They often show up doing things like riding motorcycles, watching rodeos, or bouncing basketballs. Besides covering the topics featured on the TV show, it also offers related links. The ability to get viewers interested in things to buy and to point them toward Web sites where they can buy them is what makes the program marketable, Aley says. For Lahr, the excitement comes from finding herself cohosting a popular new television show after having spent a couple of years in the trenches. Though the job requires working long hours, she says she loves it.
Every day is full of variety.
Everyone puts in their share of late nights, but everyone works together as a team. It's a really nurturing environment. I wouldn't be doing anything else in the world.