Entertainment Reporter Dean McCarthy Will Bring 'One-of-a-kind Red Carpet Reporting with an Australian Perspective' to This month's Grammy and Oscar Awards

    LOS ANGELES, CA, February 06, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Australia's entertainment reporter extraordinaire Dean McCarthy is bringing his hosting talents to the 57th annual Grammy Awards and to the 87th Academy Awards ceremony this month in Los Angeles.

As Hollywood correspondent for Scoopla, a leading Australian news source featuring all things entertainment, McCarthy's Grammy and Oscar coverage will be heard on Scoopla's national radio broadcast throughout Australia. Viewers may watch exclusive content and interviews on Scoopla's website - www.scoopla.com.

For the Grammys, McCarthy's broadcast will include exclusive backstage interviews and live reports from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles at 5 p.m. PST, Sunday, Feb. 8. His Oscar broadcast begins at 4 p.m. PST, Sunday, Feb. 22 live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

"I get so excited for award season," says McCarthy, who grew up in the town of Tenterfield, New South Wales, and has covered prior Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy Awards. "I spend a lot of time preparing. I have to know everything about the nominees, the awards and the presenters. Scoopla doesn't miss a thing, we are the place for all your stars, gossip and hype."

"With Dean, what our audiences get is on-camera charisma and one-of-a-kind red carpet reporting with an Australian perspective," said Justin Hill, Executive Producer of Scoopla. "He's a world-class talent who has his finger on the pulse of Hollywood. Dean gives viewers and listeners an all access pass to some of Hollywood's most prestigious events and people."

McCarthy's interviewed a who's who list of celebs including Christian Bale, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and more.

"Being Australian definitely gives me an edge," he said. "It's the coolest edge. I don't know why, but I see celebrities relax the second they hear my accent. Plus, my interviews are always light and fun."

McCarthy will also report for Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine, which parades luxury life and flush trends in fashion, jewelry, events, autos, spas, resorts, restaurants and more. The magazine publishes seasonally in print and online at www.bhlmagazine.com.

"Dean's reporting for us has been extraordinary," said Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine President Mark Kurian. "He's been delivering outstanding cover stories, interviews and reviews that embody the prestige and glamour of our magazine."

Establishing himself as a fixture in entertainment news reporting since 2006, McCarthy has covered the red carpet, movie premieres, awards shows, film shoots, music videos and more for internationally leading media brands and shows such as "The Hot Hits," Sydney, Australia's "The Today Show," and for Brisbane television station BRIZ 31.

His work for Scoopla and the Today Network - which are owned by Southern Cross Austereo, one of the largest entertainment media groups in Australia - has included hosting a weekly "Hollywood Update" TV segment, interviewing talent at international film junkets, hosting backstage and behind the scenes segments and conducting exclusive celebrity interviews with One Direction, Woody Harrelson, Dwayne Johnson and Lenny Kravitz.

McCarthy's also covered the MTV Video Music Awards, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, and has reported for the Today Network's The Kyle & Jackie O Show (now broadcast on KIIS FM), The Labby, Stav & Abby Show, The Dan & Maz Show and the then No. 1-rated breakfast radio show in Brisbane, Labrat, Camilla & Stav.

At the Grammy Awards, hip hop legend and Grammy Award winner LL Cool J is returning to emcee music's biggest night for the fourth consecutive year. The Grammys have announced performers for this year's show include Pharrell, Sam Smith, Usher, Miranda Lambert, Common and John Legend, Madonna, AC/DC, Ariana Grande, Eric Church and Ed Sheeran.

Receiving this year's most nominations are artists Sam Smith, Beyonce and Pharrell Williams, who landed six each. For a complete list of nominees, visit: www.grammy.com/nominees.

Golden Globe nominee Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother") is hosting the Academy Awards, which will honor the best films of 2014 across 24 categories.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Birdman" starring Michael Keaton and Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" starring Ralph Fiennes claimed nine nominations each, the most in this year's Oscar field. Morten Tyldum's "The Imitation Game" starring Benedict Cumberbatch received eight nominations. For a complete list of nominations, visit: http://oscar.go.com/nominees.

Check out Dean's reporter reel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwbq__uXMr8

Read Scoopla: www.scoopla.com and Beverly Hills Lifestyle Magazine: www.bhlmagazine.com

Follow them on Twitter: @Scoopla and @bhlmagazine

Dean McCarthy is an entertainment reporter from Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia.

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