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‘America’s Got Talent’ Showrunner Jason Raff Exits After 19 Seasons Over Budget Cuts
America’s Got Talent is losing one of its longest-tenured talents. Jason Raff, who has served as showrunner for 19 seasons, has left the show.
The first season was hosted by Regis Philbin with David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood and Piers Morgan, in his first role on American television as the judges. Judges have included the likes of Cowell, Sharon Osbourne, Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough and Sofia Vergara. Raff said that some of his most-cherished memories including getting to film at Radio City Music Hall and discovering the likes of a 12-year old Grace VanderWaal, who won Season 11 by performing her own originals (the “next Taylor Swift”, per Cowell).
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