As seen on Keeping Up With the Kardashians or one of the three spin-offs, (Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Khloe and Lamar) Kris Jenner is not your typical mother. Not only does Jenner serve as executive producer and one of the creative brains behind E!’s most lucrative television series, but she also manages her children’s careers as their “momager.” “I set up goals and aspirations for a lifetime,” says Jenner in my exclusive withjosh.com interview. She’s built a brand that brilliantly brought in nearly $65 million dollars last year alone through endorsements, paid appearances, fragrances, and more.

Emmy award-winner Sherri Shepherd has made her share of headlines on The View with her outrageous comedy and her unabashed honesty. However, she is involved in many aspects of show business. An accomplished actress and comedienne, Shepherd hosts GSN’s The Newlywed Game and wrote, “Permission Slips: Every Woman’s Guide to Giving Herself a Break,” while maintaining her recurring role as Angie Jordan, wife to Tracey Morgan’s character on NBC’s 30 Rock, and was also in the acclaimed film Precious, alongside Academy Award winner Mo’Nique. But behind the comedy, Shepherd has an amazing story to tell.

In 2005, Drew Seeley was working on his demo with producer/writer Ray Cham when an unexpected opportunity came his way. Seeley and Cham began writing a song for a small, original Disney Channel Movie that would change his life forever. The name of the song was “Getcha Head in the Game” from the pop culture phenomenon High School Musical. Not only would this film spawn two sequels, but the soundtrack would go on to quadruple platinum status (selling over 4,000,000 albums!) and garnered an Emmy nomination for Seeley and Cham for best original song. Seeley was also given the opportunity to be the singing voice of the character, “Troy,” (played by Zac Efron) for the first film. Because of the success of High School Musical, Seeley was immediately thrust into the Disney limelight and went on to star in the High School Musical Concert Tour, playing to arenas with 60,000 screaming fans.

On last week’s American Idol, Ryan Seacrest called Peggi Blu “The Vocal Coach from Hell” after a clip was shown of Blu intensely speaking with two of Idol’s youngest contestants. She was quoted saying, “You’re going to die onstage in front of all those people. I’m going to be laying in my bed watching you just croak,” and then she interrupted the girls after they started a song and screamed, “No! What is that? Sing, dammit! Do it from the top one more time, and don’t make a mistake.” In a matter of minutes, American Idol fans, bloggers, and entertainment journalists formed an immediate love/hate opinion about Blu. Some even called her “the next Simon Cowell.” So after making such a splash on America’s #1 rated show, I knew that I had to have an exclusive withjosh.com/ainow.org interview with her.

It’s no surprise that I’m a big fan of Kimberly Caldwell. Since season two of American Idol, I’ve followed her career as a television personality and watched her evolve as a recording artist. Last year ainow.org and I featured my interview, which was appropriately titled “Worth the Wait,” with Caldwell as she prepared to release her first album, Without Regret, through Vanguard/Capitol Records. Unfortunately for the fans, the wait would be a little longer as the album release date was pushed back for almost a year as it went through several changes, including replacing three songs on the album.

In this industry, I count myself blessed to have had the opportunity to visit with and interview the beautiful and talented Montego Glover. Her performance and hard work on the Broadway musical, Memphis, have earned her and the production a number of awards: she won the esteemed Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Drama League nomination, and the show won the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Marc Summers is best known for his eleven seasons of The Food Network’s hit show Unwrapped, but for millions of us twenty-somethings, Summers was the host of Nickelodeon’s iconic 80′s game show Double Dare. I, like many of my friends wanted to be a contestant on Double Dare and “take the physical challenge” through the wackiest obstacle course ever created for television. The show’s popularity (over 500 episodes!) changed the way youth centric shows were developed and many credit Summers’ wit and charm for Nickelodeon’s early success.

Attention American Idol Fans! Your results are in from our latest withjosh.com poll! Over 400 votes came in and you have chosen your favorite American Idol related radio single. Was it another battle between Lambert and Archuleta? Did Kelly Clarkson finally receive the recognition she deserves? Did the Kris Allen fans vote for Live Like We’re Dying?! The results may surprise you! Who’s your favorite? Join the discussion today!