Teen Summit

Teen Summit is an American talk show for youth that aired on BET from September 16, 1989 to August 31, 2002. In recent years it has returned as a very occasional special to the network's schedule.

Teen Summit
Genre	Talk show
Created by	Sheila Johnson Tony Regusters
Developed by	Tony Regusters Byrd/George Productions Strange Fruit Films
Written by	Tony Regusters
Directed by	Rick Johnson Alisa McCoy Cindy Birch Nia Hill Mercedes Funderburk (talent)
Presented by	Jay Cooper Dajour Gabrielle Dennis Adimu Cinque Glendy Belma Johnson Marcelle Larice Ananda Lewis Tisha Lewis Lisa Johnson Smith
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	11
Production
Executive producers	Debra Tang Tony Regusters D'Angela Steed
Producers	Timiza Sanyika Zahrah Farmer Sharifa Johka Cindy Birch Velma Johnson Fran Toliver Edwards John 'Dr. Teeth" Tucker Sita Lewis Danielle Lazarus
Editor	Tim Warner
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	BET
Release	September 16, 1989 (1989-09-16) – August 31, 2002 (2002-08-31)

Background

Created by Black Entertainment Television chief operating officer Sheila Johnson, and award-winning, originating broadcast producer Tony Regusters, Teen Summit dealt with the everyday issues teenagers face and attempted, often successfully, to bring them into perspective, and in a positive, uplifting light, while motivating teen viewers and their families to discuss the subjects presented on the weekly, one-hour, live show. After the original program host, Lisa Johnson, moved on in 1993, others filled the hosting vacuum, including Dajour Bullock and Ananda Lewis.

Cancellation and subsequent specials

After 13 years, Teen Summit was cancelled on August 31, 2002. Since then, it has returned twice, as a special called Teen Summit: Backstage Pass on June 21, 2007, then on June 25, 2017 as a part of that year's "BET Experience" festival in Los Angeles, hosted by Mindless Behavior's Princeton Perez.^[1]

Hosts and hostesses

Lisa Johnson Smith — Host (1989–1994)

Belma Johnson — Host (1994)

Durik "Prince" Dajour — Host (1994–1998)

Fran Toliver Edwards (as On Jam Fran) — Hostess (1996–2001)

Ananda Lewis — Host (1997–1999)

Gabrielle Dennis — Hostess (1998–2000)

Adimu Colon — Host (2000)

Jay Cooper — Host (2000–2003)

Cinque Glendy — Host (2002–2003)

Marcelle Larice (as Marcelle Kroll) — Hostess (2002–2003)

Other performers

Nicole Renee Harris — Posse Co-host (1989–1992)

Kenji Jasper — Posse Member (1989–1993)

Yolonda D. Coleman — Posse Member (1989–1994)

Krystal Glenn — Correspondent/Posse Member (1992–1995)

DJ Cocoa Chanelle — DJ (1994–2001)

Derrell Ross (D-knott) — Dancer/Segment Co-Producer (1994–1999)

Tisha Lewis — Correspondent/Posse Member (1996–2002)

Don Champion — Correspondent/Posse Member (1999–2002)

Jacob Perez — (2017)

Posse / Squad Members

• Ajahmure Clovis
• Brandi Garrett
• Cheickh Aidara
• James Anthony
• Micah Baham
• Theresa Jackson
• Veronica King
• Shannon Washington (1x)
• Stephanie (Staples) Hack
• Nia Phillips Spencer
• Guy Lockard