VH1'S "Big Morning Buzz Live" Returns Monday, October 17 at 9:00AM* With Host Carrie Keagan

NEW YORK, Oct. 13. 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 is revving up for the return of its live morning entertainment show, "Big Morning Buzz Live" on Monday, October 17 at 9AM*. Live from the lobby of VH1's headquarters in Times Square, host Carrie Keagan along with pop culture correspondent Jason Dundas will get up close and personal with the most buzzed about celebs and candidly discuss everything from mainstream news to under-the-radar discoveries in film, music, fashion, cooking, television and the web. 

Premiere week guests include: Hanson, The Fray, Chris Isaak, Johnny Weir, Boyz II Men, Siggy Flicker (VH1's "Why Am I Still Single?!"), Eddie Kaye Thomas (HBO's "How to Make it In America"), Sarah Hyland (ABC's "Modern Family"), Black Card's Pete Wentz and Bebe Rexha, Young the Giant and Lisa Lillien (Food Network's "Supermarket Survival").

Past "Big Morning Buzz Live" guests have included fan favorites: Queen Latifah, Aaron Sorkin, Kiefer Sutherland, Lenny Kravitz, Elijah Wood, Hilary Duff, Cee Lo, Michael Sheen, Nick Cannon and Matthew Morrison.

Viewers can access interview clips from the show, behind-the-scenes photos from the set and exclusive extended interviews online at Buzz.VH1.com. You can follow the show on Twitter @VH1 and follow the conversation at #VH1Buzz. Follow the show on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/vh1buzz.

About Carrie Keagan:

Carrie Keagan, who made her splashy debut online, is fast becoming one of television's most sought after personalities.  Keagan, playfully dubbed "the girl next door but more," recently hosted Mark Burnett's, Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp for VH1 Classic and is frequently panelist on Red Eye for FoxNews and Showbiz Tonight.   Carrie is also an anchor, writer, and producer for NO GOOD TV, with over 6,000 uncensored interviews to her credit earning her over one billion views online.   She has appeared on couches from Chelsea Lately to Joy Behar and has co-hosted the Critics Choice Awards and The Daily 10 (E!).  She has also co-anchored live Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe red carpet coverage for TV Guide Network.

About Jason Dundas:

Sydney-born Jason Dundas has previously worked as host of "TRL" for MTV Australia and joins the show as a pop culture correspondent. GQ magazine voted Jason Man of Style for being "stylish, assertive, and modern" and he was also included in the annual Who magazine Hottest 100, and in NW magazine's Hottest Bodies of 2008. Most recently, Jason was a part of Australia's hit travel show, "Gateway" where more than two million viewers tuned in each week to see Jason file reports from the most fascinating corners of the globe. Jason sailed down Lake Nasser in Egypt, trekked along the Great Wall Of China, raced around Valencia in a Ferrari and faced off with the mythical Komodo dragon in Indonesia.

Big Morning Buzz Live is executive produced by Lee Rolontz and Keshia Williams for VH1.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 98 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1.com and VH1 Mobile. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

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