Onion News Network
Onion News Network is a parody television news show. The show premiered its ten-episode first season on January 21, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. EST on IFC.
In March 2007, The Onion launched The Onion News Network, a daily web video broadcast that had been in production since sometime in mid-2006. The Onion invested about $1 million in production and hired 15 staffers to focus on the venture.Carol Kolb, former Editor-in-Chief of The Onion is the ONN's head writer; and Will Graham and Julie Smith are the Executive Producers. It is implied on-air that the ONN show "FactZone with Brooke Alvarez" is "simulcasted" on IFC Friday nights at 10pm ET.
IFC announced that it had renewed Onion News Network for a second season on March 22, 2011, with Season 2 presented by Acura. Season two premiered on October 4, 2011.
It was announced on November 14, 2011 that "Onion News Network" was moved back to Friday Nights at 10pm ET as part of its "IFC Always On Fridays" block of shows. Season 1 aired on Friday nights at 10pm before moving to Tuesdays for the first 3 episodes of Season 2 and has moved back to Friday nights beginning with the November 18, 2011 episode
Suzanne Sena
Suzanne Sena is an American television host, anchor, actress and entrepreneur.
Career
Sena was born in Dearborn, Michigan. An Edsel Ford High School graduate, she has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Michigan State University.
Sena started her national television career on E! Entertainment Television. While at E!, she was a fill-in anchor and correspondent for E! News Daily. Sena created, hosted and oversaw production on the reality-lifestyle celebrity series Out to Lunch and regularly appeared on the red carpet, hosting live coverage of events including the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards. In 2005, Sena received an Emmy nomination for hosting the show, Celebrity Homes.
Sena was considered a front runner in the search for Kathie Lee Gifford's replacement on Live with Regis, co-hosting with Regis Philbin for four shows. Both the New York Post and Entertainment Weekly cited Sena as the likely winner of the position.
From 2004 to 2006 Sena worked at Fort Worth-based KTVT-TV (CBS11). From 2006 to 2008, worked as an anchor at the Fox News Channel. She anchored the network's primetime news updates and handled breaking news in the overnight hours. While at Fox News, Sena made appearances on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld and Fox and Friends, filling in as news anchor.
Brian Huskey
Brian Huskey (born September 8, 1968) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as a correspondent on The Onion News Network and currently co-stars as Chet on the Adult Swim comedy series Childrens Hospital and as Victor on the Comedy Central series Another Period.
Early life and education
Huskey was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and didn't meet his biological father until he was 17. He attended Charlotte Country Day School for the entirety of grade school graduating in 1987. He attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro graduating with a degree in English and minor in photography. At this time he began to play in a band 'Bicycle Face'.
Huskey later relocated to New York City to attend photo school and worked as a photographer's assistant. He would then meet and later be roommates with Rob Corddry.
Career
Huskey began taking classes early at the start of Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCBT) and had each of the "UCB4" (Matt Besser, Matt Walsh, Amy Poehler and Ian Roberts) as teachers. From this, he frequently appeared in comedy sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for many years and was a regular panelist on VH1's Best Week Ever.
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