Exclusive Interview: Tom Bergeron, host of Dancing with the Stars

One of the most popular hosting icons on televisionFunniest Videos, was something he considered to be
nowadays, Tom Bergeron shared his successfulspontaneous with a clear purpose at the end of the
journey as a host of Dancing with the Stars in anprogram, which apparently was easier to do.
exclusive interview with BuddyTV.And since he is no novice at the hosting field, he had
While Bergeron's successful career path appears toalso become an expert in juggling schedules and
be well planned, he explained that what launched hishosting gigs, which he greatly appreciates than not
career, as a TV host was purely accidental.doing anything at all.
Initially, Bergeron started working on a night radioAs for his work on Dancing with the Stars, he was
show in New Hampshire, making phone calls to doinvited on the basis of his previous series of work for
comedy stories. Fortunately, his entertaining programthe network like Miss America and Daytime Emmys.
captured the hearts of people working in a BostonAt first, he had no idea what Dancing with the Stars
NBC network affiliate. Eventually, he was invited towas all about, but after watching a DVD, he loved it
host a television morning show, which also led toand immediately became ecstatic about the hosting
Good Morning America and then Hollywood Squares.gig.
Over the years, the 52-year old TV personality hadThere's no doubt that Bergeron contributed much to
worked in different types of programs such as gamethe success of Dancing with the Stars. Admittedly,
shows, talk shows and reality shows. Surprisingly,he said that there's not just one factor that can be
what he considered most difficult was doing tapedaccounted for the program's sensation but in his
shows just like America's Funniest Videos, which wasopinion, the drama and watching celebrities out of
fun to do but dealt with a lot of back referencing.their comfort zone was what made the show very
Dancing with the Stars, compared to America'sentertaining.