This is the end of the HSN shopping era.
On Wednesday, June 26, the Shopping Network filmed their last live stream in Florida before moving its studio to Pennsylvania.
“The Last Goodbye in Florida. The Last Radio All Started in Studios 48 Years ago” host Rebecca Vargas Shared by Instagram Editing with emotional TV events. “This moment is special. I am humbly taking on the responsibility and privilege of ending an era with those who are committed to this network!”
As part of the farewell, Vargas invited the crew and HSN staff to wave goodbye as a new chapter in the network.
“I want to respect all of these people,” Vargas shared as he stopped the tears. “I’m so glad you’ve met them, and I hope they all come out because it’s just the most incredible 48 years in 48 years. Look at this! I love you guys very much.”
Back in January, HSN announced that its headquarters would leave St. Petersburg, Florida. Many hosts and staff will be able to move to West Chester, Pennsylvania, with sister network QVC, home to its parent company Qurate Retail.
At the time, Qurate explained that the merger was part of the “real-time social shopping” transformation under the QVC Group’s rebrand. HSN and QVC will still run as separate brands.
After the show ended, Vargas wrote via Instagram, “Nothing is more like this family.” “You can’t repeat the magic I gained to soak and be part of the shortest but sweetest season.
HSN Fashion Designer Giuliana Rancic Watching the emotional clip, she couldn’t help sharing her wonderful memories of selling clothes and household items from her studio in Florida.
“Feel all the emotions now,” she commented. “Love my HSN St Pete family forever. I will always have the most beautiful memories of my time in St Pete, where dreams come true, where all my beautiful, kind and loving families support. It’s not goodbye, but you’ll be seen soon.
HSN program host Suzanne Runyan pays tribute to the network’s Florida studio. “So last night I finished the last shift at the HSN studio in St. Petersburg, Florida!” Runyan wrote via Instagram on Sunday, May 18. “I hope you laugh at my attempt to recreate a very interesting movie scene.” […]
Vargas isn’t the only master who shared a poignant farewell to Florida on social media.
Long-term host Bobbi Ray CarterOriginally scheduled to retire in December, she shared a video with highlights of her career in Florida.
She wrote: “The end of an era. Facebook Wednesday. “You are my lifelong heart and soul❤️❤️❤️. ”
