Rachael Ray wraps up her daytime cooking and talk show after 17 years. “I have made the decision that it is time to enter the next exciting chapter of broadcasting,” Ray, 54, said in a statement, free from the constraints of traditional distribution rules.
Through her recently announced production company, Free Food Studios, “I’m really excited to introduce and develop new and upcoming foodie talent across all platforms”. “Thank you to all of our Rachael Daytime program partners, staff and affiliates, and the wonderful years we’ve worked together,” she said. “Rachael Ray” (weekdays at 2 p.m. on WABC/7) nationally syndicated on September 18, 2006, and will continue production until the end of the season.
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Rachael Ray wraps up her daytime cooking and talk show after 17 years. “I have made the decision that it is time to enter the next exciting chapter of broadcasting,” Ray, 54, said in a statement, free from the constraints of traditional distribution rules.
Through her recently announced production company, Free Food Studios, “I’m really excited to introduce and develop new and upcoming foodie talent across all platforms”. “Thank you to all of our Rachael Daytime program partners, staff and affiliates, and the wonderful years we’ve worked together,” she said. “Rachael Ray” (weekdays at 2 p.m. on WABC/7) nationally syndicated on September 18, 2006, and will continue production until the end of the season.
Ray himself will be inducted into the Radio + Cable Hall of Fame in May, along with “Today” co-anchor Al Roque, his ABC News wife Deborah Roberts and others.