Between Bells: February 28, 2018

Ryan Seacrest will host the Oscars' red carpet for E!, in spite of calls for him to step aside in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, but will any celebrities stop to talk to him? We also talk to the CEO of social media platform Vero. The app is giving Instagram and Snapchat a run for their money, and generating a fair amount of controversy along the way. And New York Yankees legend and Latin Grammy-nominated Jazz musician Bernie Williams tops by to tell us about his upcoming live shows.

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