Stacey Gualandi
- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
National television host and correspondent Stacey Gualandi is the
Host/Producer of Hallmark Channel's first on-line TV series "Hallmark
Channel On Location", a series of half-hour shows that will present
behind-the-scenes footage of the network's original programming,
red-carpet premieres and interviews with stars and creative figures.
Stacey has come a long way since her first big scoop right out of Miami
University's journalism program: picking up horse manure as a P.A. on
the set of the film "Eight Men Out". Not quite the journalistic scoop
she was looking for, but it did lead to another "inside" job as Molly
Ringwald's stand-in on the film "Fresh Horses". Stacey was fascinated
at the behind-the-scenes activity. That's when she decided to move to
Hollywood to be an entertainment reporter. The typical path for a
reporter involves moving to small town U.S.A. and advancing
step-by-step to larger markets. Stacey, however, devoted herself to
becoming a strong writer/producer, a decision that she felt would make
her more effective as an on-air correspondent. She honed her skills as
a producer for Financial News Network (now CNBC) and "Extra". "Extra"
gave her the chance to meet the famous folks she grew up admiring,
stars like the cast of Knots Landing, Cindy & Bobby Brady, and even her
first crush, Starsky. Yes, Starsky. Her big break as an on-air
correspondent didn't involve reporting on entertainment, but the
position was highly entertaining. On the show "Strange Universe",
Stacey profiled people with alien implants or who had been abducted by
aliens. She even traveled to Mexico with a group of paying
thrill-seekers in search of UFO's. She developed her gutsy style of
reporting at "American Journal" and for eight years at "Inside
Edition". Stacey covered the world of entertainment, particularly
celebrities at work, at play and in trouble. From the Super Bowl,
junkets, movie sets, premieres and court cases (including Blake,
Jackson and Simpson), to award shows like the Oscars, Grammys, SAG's,
Golden Globes and the Emmy's, Stacey has rarely faced a celebrity story
she couldn't cover effectively. Stacey continued her reportage on the
celebrity scene as a correspondent for TV Guide Network. She became the
host of a ground-breaking multi-media project called "Understanding
Cancer". Both the website and pilot profiled numerous cancer survivors
and advocates including Arnold Palmer, Mr. T, Laura Ingraham, and
Hillary Swank, and served as a cancer-support network for survivors,
caregivers, family, friends and those recently diagnosed. Stacey also
serves as host of "On Tour" at Fox5/KVVU, where she covers the bands
and personalities who perform in Las Vegas each week. Every opportunity
she gets, Stacey participates in charitable events. She served as host
for the Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program's "Bogart Backstage",
the Youth Support Institute's "Golden Youth Awards" at the Friars Club,
and the Jeremy McGrath Supercross Invitational. Stacey has also
participated in the Malibu Triathlon benefitting Children's Hospital
LA, the Merv Griffin/Beverly Hills Country Club Tennis Classic, the
Challenged Athletes Triathlon and the Susan G. Komen Annual Fashion
Show for the Cure. In 2001, she also co-hosted the Miss Burbank
pageant. Stacey earned a BS degree in Broadcast Journalism from Miami
University. While attending college, she worked as an on-air radio
broadcaster for the campus radio station WMUB and also spent a semester
studying in Luxembourg. She lives in Los Angeles and Las Vegas with her
husband Marty, their lovebird Cleo and their mutt Wally.