Welcome to day one of my BLOG on MLK.com. (My friends and everyone in the business call me MLK.) This is so exciting for me, getting the opportunity to have my very own first amendment right to free speech and word in a world where I sometimes end up on the wrong end of some community QVC bulletin board and I CANNOT respond or face the consequences.

Somebody once wrote that I annoy them. Another wrote that I was their favorite. Another that I think I am little Miss Hollywood. I am just me. What you see is what you get!

Know up front that you are NOT going to get any first hand private info about anybody here ‘cept me! Don’t come here looking for any dish on my dear friend, Bob Bowersox or hunky Rickie the Dee Domeier. Won’t tell you who Lisa Robertson is dating or when Jill Bauer plans to have another baby. No no no. They are all dear friends and I will not spill.

Thanks for respecting that this is ME and not The National Tattler.

I will share my adventures in TV land with you, within reason. Obviously, a lot goes on behind the scenes in this industry that a lot of you do not get to see. The food fights. Pulling hair. Sabotaging. (Just kidding!) Paula Abdul sauntering onto set – she is TINY. Joan Rivers and her little dogs in the hallway. Paula Deen – what a doll and her sons, yummy!

Ask away … I will answer as many questions as I can AND if you have product questions, I will invite my colleagues to answer you.

Here are some FAQs I see on the boards that posters try to figure out – here is the TRUTH as I know it:

Q: What happens to all of the food that is used on the sets for food shows?

A: Good question!!! Brings back both good and horrific memories for me. The first week I started at QVC I was star struck – by Susan Carlin who was doing Mrs. Prindables and Mary Beth Roe who was my first host. My item was a Zyliss food chopper that sold out 8,500 units my first time on air. Anyhoo, there were some KC steaks in that show and we were allowed to munch on them afterwards. I think I got a bum piece because I was on my knees in the bathroom for a week after! There are about 10 food stylists who handle the work – all very talented people that make us look good. The food is prepped well in advance except what the hosts will eat on air. The dishes that are prepped are called “beauty shots” and they sit out awhile under the lights. Us vets know not to touch them and we try to warn the newbies. Unfortunately, most of the food gets tossed because it is not safe. The studio lights are hot. The food sits for a time. Fresh stuff gets scarfed by the crew and guests. (That’s the good part!) Trust me when I say this – if we COULD give it to a shelter, we would. Given the business, it is not safe.

Q: How does your schedule work?

A: I have my own company, Marie Louise Kier, Inc. I am the sole employee. Companies hire me to demo their products on air. You can see from reading this website that I am NOT just a paid performer. I have been in this business for a very long time. I know what I am talking about. I will not take a product on air that does not work or that I believe to be useless. QVC does not want products like that on their channel, either. What I perceive is valued and what the viewer might perceive are 2 different things. I go on to show you features and benefits and then YOU can decide to buy or not. I am on call pretty much 24/7. I get scheduled typically 2 days ahead. Makes it tough to plan a vacation or even a weekend a way, but I am blessed with my job and I think all of the guests feel this way. I am only 15 minutes from the studios which makes getting up and driving at 3 a.m. a lot easier!

Q: How tall is David Venable?

A: Think Jolly Green Giant meets SHAQ. He is VERY tall. So tall, in fact, that several of our shorter guests have to stand on a box to work next to him. I am lucky enough to be close to 6’ tall.

Q: Will Paul Ahr EVER show pictures of subjects other than his wife, kids and dogs?

A: Never