Thanks to Billy Bush, Olympic Announcers Gliding from Russian Rink to Red Carpet
The massive media attention paid during the Sochi Winter Olympics to Bob Costas’ eye problems and replacement-duty by Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira obscured another worthy performance: Billy Bush. The Access Hollywood host was sensationally smooth and entertaining throughout and now, for his Oscar weekend duties, is bringing a piece of the Olympics with him.
Per a report by LA Times film reporter Amy Kaufman, it is thanks to Bush that the post-Oscar episodes of the entertainment news magazine will have a very unlikely additional fashion critic duo – Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski:
Bush was the one who suggested the skating experts move their act from the ice rink to the red carpet.
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