Alicia Quarles joined E!

from the Associated Press where she was the Global Entertainment and Lifestyles Editor, overseeing a staff of more than 60 people, as well as anchoring their live coverage of the Oscars and Grammys.

Quarles has traveled the globe for sit-down interviews with some of pop culture's most fascinating names and was also an integral part in covering President Obama's inauguration, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor, and the death of Michael Jackson and its aftermath.

In addition to her duties at E!, Quarles is a regular on the Today Show and MSNBC.

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