Steve Kmetko Firing Story w/Amy Yasbeck asking the questions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- As a longtime entertainment reporter, I'm accustimed to "asking" the questions...
The rule has been, if you're holding the microphone, your job is to find out about the person you're aiming the mic at.
Today is different... I was asked to leave hollyood 20 years ago. Let's just say it wasn't my choice. Then again, to say that my life has been a strugggle after leaving the red carpets and achnor chair, would be overstating things. A little.
I knew the job was dangerous when i took it. ;)
This is Still Here Hollywood, and today, I'll telll you the story that I've never told, fully.
In recovery you learn "you're only as sick as your secrets". So with that in mind, I'm leaving the questioning to "Friend of the podcast", actor Amy Yasbeck.
Show Credits
Host/Producer: Steve Kmetko
All things technical: Justin Zangerle
Executive Producer: Jim Lichtenstein
Music by: Brian Sanyshyn
Transcription: Mushtaq Hussain
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Steve, you are still an icon and BELOVED!
Steve Kmetko was the best entertainment reporter on air--articulate, poised and insightful. Glad he's back with already 26,000 subscribers agreeing with me. I will be a regular watcher.
We like him…!
I LOVED seeing Steve on E! I'll never forget seeing him covering the beach at Cannes. Madee feel that I was right there with him, the blinding sunlight, the palm trees, and the movie stars! I died when I couldn't see him anymore. Welcome back, Steve! We love you!
I for one am addicted to his interviews. He doesn’t have to get them tipsy like Graham Norton, and he has a simple format and stage. This podcast brings out so many gems!
Steve! You were my childhood. Loved what E! was back in the day…as an 11yo 😂 can’t wait to see what this channel becomes. Welcome back!
I love seeing you again , Steve! All the best to you! ❤
Steve, thank you for this. I listened to it while I was driving from Madison, to Milwaukee, to pick up my 85-year-old father (also named Steve) from a hospital after hernia surgery. My 78-year-old mother is in another hospital, I visit her tomorrow. She had two successful heart procedures a month and a half ago, just became diagnosed with cancer (we're going to fight it and win), and the fly in the ointment was a stroke. But just like you Steve, it was, what I called a "stroke of luck" 🍀Where there were no serious ramifications or rehabilitation. Everyone should be this lucky. Your stories comforted me at a time that I needed to hear them. Thank you again, for being vulnerable with your audience... we need a part 2 to this interview ♥
This woman is a terrible interviewer. She's incerting herself on the story. I want to hear from him.
Steve Kmetko, you were my first celebrity crush, and the reason I was an avid viewer of E! News and E! Entertainment TV at all. It's crazy to think that, post E! News, someone with your talent, credentials and popularity would be offered a job that paid literally nothing. What were they thinking? Anyway, I appreciate that when you talked about working at an Apple Store you did it with grace and candor, but you were never dismissive of that kind of work as "lesser" or "below you." You really have a kind spirit and I am glad that you are doing this podcast. By the way, have you done voiceover work? You have a fantastic voice, deeply expressive and beautifully modulated, and I could definitely see [hear] you narrating books, trailers, doing advertising and whatnot, plus voiceover work in general (for animated series, movies, etc.). You are the best!!! Already subscribed!!
So nice to see you back!
Mr Kmetco this was very painful to watch. I've only been able to watch half of it. This episode was supposed to be about YOU & YOUR story. I was so looking forward to hearing your story. Even though y'all swapped chairs Amy still thought this was all about Her. I'm sorry she didn't listen to you & give you the same respect that you give Her & everybody else. You handled her constant interruptions & over talking to you with such grace. There's a difference between an interview & therapy. Amy seems to think she's a therapist.
I'm sure Amy is a nice person & a good friend.
I hope you'll do this again with somebody who will let you share your story with us.
Omg Steve! Instant subscribe.
Amy constantly interrupted him & made the interview about her. It was very annoying. I want to here his story uninterrupted. Please do it again.
This is extremely frustrating to watch because Steve is constantly interrupted. I wish she would just let him talk. He has such an interesting story. I remember watching him growing up.
Enjoyed this interview very much, thanks for swapping seats! Amy was really wonderful as an interviewer.
Steve, I'm so glad you're doing this podcast. I have always adored you and thought you were one of the BEST entertainment reporters ever! Best of luck! LOVE YOU!!!
How open and vulnerable Steve was to share his personal journey and story. Keep on doing it sir. You have a message that needs to be shared and you are helping so many by being open. And Amy was the perfect person to get you to open up. Fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
Immediately Subscribed!! Soo thrilled to see you again and hear your incredible voice. Would love love see you back on TV!!!
I think this interview was a heartfelt conversation between two friends you can see the care and love here
Wow, what a fascinating (and heartbreaking) story. You have had a lot of hard knocks in your life, but I think your final chapter will be your best❤ Welcome back and all the best in the years to come 😄
I appreciate the openness! People are so cruel and petty. Cautionary tale: Never throw yourself on the mercy of the court for career.
I feel Amy didn’t let you speak sometimes without interruption when you were expressing your ideas and I feel sorry for that… thank you for sharing your life experiences, I wish you the best.
We love Amy. She did a great job helping get Steve's story out. She was one of our very first episodes (which you should watch) and she was so good we had her come back to handle the Steve story...
@@StillHereHollywood I respectfully disagree. Amy frequently talked over Steve, which seemed unnecessary. Basic interview etiquette involves being an active listener. While conversation is encouraged, Amy’s constant interruptions were distracting. It appears she believes she’s clever, but it came across as disruptive.
@@LAWoman323213 I agree.. it was a bit of a ping pong game. Yes she has a way about her that is comical but let the man finish a thought.
I love ❤️ Amy she brings such a relatable funny calm energy to a conversation..I'm so glad Steve Kmetko ❤ is still here and he looks great ..
Just subscribed always wondered what happened glad you are back.
thank you!
I enjoyed the banter. Great interview.
I always wondered what happened to you. I loved you. Glad to see you again. Wishing you all the best.
Amy Please pipe down for at least 4 seconds so we can hear Steve's response...ughhhh
Amy was amazing. Her questions helped Steve get his whole story out.
@@StillHereHollywoodsorry. I disagree. It was painful to listen to. I didn’t need her constant interruptions and asserting herself into the Story. We were here to listen to Steve not her.She distracted from the interview and made it frustrating to watch.
Would you please let Steve talk???
Agreed. She is finishing every sentence for him.
Blessings to you Steve!! Loved ur story and cld so relate being an old, gay man whose career abruptly ended and have struggled since. I hope ur podcast continues to be successful!!
This interviewer made it about HER. So annoying.
So nice to see you back Steve, you were always a great face to see on TV here in Los Angeles! Bravo to being a gay man also, as I am!
Steve seems like he's putting in a bona fide effort and the industry has been lackluster since his departure. Also Amy Yasbeck is also a Gem and a sweetheart
Steve Kmetko is the Man of the 90's. If i was gay i would be in love of him, blindly. The most serious, elegant and charming Entertainment tv anchor, ever.
Steve and Gina St John rock!!!!
Steve, I so admire your candor and honesty. Ageism is a real thing. I do believe it was God's will for you to be there for your parents. I know it must have been difficult but as someone who knows, it's a privilege to be there for our loved ones during those times. God bless you.
I have missed this amazing voice. Thank you for this its really lovely.
I love this interview, but she is getting on my nerves, I wish she would stop talking so so much
It’s a conversation between friends. I like their rapport.
Kmetko is interesting and has a great story to tell but this interviewer, Amy, is horrible. She won’t let him talk. Keeps interrupting with boring quips about herself. Let the man speak!!
This is typical of how gay men get treated in society. We get screwed over by the system and have little to no recourse to fight it. We just had to accept it and make the best of life no matter what happens to us. In some ways it’s gotten better but yet still the same depending on where you live and what you do. Too bad you didn’t get a lawyer and sued them for wrongful termination.
I Loved Steve K E! News he was fantastic what a stupid excuse. give kudos to management. so what? They could ve suspend you for 1 month or negotioat contract even with half a pric$e for 1 year. I think it was more then that., ., they had someone else in there Mind I wonder who?? Craig Canier who was it? I think Steve K was the Best .. My English was not great those year and with all do honestly I always understood Steve he was so well spoken he was so good., ( not that my English is now perfect ) :) anyway , anyway He was fired very unfairly. I am 90% sure it was done because someone on position of higher power had "Someone else in there mind". PS never heard of Amy Yasbeck but I Adore her :) ! she is fun and seem very cool
Great interview! Looking for Steve's interview with Ann Curry...
Please stop interrupting Steve! It is not about. You
Why in the hell did you pick this lady? B
This would have been a great interview if you could just speak. Annoying Amy ruined everything.
Amy isn’t a great listener.
In the same vein, what ever happened to A.J. Hammer? These two were basically doing the same thing for different networks. Seems to me they both got stuck in a moment when celebrity news was moving from TV (cable) to the internet.
Do you mean A.J. Benza?
If only she would shut her mouth so we could hear what Steve had to say. She should never be doing this interview!
I would listen to any audio book Steve narrated. Why haven’t I heard his voice on everything !!! He is, in my opinion, the goat when it comes to recognizable voices. I heard his voice on tik tok and was immediately brought back to a happy place. lol. It’s weird … but true.
Still handsome and that golden voice is brilliant. Always loved steve😊
Much love ❤️
This was very interesting. I'm glad you are doing this for both yourself and others. I have to say, I understand you and Amy are friends but I had to stop listening because the constant interruptions to your responses was so frustrating!
We were so lucky to have Amy come in to question Steve. It was so much better to have her make it a conversation instead of Steve just doing a monologue . We loved her responses.
Do you like old movies, I mean really a student of old Hollywood and it's stars? I ask because I'm thinking you might be a good fit doing intos on TCM in the style of Robert Osborne. That channel needs help. Good luck to you. I'm enjoying these interviews.
Amy loves to hear herself talk. Unfortunately, I couldn't get through it. She was embarrassing to watch.
Brilliant!
Amy is a friend obviously & it is a back & forth between them.
she's not an interviewer
PLEASE STOP INTERUPTING STEVE
Always loved Steve K. ❤
Can you please make a video about your life as gay man . And what was it back then
Great interview. I think what happened to you was so unfair and unjust. It was a small matter. You were missed. I'm a fan of yours from Singapore.
the lgbtqia are always ahead of the 🌎
Steve is so classy.
I thought Steve would be okay even if he was fired because he had a high paying job and a lot of money.
She annoying