Former `American Idol' contestant lands co-host job on the show.(Zap2it)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: November 22, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

LOS ANGELES _ Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini and Tamyra Gray aren't the only ones who launched their careers on "American Idol."

Kristin Holt, a semi-finalist on the show last summer, will be back for "Idol's" second edition in January. Instead of singing, however, she'll join Ryan Seacrest as a co-host of the show. She replaces Brian Dunkleman.

Holt, a Texas native and onetime Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, returned home after not making the final 10. After hearing that the show was still without a co-host for Seacrest, she says she decided to give the producers a call.

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