By Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Talk show veteran Jason Kurtz has been named executive producer and showrunner of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” the syndicated daytime series coming from CBS Television Distribution in the fall.
Kurtz will take the reins of the celebrity and lifestyle series fronted the actor and entrepreneur who grew up in the public eye from her breakthrough role at the age of 7 in 1982’s “ET the Extra-Terrestrial.” Kurtz has a long list of talk show credits.
He most recently was an executive producer and showrunner of Harry Connick Jr.’s NBCUniversal talk show “Harry.” Previous credits include “Steve Harvey,” “The Nate Berkus Show,” “The Queen Latifah Show” and “The Bonnie Hunt Show.” He began his career as a talent
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