Meet Ed and Caryn:
Great conversations including those with top celebrities, stars of the latest TV shows and movies, bestselling authors, experts, and more plus the perfect chemistry of two talented hosts: it’s what we call Chatterbinge.
Chatterbinge proves it’s possible to contemplate and laugh at the same time. With relatable topics and engaging personalities, be it fun or be it serious, Ed Kalegi and Caryn Richman are always entertaining.
“Chatterbinge is THE long-form audio show that every week delivers a guest lineup on all major audio platforms that rivals any late-night television show.”
-Charlie Barrett/The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
ED KALEGI
Marvin Kalb, former moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, has described the host of Chatterbinge as “one of the best talk-show interviewers ever.” Renowned talk-show host Dick Cavett once asked Ed: “Do you have to go through your life saying ‘Kalegi, spelled the usual way?’”
Ed Kalegi arrived at Chatterbinge after a decade-long run hosting The Weekend with Ed Kalegi national radio show. He has had conversations with nearly 2,000 guests including hundreds of A-list celebrities and household names. Networks, studios, publishers, and many of the top publicists in the industry consistently place their clients on Chatterbinge with confidence.
Ed enjoys the opportunity to speak with guests who have contemporary relevance, people who live in our current moment of entertainment, news, music, and literary world. Plus, every once in a while for some extra fun, he likes jumping back a bit and chatting with a familiar name from pop-culture history.
In recent years, Simon & Schuster selected Ed to be one of a small and exclusive group of journalists and talk-show hosts to interview Cassidy Hutchinson about her new book following her testimony on Capitol Hill in front of the January 6th Committee. He was also one of the few American talk-show hosts chosen to speak with a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl named Yeva Skalietska, who shared her escape from Kharkiv as her hometown was being destroyed around her. It was truly a meaningful and poignant conversation.
The key for Ed is curiosity and to know as much about the guest before the conversation even begins. Do the homework, then engage the person and maybe even surprise them.
He has dabbled in film and theater acting, stand-up comedy, been a long-time familiar radio voice and live-event host in New York City, anchored both national and international newscasts, and has voiced national radio commercials and narrated PBS television documentaries.
Ed is the author of the book It Was Great to Say Hello to…A Curious Radio Host’s Conversations with Actors, Authors, and Newsmakers, which is published by Rand-Smith Books.
CARYN RICHMAN
Caryn Richman’s multifaceted career has spanned Broadway, daytime and primetime television, film, commercials, singing, hosting and now radio and podcasting on Chatterbinge as she shares hosting duties with Ed Kalegi.
She made her start as Sandy in the original Broadway run of Grease, and went on to reprise the role in several national tours. Later, she landed the coveted title role of Gidget in the movie Gidget’s Summer Reunion and went on to star as the iconic character in 44 episodes of the series The New Gidget.
Soon after, Caryn “married” into The Brady Bunch franchise playing Greg Brady’s wife Nora, in the popular TV movie A Very Brady Christmas, and in the subsequent CBS series The Bradys. She then had the opportunity to indulge her love of animals when she starred in the Animal Planet series Hollywood Safari.
Fans of daytime television know Caryn from her 3 year, 268 episode run as country singer Elena Dekker on NBC’s Texas and for stepping in as Lauren Fenmore on CBS’s The Young and the Restless. She also led the children’s series The Adventures of Mr. Clown.
Over the years, Caryn has established herself in multiple guest-starring roles on primetime and streaming shows, and enjoyed recurring roles in Amazon Prime’s The Potwins and FX’s American Crime Story. Recently she was seen in Ray Romano’s film Somewhere in Queens and has become a very familiar face in Christmas movies as well as thrillers airing on both Lifetime and the Lifetime Movie Network.
As a spokesperson, brands have trusted Caryn to tell their stories with authenticity and confidence. She has had the opportunity to host a number of documentary projects for PBS and the privilege of co-hosting the MSNBC Morning Show.
Caryn will also soon be seen hosting the new Animal Planet/ Discovery Networks series A Pup Life: Tails of Love & Affection - a project near and dear to her heart.
Caryn is a passionate animal lover and is a relentless advocate for their well-being. She hopes to one day have her own rescue sanctuary.