{"id":257139,"date":"2026-08-12T19:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/qvcs-rick-domeier-pays-tribute-to-joan-rivers-impact-on-home-shopping-12-years-after-her-death\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:22:06","slug":"qvcs-rick-domeier-pays-tribute-to-joan-rivers-impact-on-home-shopping-12-years-after-her-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/qvcs-rick-domeier-pays-tribute-to-joan-rivers-impact-on-home-shopping-12-years-after-her-death\/","title":{"rendered":"QVC\u2019s Rick Domeier Pays Tribute to Joan Rivers\u2019 Impact on Home Shopping 12 Years After Her Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A QVC Story: Part 3 \u2013 The Shopping Revolution \u201cJoan Rivers\u201d\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o1d2Pl6CJFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">QVC program host <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvc-host-rick-domeier-announces-retirement-plans-after-30-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Rick Domeier<\/span><\/a><\/strong> will never forget working with the one and only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/joan-rivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joan Rivers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cShe loved the QVC viewers, and she loved her line of jewelry and fashion,\u201d Domeier, 65, shares in <i>Us<\/i>\u2019 exclusive sneak peek of the Thursday, August 13, episode of <i>A QVC Story<\/i>. \u201cI think the QVC viewers will always remember her for that. This was her life. She loved what she did, and I know she loved the QVC viewer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For many years, Rivers brought her eye for style to QVC with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qvc.com\/c\/fashion\/joan-rivers-classics-collection\/-\/lglt-1z12weq\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Joan Rivers Classics Collection<\/span><\/a>. The line included everything from clothes and jewelry to beauty items and fashion pins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although Rivers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/joan-rivers-dead-comedienne-fashion-police-host-dies-at-81-201449\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">died in 2014<\/span><\/a> at the age of 81, home shoppers can still find new items from the brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen we were asked to go to her funeral, which was in New York \u2026 we walked out of the service and there were all these people across the street,\u201d Domeier recalls in the clip. \u201cSomeone across the street said, \u2018QVC.\u2019 The barricades went down and all these people came across because they knew Joan from the talk shows and the other things, but they loved her because of QVC and that relationship. It was so moving to meet these people who had this connection to Joan and QVC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Domeier attended the funeral service with fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvcs-most-memorable-hosts-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QVC hosts<\/a> <strong>Kathy Levine<\/strong>, <strong>Lisa Robertson<\/strong>, <strong>Mary Beth Roe<\/strong>, <strong>Jill Bauer<\/strong> and <strong>Jane Treacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt was a day filled with music, tears, laughter (OK, lots of laughter) and an overwhelming sense of gratitude,\u201d Domeier wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=817967121568721&amp;set=a.279934756819065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Facebook<\/span><\/a> in September 2014. \u201cIt was a day filled with sharing 20+ years of memories, working with the one and only Joan.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4404875\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:70.428571428571%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Rick Domeier, Joan Rivers<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Rick Domeier QVC\/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>A QVC Story<\/i> is a four-part documentary chronicling the shopping network\u2019s origins in honor of its 40th anniversary. In Thursday\u2019s new installment, titled \u201cThe Shopping Revolution,\u201d audiences will observe how QVC blasted into the digital age with the arrival of iconic hosts, including <strong>Mary DeAngelis<\/strong>, <strong>Sandra Bennett<\/strong>, <strong>Shawn Killinger<\/strong> and <strong>Alberti Popaj<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Back in May 2025, <i>Us<\/i> caught up with Joan\u2019s daughter, <strong>Melissa Rivers<\/strong>, at QVC\u2019s TikTok\u2019s Super Brand Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When asked about the Joan Rivers Classics Collection, Melissa, 58, wasn\u2019t surprised to see the brand continuing to thrive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think we keep it updated and fresh,\u201d she said. \u201cSame thing with age: You never want to get stale.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">As for why so many hosts like Domeier loved working with Joan, Melissa had a theory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cMy mom was fun. She made them have fun. It wasn\u2019t just a sell. It was a conversation,\u201d she said. \u201cMy mom loved designing, and she loved that somebody gave her a chance to do something that she was passionate about and that she was able to truly resonate with the QVC viewer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>A QVC Story <\/i>is streaming for free on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.qvc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">QVC+ and HSN+.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/qvcs-rick-domeier-pays-tribute-to-designer-joan-rivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QVC program host Rick Domeier will never forget working with the one and only Joan Rivers. \u201cShe loved the QVC viewers, and she loved her line of jewelry and fashion,\u201d Domeier, 65, shares in Us\u2019 exclusive sneak peek of the Thursday, August 13, episode of A QVC Story. \u201cI think the QVC viewers will always [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":257141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-257139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}