{"id":2403171,"date":"2026-05-05T14:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2403171"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:02:17","slug":"mina-kimes-to-host-revamped-scripps-national-spelling-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mina-kimes-to-host-revamped-scripps-national-spelling-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"Mina Kimes to host revamped Scripps National Spelling Bee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Audiences will notice a refreshed, revamped 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee when the competition returns to television later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Mina Kimes, a three-time school spelling bee champion, will host the televised semifinals and finals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"Figure\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n            <\/p>\n<p>Scripps News<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Mina Kimes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ESPN senior writer and Emmy Award-winning analyst said she could not be more excited to host this year&#8217;s event. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coming from the world of sports, I see these contestants as elite competitors; I can\u2019t wait to see their preparation pay off on such an illustrious stage,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Growing up, this really was the Super Bowl for kids like me, and I\u2019m honored to play a role in what\u2019s sure to be an unforgettable week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The updated broadcast will be produced by Embassy Row, the award-winning production company led by television producer Michael Davies. The company has produced several well-known quiz and talk shows, including \u201cWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?\u201d and \u201cWhose Line Is It Anyway?\u201d Davies also serves as an executive producer of \u201cJeopardy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Scripps National Spelling Bee will begin on May 26 with the preliminary rounds airing on Scripps Sports. <\/p>\n<p>The semifinals and finals will air the following two nights, beginning at 8 Eastern Time, on ION. <\/p>\n<p><i>Scripps News is a subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps Company, which runs the Bee on a not-for-profit basis.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n        appId : '831625585470146',\n    xfbml : true,\n    version : 'v2.9'\n    });\n    };\n    (function(d, s, id){\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n    js.async = true;\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.scrippsnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audiences will notice a refreshed, revamped 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee when the competition returns to television later this month. 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