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| genre                = [[Talk show]]
| creator              = Sheila Johnson<br/>[[Tony Regusters]]
| writer               = [[Tony Regusters]]
| director             = Rick Johnson<br/>Alisa McCoy<br/>Cindy Birch<br/>Nia Hill<br/>Mercedes Funderburk {{small|(talent)}}
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| developer            = [[Tony Regusters]]<br/>Byrd/George Productions<br/>[[Strange Fruit Films]]
| presenter            = Jay Cooper<br/>Dajour<br/>[[Gabrielle Dennis]]<br/>[[Adimu Colon|Adimu]]<br/>Cinque Glendy<br/>Belma Johnson<br/>Marcelle Larice<br/>[[Ananda Lewis]]<br/>Tisha Lewis<br/>[[Lisa Johnson Smith]]
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| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 11
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| executive_producer   = [[Debra Tang]]<br/>[[Tony Regusters]]<br/> [[D'Angela Steed]]
| producer             = Timiza Sanyika<br/>Zahrah Farmer<br/>Sharifa Johka<br/>Cindy Birch<br/>[[Velma Johnson]]<br/>Fran Toliver Edwards<br/>John 'Dr. Teeth" Tucker<br/>[[Sita Lewis]]<br/>Danielle Lazarus
| editor               = [[Tim Warner]]
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| runtime              = 60 minutes
| network              = [[BET]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1989|09|16}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2002|08|31}}
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'''''Teen Summit''''' is an American [[talk show]] for youth that aired on [[Black Entertainment Television|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.

==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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bet.com/bet-experience/2017/content/Articles/teen-summit-returns-for-the-culture.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625231929/http://www.bet.com/bet-experience/2017/content/Articles/teen-summit-returns-for-the-culture.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2017|title=Teen Summit Returns for the Culture|work=BET.com|access-date=2017-06-26}}</ref>

==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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0191737}}

{{NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program}}
{{BET}}

[[Category:1989 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2002 American television series endings]]
[[Category:1980s American television talk shows]]
[[Category:1990s American television talk shows]]
[[Category:2000s American television talk shows]]
[[Category:BET original programming]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:American television series about teenagers]]


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