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'''Val Kahl''' (born Valérie Kahl in 1982 in Le Chesnay, France) is a French [[television host]], [[radio host]], [[journalist]], [[Television producer|producer]] and [[actress]]. She is known in France for being the winner of the Reality TV Show [[Le grand casting de la Télé]] on '[[NRJ12(TV channel)|NRJ12]]' Network in 2010,<ref>http://www.premiere.fr/TV/News-Tele/EXCLU-VIDEO-Valerie-Kahl-la-television-tout-est-toujours-un-test-meme-quand-tu-es</ref> a Reality TV show looking for their next [[Tvhost]] and hosting pop culture shows on "[[NRJ12]]" and "[[MCM (TV channel)|MCM]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives-lepost.huffingtonpost.fr/article/2010/07/12/2149112_nrj-12-benjamin-castaldi-valerie-kahl-et-fred-hissbach-rejoignent-la-chaine-tnt-a-la-rentree-2010.html|title=NRJ 12 : Benjamin Castaldi, Valérie Kahl et Fred Hissbach rejoignent la chaîne TNT à la rentrée 2010|work=Le Post}}</ref> She is now an LA-based [[Entertainment]] TV and radio Special [[correspondent]] [[Television producer|producer]] for the French media. Known for her appearances as a TV and Radio special correspondent on [[I24News]], [[NonStopPeople]], [[Nrj12]], [[BelRTL]]. She is a co-host on [[Fashion411]], [[Black Hollywood Live]] and [[AfterBuzzTV]] an online entertainment broadcast network founded by [[Maria Menounos]] and partner [[Keven Undergaro]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackhollywoodlive.com/2015/02/07/fashion-411-w-vic-styles-february-4th-2015-black-hollywood-live/|title=Fashion 411 for the week of February 6th, 2015 - Black Hollywood Live|author=Bhlive6|work=Black Hollywood Live}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=VARIETY|url=http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/extra-host-maria-menounos-youtube-channel-gives-tv-fans-an-online-forum-1201032513/|accessdate=June 1, 2014}}</ref> talking about the Fashion and trends between [[Paris]] and [[Hollywood]].
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Also recognized as an [[actress]] in a viral parody she produced on the interview of French TV host [[Enora Malagré]] and [[Pharrell Williams]] on "[[Virgin Radio (Radio)|Virgin radio]]" going bad in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hovelo.com/people/4357756-val-kahl|title=Val Kahl|work=Movie and TV Show Trailers - HOVELO}}</ref> Her parody was a hit all over French media. Based since 2013 In the United States, she is also the founder <ref>http://www.direct2series.com/media/direct-2-series-2015/d2s-attendees-2015.pdf</ref> of [[FrenchFriesProduction]], a media and production company.
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| birth_name = Valérie Kahl
| birth_place = [[Le Chesnay]], France
| occupation = Television host, radio host, presenter, journalist, producer
| nationality = French
| yearsactive = 2000–present
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'''Val Kahl'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Mademoiselle Val Kahl in DTLA|url=https://www.joomag.com/magazine/dtla-life-mag-march-april-2016/0040736001459653952|website=DTLA Mag}}</ref> (born '''Valérie Kahl''') is a French television host, radio host, journalist, and producer. She is known in France as the winner of the Reality Television competition show "Le Grand Casting de la Télé"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.premiere.fr/TV/News-Tele/EXCLU-VIDEO-Valerie-Kahl-la-television-tout-est-toujours-un-test-meme-quand-tu-es|title=EXCLU VIDEO - Valérie Kahl : "A la télévision, tout est toujours un test, même quand tu es connue"|date=16 September 2015}}</ref> on [[NRJ12]] network in 2010, a Reality TV Show looking for their next television host.

Val Kahl has been hosting pop culture, awards ceremonies, lifestyle and Extreme Makeover shows on [[NRJ12]] ("Paris C Fou", "Tellement Cannes", "Les Coulisses des [[NRJ Music Awards]]", "10 Jours pour Tout changer", "Mes amis les People", "Val by Night", and "Une famille au top"). She also hosted pop culture shows on [[MCM (TV channel)|MCM]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives-lepost.huffingtonpost.fr/article/2010/07/12/2149112_nrj-12-benjamin-castaldi-valerie-kahl-et-fred-hissbach-rejoignent-la-chaine-tnt-a-la-rentree-2010.html|title=NRJ 12: Benjamin Castaldi, Valérie Kahl et Fred Hissbach rejoignent la chaîne TNT à la rentrée 2010|work=Le Post}}</ref> ("La Nuit de la Pub Drôle" and "Les 12 résolutions de l'année 2012") in France from 2009 to 2013.

In 2013, Val crossed over from Paris to Los Angeles and became the correspondent for Non Stop People and I24 News. She made an appearance as a Celebrity Expert on [[Extra (U.S. TV program)|Extra (TV program)]]. On set, she met [[Maria Menounos]], who offered her to cohost on the show "Fashion411" on Black Hollywood Live and [[AfterBuzzTV]], an online Entertainment network founded by her and partner [[Keven Undergaro]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackhollywoodlive.com/2015/02/07/fashion-411-w-vic-styles-february-4th-2015-black-hollywood-live/|title=Fashion 411 for the week of February 6th, 2015 – Black Hollywood Live|author=Bhlive6|work=Black Hollywood Live}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=VARIETY|date=7 January 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/extra-host-maria-menounos-youtube-channel-gives-tv-fans-an-online-forum-1201032513/|accessdate=1 June 2014}}</ref> where Val featured the latest trends in fashion and lifestyle between Paris and Hollywood.

Lifestyle and trends journalist, she hosts travel and food segments for the online channel "Visit the USA" by discovering the latest food trends in the U.S.

In 2014, she founded her production company French Fries Productions and is now a Los Angeles-based Entertainment television, radio [[correspondent]], host and producer for the French and European Medias.
Producer of numerous shows ("Les Sosies à Hollywood" on [[TF6]], "Les Cht’is a Hollywood" on [[W9 (TV channel)|W9]], "Les Anges de la téléréalité" et "Hollywood Girls" on [[NRJ12]] as well as "Hélène et les animaux à Hollywood" on [[France 5]]). She produces Reality TV Shows, docu-series, media segments, and quickly became the go-to-girl and Hollywood Expert by interviewing A-Listers, and by covering Premieres and red carpets.

In 2017, she has been announced as the TV host and producer for a new car TV show on [[AB Moteurs]], the number one European motor channel.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Val Kahl was born in [[Le Chesnay]], France. She grew up between Paris and the U.S. She started studying Political Science in a preparatory school in Paris but decided to volunteer in Nepal and South Asia for [[Mother Teresa]]'s Missionaries of Charity. She attended [[EFAP]] Paris and earned a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and communication. She completed her master's degree at [[New York Institute of Technology]], and [[New York University]]. After graduating in 2005, she began as an intern at [[CBS Evening News]] with [[Dan Rather]].
Kahl was born in [[Le Chesnay]] [[France]]. Being a teenager she spent a lot of her time abroad in Seattle, NYC, and Durham living with exchange families as she was passionated with the US and wanted to live and study there.


==Television and radio career==
After her Literature baccalaureate Val studied Political Science at a prep school in Paris and also at ILERI school. She got her Bachelor in broadcasting and communication at EFAP, Paris. She further completed her graduate degree at NYIT, and NYU in NYC. She became an intern at [[CBSNewsPath]] with the [[Dan Rather]] team where she focused on the European news segments in 2003. Then, she worked for The Bromley Group, as a Fashion PR manager.
[[File:NRJ Music Awards in Cannes.jpg|thumb|right|NRJ Music Awards in Cannes]]
[[File:Val Kahl News reporting.jpg|thumb|right|Val Kahl News reporting]]


In 2010, Val was a "Le Grand Casting de la Télé"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.programme.tv/news/actu/9797-valerie-kahl-anime-sa-propre-emission-sur-nrj-12/|title=valerie-kahl-anime-sa-propre-emission-sur-nrj-12}}</ref> Reality TV Show contestant, where she won among hundreds of thousands of candidates to become the next face of [[NRJ12]] network.
==Television career==
After returning to France, Kahl got selected among thousands of hundreds of candidates for a Reality TV show looking for their next host: [[Le Grand Casting de la Télé]]<ref>cite web|url=http://www.programme.tv/news/actu/9797-valerie-kahl-anime-sa-propre-emission-sur-nrj-12/</ref> in 2010, becoming the next face of [[NRJ12(TV channel)|NRJ12]] Networks. She became the face of NRJ12 for French Entertainment and NRJ Paris by hosting celebrity talk shows [[Paris C'estFou]] 2011 [[Val By Night]]2011, 2012, [[Tellement Cannes]]<ref>cite web|url=http://www.toutelatele.com/jerome-pitorin-et-valerie-kahl-font-leur-festival-de-cannes-24601</ref> 2011, 2012, 2013[[NRJ Music Awards]] 2012, 2013 hosting on news, fashion, Lifestyle shows and covering major prestigious international pop awards, from the MTV Music Awards to the NRJ Music Awards and the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2012 Kahl hosted an Extreme Makeover show, coaching families in Belgium and France with their Lifestyle: food, style and fitness with a team of coach.
She was labeled a US reality TV expert on [[Le Mag]] "[[Les Anges de la téléréalité]] season 1 and 2 hosted by [[Matthieu Delormeau]]. In [[Le Mag]] she had her 10 minutes [[Val By Night]] segment where she reported on Fashion, movie and celebrity interviews. She co-presented on ''[[MCM(TV channel)|MCM]] the specials [[La Nuit de la pub drole]] and [[La nuit de la pub sexy]] with TV host [[Bruno Guillon]] and made appearances on [[Touche Pas a Mon Poste]] on France 4 in 2014. Val has worked the red carpet with music superstars [[Alicia Keys]], [[the Black Eyed Peas]], [[LMFAO]], [[PSY]], [[Shakira]], and interviewed movie industry greats like [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Collin Firth]] and L.A.’s newest arrival [[Omar Sy]]. She also interviewed famous chefs, [[Jean-François Piège]] and [[Alain Ducasse]] as well as DJs [[Bob Sinclar]] and [[David Guetta]]. like Amy Schuler, Amy Adams, Jerry Springer, Michael Wilkinson, Sting, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Eva Longoria, Andie Mac Dowell, Nicole Sherzinger and many others.


In 2011, she hosted her own segment for "Paris C'est Fou" on NRJ Paris channel, reporting and trying out all the latest lifestyle trends with Culinary Chefs ([[Alain Ducasse]], [[Jean-François Piège]], [[Cyril Lignac]], [[Guy Martin]]), Fashion Designers ([[Jean-Paul Gaultier]], [[Karl Lagerfeld]], [[Jean-Claude Jitrois]], [[Elie Saab]]) and Fitness Personalities. She was also a Reality TV expert on [[Le Mag]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Val Kahl nouvelle chroniqueuse mais depuis Los Angeles|url=http://www.stephanelarue.com/EXCLU-Le-Mag-NRJ12-Val-Kahl-nouvelle-chroniqueuse-mais-depuis-Los-Angeles_a15196.html|website=Stephane Larue|date=21 June 2018}}</ref> [[Les Anges de la téléréalité]] Talk Show, Season 1 and 2, hosted by [[Matthieu Delormeau]]. She then landed her own show "Val By Night", where she conducted one-on-one interviews with music, movie and fashion international A-Listers.
Val moved to Los Angeles in 2013 to become the US Special correspondent for the entertainment network [[NonStopPeople]] and [[I24News]] reporting on movies and Hollywood. In 2014 she is a French Celebrity Expert on "[[Extra]]{{disambiguation needed|date=February 2016}}' to talk about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding in Versailles. Maria Menounos met her at Extra and asked her to be a host on Fashion411, on Black Hollywood Live. Val Kahl hosts her segment "Le Chaud" on all the trends, fashion and lifestyle between Paris and Hollywood. On this segment, she has interviewed [[Beverly Johnson]], [[Summer Wayans]], [[Eugenia Kuzmina]].


In 2015 Kahl was announced on ''[[Le daily Mag(Talk Show)|Le daily Mag]]<ref>cite web|url=http://www.purebreak.com/news/le-mag-nrj-12-une-nouvelle-chroniqueuse-pour-epauler-capucine-anav-et-benoit-dubois/88908</ref> on [[Nrj12]] to produce and host [[Daily Mag Hollywood]].
From 2011 to 2013, Val presented "Tellement Cannes" Show<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toutelatele.com/jerome-pitorin-et-valerie-kahl-font-leur-festival-de-cannes-24601|title=jerome-pitorin-et-valerie-kahl-font-leur-festival-de-cannes}}</ref> covering the [[Cannes Film Festival]].


Val Kahl became the host of "Les coulisses des [[NRJ Music Awards]]" on [[NRJ12]], an international Award ceremony presented by the French radio station NRJ to honor the best in the French and Worldwide music industry (2011 to 2013).
Acting
In 2013, [[Les sosies à Hollywood]], herself
In 2015 Val wrote, produced and acted in [[Pharrell Williams]] interview by [[Enora Malagré]], an online parody of a real interview of Pharrell William by a French host [[Enora Malagré]] gone wrong. The parody became an online hit<ref>cite web|url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/enora-malagre-ce-qu-a-pense-pharrell-williams-de-son-interview-polemique_a139607/1</ref>


She interviewed music and movie international superstars as [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[Mika]], [[The Black Eyed Peas]], [[PSY]], [[Shakira]], [[Jason Statham]], [[Omar Sy]], [[Stromae]], [[Shy'm]], [[Michaël Canitrot]], [[Victoria Silvstedt]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Zaz (singer)|Zaz]] as well as top DJs [[Bob Sinclar]] and [[David Guetta]].
'''''Press'''''
Since 2015 she is the US chief editor of [[Welcome Magazine]], a French and English luxury print and online magazine reporting on Hollywood, celebrity interviews, and trends.


She was a special correspondent for the [[MTV Music Awards]] in Belfast in 2012, and was the live voice commentator of the [[Grammys]] in 2013.
''''''Radio''''''
In 2016 Val Kahl hosts a Hollywood segment on "[[BelRTL(Radio)|BelRTL]]" [[Matin Week End]] with [[Fabrice Brouwers(Radio host)Fabrice Brouwers]] reporting on trends, Buzz and movie in Hollywood.


From 2012 to 2013, Val Kahl hosted "Une Famille Au Top", an Extreme Makeover show, coaching Belgian and French families in style, fitness and nutrition with her team of experts.
""'Spokesperson and brand endorsement
Kahl hosted the [[DANONE]] WORLD CUP 2012 in [[JAPAN]].
In December 2015 she presented the [[Cote d’Or French Song Festival]] in [[Dijon]] with [[Mario Barravecchia(French singer)|Mario Barravecchia]]<ref>http://frenchdistrict.com/californie-sud/articles/val-kahl-sous-les-projecteurs/</ref> a competition for France's new talents.


In 2013, she co-presented the Television Specials "La Nuit de la Pub Drôle" and "La Nuit de la Pub Sexy" on [[MCM (TV channel)|MCM]], with television host [[Bruno Guillon]]. She also presented "Les 12 Résolutions de l'année 2012" on MCM Network, and made appearances as a co-host on two episodes of the Talk Show [[Touche pas à mon poste !]] on [[France 4]] channel. The same year, she hosted the Show "10 jours pour tout changer" on NRJ12.
==Production==
in 2014 she founded a production company, FrenchFriesProduction, producing Reality TV shows and documentaries for French and Belgium channels and commercials for LA based Lifestyle brands.
Producer on [[Les Sosies a Hollywood]], [[TF6]] 2013, [[Les Cht’is a Hollywood]] 2014 [[W9 (TV channel)|W9]], [[Les Anges de la Télé Réalité]], 2014 [[Hollywood Girls]] [[NRJ12]], [[Helene et les animaux]] in Hollywood [[France 5]] 2015
Kahl produced and appeared on online commercials for Lifestyle and luxury brands such as [[Skylton]], [[Taittinger]], [[Iriswork]], [[French Festival]], [[Normandie Bakery]], and the French American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles.


She played herself in the reality TV show ''Les Sosies à Hollywood'' on the [[TF6]] network in 2013.
==Charity work==
Val Kahl spent months traveling through India, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia and China between 2000 and 2003. She also volunteered for humanitarian work supporting Mother Theresa's convent in Calcutta working with orphans and lepers.


In 2014, Val moved to Los Angeles and became the U.S. special correspondent for the Entertainment network '''''Non Stop People''''' and [[I24News]] reporting on movies, news, and Hollywood.
==Filmography==

*Le Grand Casting de la Télé (date)
She became a celebrity expert on [[Extra (U.S. TV program)|Extra (TV program)]] on a segment about [[Kim Kardashian]] and [[Kanye West]]'s wedding in Europe.
*News, NRJ Paris
While on the set, she was discovered by [[Maria Menounos]] and was offered to be a host for the online show "Fashion411" on Black Hollywood Live and [[AfterBuzzTV]](from 2014 to 2016). As a fashion and lifestyle expert, she hosted her segment "Le Chaud" ("Le hot") featuring trends between Paris and Hollywood. She interviewed Hollywood personalities such as [[Beverly Johnson]].
*Val By Night

*Le Mag, Co hosting with Mathieu Delormeau
In 2015, it was announced that she would produce and host "Le Daily Mag Hollywood" set in Los Angeles for the Talk Show "Le Daily Mag"<ref>{{cite web|title=une nouvelle chroniqueuse pour épauler Capucine Anav et Benoît Dubois ?|url=http://www.purebreak.com/news/le-mag-nrj-12-une-nouvelle-chroniqueuse-pour-epauler-capucine-anav-et-benoit-dubois/88908|website=PureBreak}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purebreak.com/news/le-mag-nrj-12-une-nouvelle-chroniqueuse-pour-epauler-capucine-anav-et-benoit-dubois/88908|title=le-mag-nrj-12-une-nouvelle-chroniqueuse-pour-epauler-capucine-anav-et-benoit-dubois}}</ref> airing in France on [[NRJ12]] producing and hosting
*Une Famille Au Top

*10 Jours pour decider
In 2016, Val Kahl hosted a Hollywood news, movie and technology segment called "Good Morning USA" for the "Matin Week End" Talk Show on [[Bel RTL]], the number one radio in Belgium.
*Tellement Cannes

*Grammy's 2012
As a food and travel expert, Val is now a host on the online travel channel "Visit the USA".<ref>{{cite web|title=The official travel site of USA|url=https://www.visittheusa.com/experience/atlanta-georgia-upscale-shopping-and-fine-dining|website=Visit USA}}</ref>
*Les Coulisses des NRJ Music Awards 2011, 2012, 2013

*Touche Pas à Mon Poste
She is also the Hollywood correspondent on [[W9 (TV channel)|W9]] channel for the French Talk Show [[OFNI, l'info retournée]] hosted by [[Bertrand Chameroy]] and the radio correspondent for the Talk Show "On refait le monde" hosted by [[Marc-Olivier Fogiel]] on [[RTL Group|RTL]].
*LE Daily Mag, NRJ12 (September 2015)

*NonStop People Hollywood
She was the correspondent covering the U.S. elections 2017 of President [[Donald Trump]] on the Entertainment TV Show "Indiscrétions" on NRJ12 hosted by [[Frédéric Joly]].
*News, I24 News

*Fashion411, Black Hollywood Live
In 2017, Val Kahl has been announced as the host and producer of a new car TV show, in English and French language, on [[AB Moteurs]], the number one European motor channel.
*Cameo Appearance:

*Les Sosies a Hollywood, Tf6 (The Go to Girl of Hollywood)
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
|-
! Date !! Show !! Network !! Role
|-
|2010 || Le Grand Casting de la Télé ||[[NRJ12]] || Winner of the Reality Show
|-
| 2010 || Paris C Fou || NRJ Paris ||Reporter
|-
| 2011 || Tellement Cannes || NRJ12|| Host
|-
| 2011 || Les Coulisses des [[NRJ Music Awards]] || NRJ12 || Host
|-
| 2012 || Une Famille Au Top || NRJ12 || Host
|-
| 2012 || Tellement Cannes ||NRJ12|| Host
|-
| 2012 || Les Coulisses des [[NRJ Music Awards]] || NRJ12 || Host
|-
| 2012|| La Nuit de la Pub Drôle|| MCM|| Co-Host
|-
| 2012 || 10 Jours pour Tout changer || NRJ12 || Presenter
|-
|2012 || Les 12 résolutions de l'année 2012 || [[MCM (TV channel)|MCM]] ||Presenter
|-
|2012 || Val By Night || [[NRJ12]] || Host
|-
|2012 || Le Mag [[Les Anges de la téléréalité]] || NRJ12 || U.S Reality TV expert
|-
|2012 || [[Touche pas à mon poste !]] || [[France 4]] || Co-Host
|-
|2013 || Les Coulisses des NRJ Music Awards || NRJ12 || Host
|-
|2013 || Le Mag [[Les Anges de la téléréalité]]|| NRJ12 || U.S Reality TV expert
|-
|2013 || Val By Night || [[NRJ12]] || Host
|-
|2013 || Les Sosies à Hollywood || [[TF6]] || Herself
|-
|2014 ||24 People|| NonStopPeople || Correspondent, producer
|-
|2014 ||Extra|| Extra || Celebrity expert
|-
|2014 || Fashion411 || Black Hollywood Live || Co-Host
|-
|2014 || Les Cht’is a Hollywood || W9 || Producer
|-
|2014 || Hollywood Girls || NRJ12 || Producer
|-
|2015 || I24News || [[I24News]] || Correspondent, producer
|-
|2015 || Hélène et les animaux || France 5 || Producer
|-
|2015 || Le Mag Hollywood || NRJ12 || Host, producer
|-
|2016 || Good Morning USA || [[Bel RTL]] || Host
|-
|2016 || OFNI || [[W9 (TV channel)|W9]] || Correspondent, producer
|-
|2016 || Indiscrétions || NRJ12 || Reporter, producer
|-
|2017 || Crazy America || AB Moteurs || Host and producer
|-
|2017 || My Zen Trendy || My Zen TV || Host, producer, writer
|-
|2018 || My Zen Trendy || My Zen TV || Host, producer, writer
|}

==Productions==

[[File:Val Kahl 3.jpg|thumb|upright]]

Val Kahl is a producer for numerous French TV shows in Hollywood such as "Les Sosies a Hollywood" on [[TF6]] (2013), "Les Cht’is a Hollywood" on [[W9 (TV channel)|W9]], [[Les Anges de la téléréalité]] and [[Hollywood Girls]] on [[NRJ12]] (2014), and "Hélène et les animaux" in Hollywood on [[France 5]] (2015).

In 2015, Val Kahl wrote, produced and acted in a parody spoofing the interview gone wrong between the French TV host [[Énora Malagré]] and [[Pharrell Williams]] on [[Virgin Radio]].

Val founded FrenchFries Productions, a Los Angeles-based [[production company]] that produces Reality TV Shows and documentaries for European networks, as well as video content for lifestyle brands. She is often featured as a brand ambassador.

==Publishing==
From 2013 to 2014, she is the editorial associate for the magazines ''Fan 2'' and ''Series'' reporting on Hollywood series and movies.

Since 2015, Val is the US Chief Editor for ''Welcome Magazine'', a French and English luxury print and online magazine, and features her own column as the go-to girl and trend expert between Hollywood and Paris.

==Master of ceremonies==
In 2012, Val hosted the [[Danone Nations Cup]] in Japan, an international soccer-cup event.

In 2014, she hosted the charity fundraiser "Kay Angel" in [[Malibu, California]], benefiting the children of [[Haiti]].

In 2015, she presented the talent show ''Côte-d’Or Festival Song'' in [[Dijon]], France with French-Italian singer and personality [[Mario Barravecchia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://frenchdistrict.com/californie-sud/articles/val-kahl-sous-les-projecteurs/ |title=Val Kahl sous les projecteurs |website=frenchdistrict.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224155430/http://frenchdistrict.com/californie-sud/articles/val-kahl-sous-les-projecteurs/ |archive-date=2016-02-24}} </ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{youTube|user==ValKahl|The official Val Kahl}}
* {{Official website|http://www.frenchfriesproductions.com/}}

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Val Kahl
Born
Valérie Kahl

Le Chesnay, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Television host, radio host, presenter, journalist, producer
Years active2000–present

Val Kahl[1] (born Valérie Kahl) is a French television host, radio host, journalist, and producer. She is known in France as the winner of the Reality Television competition show "Le Grand Casting de la Télé"[2] on NRJ12 network in 2010, a Reality TV Show looking for their next television host.

Val Kahl has been hosting pop culture, awards ceremonies, lifestyle and Extreme Makeover shows on NRJ12 ("Paris C Fou", "Tellement Cannes", "Les Coulisses des NRJ Music Awards", "10 Jours pour Tout changer", "Mes amis les People", "Val by Night", and "Une famille au top"). She also hosted pop culture shows on MCM[3] ("La Nuit de la Pub Drôle" and "Les 12 résolutions de l'année 2012") in France from 2009 to 2013.

In 2013, Val crossed over from Paris to Los Angeles and became the correspondent for Non Stop People and I24 News. She made an appearance as a Celebrity Expert on Extra (TV program). On set, she met Maria Menounos, who offered her to cohost on the show "Fashion411" on Black Hollywood Live and AfterBuzzTV, an online Entertainment network founded by her and partner Keven Undergaro[4][5] where Val featured the latest trends in fashion and lifestyle between Paris and Hollywood.

Lifestyle and trends journalist, she hosts travel and food segments for the online channel "Visit the USA" by discovering the latest food trends in the U.S.

In 2014, she founded her production company French Fries Productions and is now a Los Angeles-based Entertainment television, radio correspondent, host and producer for the French and European Medias. Producer of numerous shows ("Les Sosies à Hollywood" on TF6, "Les Cht’is a Hollywood" on W9, "Les Anges de la téléréalité" et "Hollywood Girls" on NRJ12 as well as "Hélène et les animaux à Hollywood" on France 5). She produces Reality TV Shows, docu-series, media segments, and quickly became the go-to-girl and Hollywood Expert by interviewing A-Listers, and by covering Premieres and red carpets.

In 2017, she has been announced as the TV host and producer for a new car TV show on AB Moteurs, the number one European motor channel.

Early life

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Val Kahl was born in Le Chesnay, France. She grew up between Paris and the U.S. She started studying Political Science in a preparatory school in Paris but decided to volunteer in Nepal and South Asia for Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity. She attended EFAP Paris and earned a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and communication. She completed her master's degree at New York Institute of Technology, and New York University. After graduating in 2005, she began as an intern at CBS Evening News with Dan Rather.

Television and radio career

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NRJ Music Awards in Cannes
Val Kahl News reporting

In 2010, Val was a "Le Grand Casting de la Télé"[6] Reality TV Show contestant, where she won among hundreds of thousands of candidates to become the next face of NRJ12 network.

In 2011, she hosted her own segment for "Paris C'est Fou" on NRJ Paris channel, reporting and trying out all the latest lifestyle trends with Culinary Chefs (Alain Ducasse, Jean-François Piège, Cyril Lignac, Guy Martin), Fashion Designers (Jean-Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean-Claude Jitrois, Elie Saab) and Fitness Personalities. She was also a Reality TV expert on Le Mag[7] Les Anges de la téléréalité Talk Show, Season 1 and 2, hosted by Matthieu Delormeau. She then landed her own show "Val By Night", where she conducted one-on-one interviews with music, movie and fashion international A-Listers.

From 2011 to 2013, Val presented "Tellement Cannes" Show[8] covering the Cannes Film Festival.

Val Kahl became the host of "Les coulisses des NRJ Music Awards" on NRJ12, an international Award ceremony presented by the French radio station NRJ to honor the best in the French and Worldwide music industry (2011 to 2013).

She interviewed music and movie international superstars as Sting, Mika, The Black Eyed Peas, PSY, Shakira, Jason Statham, Omar Sy, Stromae, Shy'm, Michaël Canitrot, Victoria Silvstedt, Usher, Zaz as well as top DJs Bob Sinclar and David Guetta.

She was a special correspondent for the MTV Music Awards in Belfast in 2012, and was the live voice commentator of the Grammys in 2013.

From 2012 to 2013, Val Kahl hosted "Une Famille Au Top", an Extreme Makeover show, coaching Belgian and French families in style, fitness and nutrition with her team of experts.

In 2013, she co-presented the Television Specials "La Nuit de la Pub Drôle" and "La Nuit de la Pub Sexy" on MCM, with television host Bruno Guillon. She also presented "Les 12 Résolutions de l'année 2012" on MCM Network, and made appearances as a co-host on two episodes of the Talk Show Touche pas à mon poste ! on France 4 channel. The same year, she hosted the Show "10 jours pour tout changer" on NRJ12.

She played herself in the reality TV show Les Sosies à Hollywood on the TF6 network in 2013.

In 2014, Val moved to Los Angeles and became the U.S. special correspondent for the Entertainment network Non Stop People and I24News reporting on movies, news, and Hollywood.

She became a celebrity expert on Extra (TV program) on a segment about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding in Europe. While on the set, she was discovered by Maria Menounos and was offered to be a host for the online show "Fashion411" on Black Hollywood Live and AfterBuzzTV(from 2014 to 2016). As a fashion and lifestyle expert, she hosted her segment "Le Chaud" ("Le hot") featuring trends between Paris and Hollywood. She interviewed Hollywood personalities such as Beverly Johnson.

In 2015, it was announced that she would produce and host "Le Daily Mag Hollywood" set in Los Angeles for the Talk Show "Le Daily Mag"[9][10] airing in France on NRJ12 producing and hosting

In 2016, Val Kahl hosted a Hollywood news, movie and technology segment called "Good Morning USA" for the "Matin Week End" Talk Show on Bel RTL, the number one radio in Belgium.

As a food and travel expert, Val is now a host on the online travel channel "Visit the USA".[11]

She is also the Hollywood correspondent on W9 channel for the French Talk Show OFNI, l'info retournée hosted by Bertrand Chameroy and the radio correspondent for the Talk Show "On refait le monde" hosted by Marc-Olivier Fogiel on RTL.

She was the correspondent covering the U.S. elections 2017 of President Donald Trump on the Entertainment TV Show "Indiscrétions" on NRJ12 hosted by Frédéric Joly.

In 2017, Val Kahl has been announced as the host and producer of a new car TV show, in English and French language, on AB Moteurs, the number one European motor channel.

Date Show Network Role
2010 Le Grand Casting de la Télé NRJ12 Winner of the Reality Show
2010 Paris C Fou NRJ Paris Reporter
2011 Tellement Cannes NRJ12 Host
2011 Les Coulisses des NRJ Music Awards NRJ12 Host
2012 Une Famille Au Top NRJ12 Host
2012 Tellement Cannes NRJ12 Host
2012 Les Coulisses des NRJ Music Awards NRJ12 Host
2012 La Nuit de la Pub Drôle MCM Co-Host
2012 10 Jours pour Tout changer NRJ12 Presenter
2012 Les 12 résolutions de l'année 2012 MCM Presenter
2012 Val By Night NRJ12 Host
2012 Le Mag Les Anges de la téléréalité NRJ12 U.S Reality TV expert
2012 Touche pas à mon poste ! France 4 Co-Host
2013 Les Coulisses des NRJ Music Awards NRJ12 Host
2013 Le Mag Les Anges de la téléréalité NRJ12 U.S Reality TV expert
2013 Val By Night NRJ12 Host
2013 Les Sosies à Hollywood TF6 Herself
2014 24 People NonStopPeople Correspondent, producer
2014 Extra Extra Celebrity expert
2014 Fashion411 Black Hollywood Live Co-Host
2014 Les Cht’is a Hollywood W9 Producer
2014 Hollywood Girls NRJ12 Producer
2015 I24News I24News Correspondent, producer
2015 Hélène et les animaux France 5 Producer
2015 Le Mag Hollywood NRJ12 Host, producer
2016 Good Morning USA Bel RTL Host
2016 OFNI W9 Correspondent, producer
2016 Indiscrétions NRJ12 Reporter, producer
2017 Crazy America AB Moteurs Host and producer
2017 My Zen Trendy My Zen TV Host, producer, writer
2018 My Zen Trendy My Zen TV Host, producer, writer

Productions

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Val Kahl is a producer for numerous French TV shows in Hollywood such as "Les Sosies a Hollywood" on TF6 (2013), "Les Cht’is a Hollywood" on W9, Les Anges de la téléréalité and Hollywood Girls on NRJ12 (2014), and "Hélène et les animaux" in Hollywood on France 5 (2015).

In 2015, Val Kahl wrote, produced and acted in a parody spoofing the interview gone wrong between the French TV host Énora Malagré and Pharrell Williams on Virgin Radio.

Val founded FrenchFries Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company that produces Reality TV Shows and documentaries for European networks, as well as video content for lifestyle brands. She is often featured as a brand ambassador.

Publishing

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From 2013 to 2014, she is the editorial associate for the magazines Fan 2 and Series reporting on Hollywood series and movies.

Since 2015, Val is the US Chief Editor for Welcome Magazine, a French and English luxury print and online magazine, and features her own column as the go-to girl and trend expert between Hollywood and Paris.

Master of ceremonies

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In 2012, Val hosted the Danone Nations Cup in Japan, an international soccer-cup event.

In 2014, she hosted the charity fundraiser "Kay Angel" in Malibu, California, benefiting the children of Haiti.

In 2015, she presented the talent show Côte-d’Or Festival Song in Dijon, France with French-Italian singer and personality Mario Barravecchia.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Mademoiselle Val Kahl in DTLA". DTLA Mag.
  2. ^ "EXCLU VIDEO - Valérie Kahl : "A la télévision, tout est toujours un test, même quand tu es connue"". 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ "NRJ 12: Benjamin Castaldi, Valérie Kahl et Fred Hissbach rejoignent la chaîne TNT à la rentrée 2010". Le Post.
  4. ^ Bhlive6. "Fashion 411 for the week of February 6th, 2015 – Black Hollywood Live". Black Hollywood Live.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Graser, Marc (7 January 2014). "VARIETY". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. ^ "valerie-kahl-anime-sa-propre-emission-sur-nrj-12".
  7. ^ "Val Kahl nouvelle chroniqueuse mais depuis Los Angeles". Stephane Larue. 21 June 2018.
  8. ^ "jerome-pitorin-et-valerie-kahl-font-leur-festival-de-cannes".
  9. ^ "une nouvelle chroniqueuse pour épauler Capucine Anav et Benoît Dubois ?". PureBreak.
  10. ^ "le-mag-nrj-12-une-nouvelle-chroniqueuse-pour-epauler-capucine-anav-et-benoit-dubois".
  11. ^ "The official travel site of USA". Visit USA.
  12. ^ "Val Kahl sous les projecteurs". frenchdistrict.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016.
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