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Kathy Levine NewsHere’s What They’re Saying About Kathy...
“Kathy Levine, the top seller at West Chester-based QVC when she left nearly five years ago, is building a business training people who want to sell products on TV. She's due today and tomorrow at Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg, Fla., to instruct two novices before their debuts as they launch products. ABC's Primetime Live is following the process. The Main Line-based Levine, who says she has shed 25 pounds since her previous TV appearance a year ago, also has a skin-care infomercial with Paula Abdul in the pipeline”
— Michael Klein Column, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Expert Advice, Woman’s Day
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Buy! Buy! Buy! TV Guide
“Some time later I had a chance to thumb through Levine’s book. It sounds insane, but I swear it gave me the same rush I feel when I spot a Match Game rerun, or a Mork and Mindy lunchbox. The thing was extraordinary, unapologetically campy, starting with the priceless cover, a photo of Kathy holding her own book (which, of course, is a picture of Kathy holding her own book... and so on) I loved it” — more... —
Celebrities Autobiographies… Where to Begin? USA Today
"If you have a TV shopping history as a viewer, you know me. Those viewers trust me, so if their trust matches the quality of the products I represent, it makes a great marriage for long-term product sales." — more...
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Kathy Levine, A Passion for Shopping Leads to Cross Over Success, Response
TV
“You’re in sales. You used to sell a $150 million dollars a year on live television. Until 2 1/2 years ago, when you quit to start your own talk show. Which never happened, so you plotted your return to TV sales- working for the competition. And instead of selling someone else’s stuff, the whole line has your name on it. …Who are you?” — more...
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Michael Klein Column, Philadelphia Inquirer
“UPDATE: Ever wonder what happened to popular QVC shopping host Kathy Levine, who quit in April and disappeared? She's now engaged to a 58-year-old chemical engineer she met through a personal ad! (Wonder if he bought her ring on QVC?)”
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QVC Host Kathy Levine, National Enquirer
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Studios Keep Hope Alive, Broadcasting and Cable
“’I’ll buy a package of six chicken breast, broil them all. Then when I come home, voraciously over hungry, I can grab a bag of packaged pre-washed lettuce, throw in a chicken breast sliced into strips, some baby carrots, a little balsamic vinaigrette and I’m done,’ says Kathy.”
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The Secrets to Holiday Eating, Woman’s Day
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The Darling of Home Shopping, Good Housekeeping
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Ten Offbeat Shows to Turn to When Summer Reruns Run You Down, Entertainment
Weekly
“Whether hobnobbing with the likes of Joan Rivers or confiding the endearingly ordinary details of her personal life, she is always selling. And her loyal fans are always watching, as often because they enjoy the pitch as because they intend to buy.”
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QVC’s Levine Talk Chicken and Perfume, The Wall Street Journal
“Her fans, and that includes her boss and co-workers, say the appeal of Kathy- whom everyone calls by her first name- is an indescribable something that includes a certain warmth, sincerity and wit.”
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Dynamo of the Diamonique set, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Kathy Levine is America’s SUPER saleswoman- in the last year, she single-handedly sold more than $150 million worth of clothing and jewelry!”
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She’s America’s $150 Million Sweetheart, National Enquirer
“My belief is that life’s too short and death’s too long, so get on with it,” she says. Thus her sales pitch: “for many women that knight with the shiny armor just ain’t coming. So I say, ‘Buy the ring. Buy it for you.’” — Sold! TV’s Hot Hawker, People
“A star is born on QVC… Kathy Levine is a bona fide celebrity. She is an unthreatening, slightly daffy woman with a great manicure, who is emerging as the Kathie Lee Gifford on Home Shopping.” — Laura Bird, Wall Street Journal
Kathy Levine is the most comfortable person I have ever seen on television.” — Monica Collins, Boston Herald
“America’s $150 Million Sweetheart!” — Susan Fenton, The National Enquirer
“It’s like having a girlfriend on TV.” — A viewer
Yes, there is another Kathy on TV and like the other one, she can sell you and charm you and make you glad you bought this book.” — Regis Philbin
"Kathy Levine is a bit Gracie Allen, part Bette Midler, and a little Eva Peron, and I love every bit of her." — Richard Simmons
Kathy’s book is like the legendary showhost herself- full of down-to-earth credibility, a great sense of humor and always entertaining.” — Susan Lucci
Kathy is a lovable woman and her book reveals it even more. She speaks candidly about herself and her life in a way that should be most inspiring to millions of women around the country.” — Diane Von Furstenburg
“Kathy is one of the most lovably irreverent people I’ve ever met. Her story is written like a personal letter to a trusted friend where it’s OK to reveal personal intimacies, truths, tears, and laughter. Anyone who wants to know why we all love Kathy so much should read IT’S BETTER TO LAUGH….” — Bob Bowersox
IT’S BETTER TO LAUGH… is going to knock the socks off QVC viewers who could only guess at the behind-the-scenes lives of hosts we’ve come to consider friends. . Kathy Levine kept some fabulous secrets, but here they are! I was fascinated, and you’ll be too. Kathy’s all you thought she was, but a whole lot more!…I adore this book!” — Ann Rule
“Kathy Levine rivals Roseanne as the most amusing woman on the tube…..” — Entertainment Weekly
“Kathy Levine is a pioneer in televised home shopping, the revolutionary system of retailing that burst on the scene only a short time ago. Linked by television and phone technology, her network- I call it Kathyland- joins Kathy and her on camera guests (me included) with the viewers.” — Joan Rivers
“ I’ve given some thought to Kathy’s future, and taking into consideration her huge and powerful legion of fans, here’s my idea: I think she’s the ideal presidential candidate. And I’m not saying this simply because I would be named Secretary of Gorgeous Jewelry.” — Joan Rivers
“QVC is one of the most successful cable TV shopping channels, and Levine is one of its most successful “hosts,'' i.e., pitchwoman.” —Publisher’s Weekly |
“What’s the one fashion item no woman should be without? Camisoles! I wear
them underneath everything from jackets to big shirts to sweaters, no matter
what my weight. A camisole is a nice way to add a dash of color to an
outfit.”
“Their closets are cluttered with clothes from such popular brands as
Carolyn Strauss and Kathy Levine that are only for sale on television and on
the Internet.”
“Studios USA is pinning its hopes and dollars on Kathy Levine, a home
shopping hostess who quietly has grown into a star.”
“Over the past nine years, QVC’s hostess with the mostess has logged more than 8,000 hours on air, topping the networks 19 other hosts and racking up hundreds of millions of dollars worth of sales on everything from skincare to vacuum cleaners.”
“On QVC, host Kathy Levine rivals Roseanne as the most amusing woman on the
tube, hawking everything from fake diamonds, to pantsuits with a heavy dose
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