hollywood covered - from working the red carpet to scoring sit-down interviews with the biggest stars in the business including George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock and many more. She is also a fashionista with her eyes and ears on the world of rock and roll, able to keep everyone up to date with the latest fashion trends and music scene.

Bessie is currently a contributor for 'Good Day Chicago', covering all the latest happenings around town. Her segment, 'Bessie's Hot Spots' airs Thursdays at 8:50AM on FOX Chicago.

Prior to that, Bessie was a correspondent for NBC's national lifestyle show, 'LXTV's 1st Look'. She also fronted marketing projects and client campaigns for NBC Chicago. Bessie also hosted the Emmy Award winning program, 'Prime Time Chicago' on Comcast's CN100. In November 2009, she received a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award for her hosting duties.

Before moving to The Windy City, Bessie worked at CN8-The Comcast Network in Boston, helping launch and develop the entertainment news program, 'Backstage'. In 2006, she earned a New England Emmy Award for her work on that show. She also hosted various programs and special projects at the network spanning entertainment, technology and marketing. In 2007, Bessie and co-host Todd Newton put their extensive television talent to work by hosting 'Celebrate 08', a live, four hour, New Year's Eve extravaganza originating from Universal Orlando Resort.

Bessie's career began in Los Angeles where she worked on a variety of shows at E! Entertainment Television. Most notably, she was a segment producer for the 'E! True Hollywood Story'. She also worked behind the scenes at CNN in Los Angeles and WHDH-TV in Boston.

A Boston native, Bessie received a Bachelor of Science degree from Emerson College in Broadcast Journalism. Along with her two Emmy Award statuettes and ten Emmy nominations, she is also very proud of winning five Telly Awards.