Anna-Kay Thomas

I'm an L.A.-based host and producer originally from sunny South Florida. As the only child of a rock star single Jamaican mom, it's fair to say that she taught me hustle by example. Early on, I knew education would change my life so I worked my way into magnet arts middle and high schools and then to Dartmouth, where I studied Neuroscience. But ultimately, I couldn't ignore my love for all things entertainment and pop culture. I decided to take a giant leap of faith, and after college I moved to New York to pursue hosting. After years of working to catch a break, I won a 2014 national VH1 competition to be a reporter alongside Nick Lachey. That incredible opportunity led to more, and I have since hosted digital shows for Condé Nast and Buzzfeed, covered The Oscars, GRAMMYs and Tonys for The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard, and written for Penguin Random House's young-adult and millennial division. Life changed yet again when I moved to Los Angeles to help launch Steve Harvey's Emmy-nominated talk show "STEVE." During my first year at "STEVE," I worked simultaneously as an Executive Assistant and on-camera talent for the show's daily 'Hey Steve' segment in addition to hosting digital content for SteveTV.com. I was promoted to Associate Producer for the show's second season. Following "STEVE," I joined Condé Nast's L.A. office where I produced and directed digital video content for iconic brands like Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, and Architectural Digest, featuring celebrity talent like Kim Kardashian, Renée Zellweger, RuPaul, and Octavia Spencer. I also produced and directed celebrity-driven videos on dating and relationships for Tinder featuring talent like Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, and Daniel Kaluuya. As a Development Producer at Love Productions, I develop and produce unscripted formats and documentary series for network, cable, and premium streaming services, and I create original show concepts spanning across competition, reality, social experiment, crime, sports, and more. Random fun things: I was a nationally ranked Slam Poet and a Miss New York USA contestant. I'm obsessed with travel (14 countries, 27 states, and counting!), tennis, interior design, and my queen, Beyoncé.