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Why did QVC fire Carolyn and Dan? ›

Longtime QVC hosts Carolyn Grace and Dan Hughes revealed they were among about 400 people laid off this week by the TV network's Cheste County-based parent company, Qurate Retail Group. The layoffs came after Qurate's retail revenue declined by 14% last year.

Then she was let go a year ago by QVC, the TV shopping channel where she was a longtime host in a shuffle of its on-air talent. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and after surgery is enduring four rounds of chemotherapy to be followed by radiation treatments.

"With a heart full of gratitude, I've made a major life decision, to leave a job that I love, to focus on the most important job of my life, being a Mom!" she captioned her post. "It is bittersweet." The former QVC host went on to thank her Hosts and Teammates, who she called extremely talented.

QVC, the West Chester-based shopping network, is laying off 400 employees as it looks to cut costs following a troubling year for its parent company, Qurate Retail Group. A vast majority of the employees were let go on Feb. 28, but a few will transition out of the company over time.

Greiner, often referred to as the “Queen of QVC,” was with the network for over two decades. However, in 2020 she decided to step away from her spot at QVC, instead focusing on her own brand and Shark Tank.

Longtime HSN hosts Shannon Smith and Shannon Fox have announced their departures from the network. Smith and Fox told viewers of their exits in separate messages March 1 on Facebook.

Some of the brands most likely did not sell well and QVC did not renew their contracts for that reason. There could be a multitude of reasons. Also, could be some of the companies went belly up.

As of Sep 6, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Qvc Host in the United States is $14.17 an hour. While ZipRecruiter is seeing hourly wages as high as $19.47 and as low as $7.21, the majority of Qvc Host wages currently range between $11.54 (25th percentile) to $16.11 (75th percentile) across the United States.

Qurate laid off 400 employees via Project Athens last March, including popular QVC hosts Carolyn Gracie and Dan Hughes and others in West Chester, where the company employs 1,500 people.

Antonella started going out with another boy. But a few years later, Antonella left her boyfriend when she found out that Messi was on his way back to Argentina. According to her friend, she terminated her relationship with her partner and went looking for Leo.

Did QVC fire Dan and Carolyn? ›

On March 1, longtime hosts Carolyn Gracie and Dan Hughes announced they were leaving the TV network. "After 19 years, I am no longer working at QVC," Carolyn wrote on Facebook. "I have loved every minute of my time there, especially the opportunity to get to know all of YOU.

She's a former QVC host and mother of an 8-year-old daughter, who, after 16 years of marriage, is divorcing her husband.

Carolyn Gracie has shocked fans this week with the announcement she'll be returning to QVC after she was abruptly let go from the shopping TV network after 19 years. The 65-year-old announced on Thursday that she has created her own range of home and garden items.

Kerstin Lindquist QVC

After years of prayer and planning the Lord has led us to take leave from work & our current life, and go serve others. My husband, children and I will be working as missionaries at a Christian medical clinic in Mexico for three months.