Stephanie Bauer is an Emmy-nominated television host & true crime investigative journalist with nearly 20 years experience in the business. She is known for her work as the true crime host of “People Magazine: The TV Show!” and red carpet correspondent/ investigative reporter on “Access Hollywood.” Stephanie was the host of two hugely popular TV series on Oxygen Network: “The Disappearance of Crystal Rogers” and “The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell.” She also hosted an Oxygen series investigating missing persons: “Searching For.” Most recently, she traveled around the US covering high-profile murder cases for the latest season of “People Magazine Investigates” airing on ID Channel. She also hosted the Real Stories podcast: ’True Crime with Stephanie Bauer.’

In 2016, Stephanie earned a Daytime Emmy nomination with “Access Hollywood.” She appeared alongside Billy Bush breaking exclusive stories, working as a red-carpet correspondent, and sitting down with Hollywood A-listers for in-depth interviews- also airing on “Access Hollywood Live.” Her series of reports on the "Making A Murder" documentary in particular earned her national recognition, as she is the only reporter to be with the Avery family at their Auto Salvage Yard since the Netflix phenomenon premiered. She received mass critical acclaim for her ability to get an inside look into the case at the Avery homes and landing first-ever interviews with key family members.

Stephanie's entertainment & true crime segments have been featured on 'Good Morning America,' ‘TODAY Show,’ Lifetime, FOX, ABC, HLN, CNN, MSNBC, NewsNation, Daily Mail TV, 'American Idol,' ‘Daily Blast Live,’ numerous overseas news channels, and in the UK on a documentary about the royal couple. One of Stephanie's pieces was even handpicked by Oprah Winfrey for her life documentary on OWN. Stephanie has been invited to appear on national TV shows as a guest host and correspondent, and she has even hosted a handful of reality TV shows. She was also an entertainment news contributor on “The Wendy Williams Show,” and a red carpet correspondent on FX Movie Channel.

Stephanie began her news career in 2005 as a local radio host, then TV news anchor in Gainesville, Florida. She is now a working mom: welcoming twins in 2023- a boy and girl.