Ashleigh Banfield Joins Court TV as Special Contributor

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Ashleigh Banfied, a host on the original Court TV cable channel, has joined the new Court TV as a special contributor, starting Monday.

Turned into truTV by Time Warner, Court TV was revived last year by E.W. Scripps’ Katz Broadcasting.

In her new role, Banfield will join Court TV anchor Vinnie Politan, Julie Grant and Ted Rowlands in primetime discussing the legal news of the day.

Banfield most recently has been a host of A&E’s Live PD and Live Rescue. Before that she was with MSNBC, CNN and Headline News.

“Ashleigh’s Court TV reunion appearance with Vinnie during the Harvey Weinstein trial sparked a conversation and mutual-interest in working together," said Court TV VP Scott Tufts. "We’re thrilled to have her back on the network on a regular basis.”  

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.