Where are former HSN hosts now? The answer depends on which host you mean. Some left during HSN’s major 2025 move from Florida to Pennsylvania, Bobbi Ray Carter retired in March 2026, and others departed years earlier. For many of the nine hosts named in HSN’s 2025 announcement, a verified current employer or project is not publicly established by the sources reviewed here. This guide separates confirmed news from speculation and explains how to follow familiar faces after they leave the shopping network.
Updated October 2026. Public career details may change after publication.
Why so many HSN hosts left in 2025
The biggest recent change was structural, not a single on-air controversy. HSN announced that its studio operation would move from St. Petersburg, Florida, to West Chester, Pennsylvania, where sister network QVC operates. In May 2025, HSN publicly named nine hosts who would depart during the transition: Natasha Lloyd, Helen Keaney, Amy Morrison, Lynn Murphy, Marlo Smith, Valerie Stup, Rebecca Vargas, Michelle Yarn and Guy Yovan. That list is a reliable record of departures, but it is not a record of what each person is doing today. Some former hosts share new projects publicly; others have chosen a lower profile. Viewers should not assume that every exit was a firing or that a person disappeared from television entirely.
Bobbi Ray Carter: retirement after 43 years
Bobbi Ray Carter is among the clearest examples of a documented next chapter. HSN’s parent company announced a special farewell program, “Bobbi’s Big Sendoff – LIVE!,” for March 22, 2026. The network described the event as the conclusion of her 43-year HSN career, which began in 1983. In a March 2026 interview, Carter said she was looking forward to traveling, spending time with her children and grandchildren, and enjoying her new puppy. Those plans are her own public description of retirement, not proof of a new permanent job or business. If you are searching for Carter because she is no longer appearing in the usual HSN time slots, the explanation is retirement, rather than an unexplained disappearance.
Rebecca Vargas: the face of the Florida farewell
Rebecca Vargas delivered HSN’s final broadcast from its longtime Florida studios in June 2025. Her emotional farewell received press coverage because it marked the end of an era for the network as well as her own departure. Vargas said she felt honored to close the Florida chapter alongside colleagues who had worked there for decades. As of this update, the reporting reviewed for this article does not establish a specific ongoing role or employer for Vargas after that farewell. The accurate answer is that she left during the relocation period; claims about a particular new network or business should be checked against her verified public channels before being repeated.
Amy Morrison, Helen Keaney and Lynn Murphy
Amy Morrison, Helen Keaney and Lynn Murphy were all on HSN’s May 2025 list of departing hosts. They are familiar names to longtime shoppers, but a departure announcement should not be confused with a verified career update. The available network announcement establishes that they were leaving; it does not give a detailed individual account of where each host went afterward. Viewers may find social posts, guest appearances, independent sales events or older television clips, yet a clip’s upload date is not necessarily the date of the appearance. Without a reliable current statement, it would be misleading to label any of these hosts retired, unemployed, or signed to another channel.
Marlo Smith, Valerie Stup and Michelle Yarn
Marlo Smith, Valerie Stup and Michelle Yarn were also included in the announced 2025 departures. HSN did not present that group announcement as an explanation of each person’s private plans. For these hosts, the distinction between a confirmed departure and a confirmed next role matters. Entertainment websites sometimes recycle lists of hosts with vague “where are they now” descriptions that do not identify dates or original sources. Readers who want the newest information should look for an official profile, an independently verifiable interview, or a public announcement from the person involved. In the absence of that evidence, the most responsible update is simply that their HSN departures were confirmed in 2025.
Natasha Lloyd and Guy Yovan
Natasha Lloyd and Guy Yovan round out the nine names HSN identified in its May 2025 statement. Their inclusion establishes that the network expected them to leave as it moved its production operation. It does not establish that either stopped working in broadcasting or commerce. This is a useful caution because television-shopping personalities may work as hosts, brand representatives, livestream presenters, trainers or independent creators after leaving a network. A host may also take time away from public work. None of those possibilities should be asserted as fact about Lloyd or Yovan without a direct, dated source.
Shannon Smith and Shannon Fox: an earlier wave of departures
Not every familiar absence is connected to the 2025 studio relocation. Shannon Smith and Shannon Fox announced their HSN exits in March 2023. Smith reflected on nearly 30 years of connecting with viewers and invited followers to keep up with her next adventures on social platforms. Fox described the close of a nine-year chapter and likewise encouraged fans to stay connected as she explored new opportunities. Those statements help explain what they said at the time, but they are not sufficient to verify a specific job in late 2026. If you see their names on a list of “recent” 2025 departures, remember that their exits occurred earlier.
Christos Garkinos: a documented move into independent live shopping
One former HSN personality has a particularly visible business story. Fashion and luxury dealer Christos Garkinos built Covet by Christos, an Instagram-based luxury live-shopping operation. Vogue reported on the business in 2025, describing how it connects collectors and shoppers with designer fashion and resale merchandise. His trajectory illustrates a wider industry shift: presenters can now reach audiences directly through social commerce rather than depending on a traditional television shopping schedule. It is a concrete example of a former HSN figure working in a related field, but it should not be generalized to all departing hosts.
Who stayed with HSN after the move?
Some viewers search for “former hosts” when the person is actually still associated with the channel. In its 2025 announcement, HSN named Sarah Anderson, Debbie Denmon, Adam Freeman, Nicole Hickl, Tamara Hooks, Tina Jennings, Emily Lampa, Ty Mayberry, Callie Northagen, Suzanne Runyan and Siaoming Wong as hosts continuing with the network. That statement is dated, and rosters can change. It does, however, demonstrate why an unfamiliar broadcast schedule is not proof of departure. HSN also has returning personalities: an official QVC+ and HSN+ host profile says Kimberly Wells rejoined HSN in 2026. Always distinguish “not on my usual show” from “no longer works there.”
How to find a former host’s latest verified update
Start with the host’s own verified social profile or official website, then compare any career announcement with reporting from an established publication. Check the date carefully: an article published in 2025 may describe an announcement about a future departure, while a clip uploaded in 2026 may show an older broadcast. Search the person’s full name together with the business, channel or project mentioned. If a website claims a host was fired, became seriously ill or died, require strong, direct evidence before sharing it. Private life details are not a substitute for a career update. It is also reasonable for a former presenter to keep their plans private.
Frequently asked questions
Why did so many HSN hosts leave?
The 2025 departures coincided with HSN’s production relocation from Florida to Pennsylvania. HSN publicly confirmed the group of departing hosts; it did not provide one identical personal reason for every departure.
Did Bobbi Ray Carter retire?
Yes. HSN announced her March 22, 2026 farewell event following a 43-year career.
Is Rebecca Vargas still at HSN?
She gave the final broadcast from the Florida studios in June 2025 and was named among the hosts leaving during the transition.
Are all former HSN hosts now at QVC?
No. HSN and QVC share a corporate parent and production location, but that does not mean every departing HSN host joined QVC.
Where can I see former HSN hosts today?
Look for dated updates on the presenter’s verified accounts, their official project websites, and reliable interviews. Do not treat fan speculation as a confirmed career update.
Sources and editorial note
This article prioritizes official network statements and dated reporting. “Current whereabouts” refers to publicly confirmed professional activity, not private location information. Where reliable updates were unavailable, we have said so rather than inventing a career move.
