Bluff City Life with Gina Neely is a one-hour lifestyle and infotainment program airing Monday – Friday on Action News 5 from 12 pm – 1 pm. BCL features all things related to the Bluff City – culture, food, events and more! Gina Neely is known as a celebrity chef, show host, best-selling author, reality television star, brand ambassador, wellness advocate and restauranteur.
Gina Neely was born and raised in Memphis, TN. She is a proud graduate of Melrose High School. Gina is best known as co-host of The Food Network’s “Down Home with the Neelys,” which became the network’s highest-rated series debut. She also appeared as primetime host of The Food Network’s “Road Tasted” and Aspire TV Network’s “Chopped it Up with Gina Neely.”
“Gina Neely is the perfect person to host Bluff City Life,” said Action News 5 Vice President and General Manager Jonathan Mitchell. “Her enthusiasm and passion for this city are evident the moment you meet her. We are excited to welcome her to the team.”
Gina has appeared on and/or co-hosted international, national and local television and radio shows, including The Talk, The Steve Harvey Show, The Rachael Ray Show, The Wendy Williams Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Anderson Cooper Live!, The Monique Show, Good Morning America, the TODAY show, The Real, The View, The Chew, The Queen Latifah Show, Bethenny, Home & Family, The Arsenio Hall Show, and To Rome with Love. In print, Gina has been featured in People Magazine, O Magazine, Ebony, Essence, The Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise, USA Today, Sam’s Club, Food Network Magazine.
“I’m very excited to join the Action News 5 family,” said Neely. “I get to highlight the city I was born and raised in, as well as ‘Show the Good’ of The Bluff City. We are a city that is rich with history and progress. New and exciting things happen here every day. I’ve been an ambassador for the city of Memphis for years all around the world and this just feels like home!”
Gina participates on several charitable boards, including the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association’s hunger initiative, The Greater Memphis Media, and The Grizzlies House. She is also a member of The Dreamers Club for The National Civil Rights Smithsonian Museum, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s “This Shirt Saves Lives” campaign.
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