In the early days of QVC, the wildly successful home-shopping TV channel, there were Jane, Mary Beth, and Pat. In time, they were joined by others, including David, Jill, and Rick. Today, they share the spotlight with such relative newcomers as Amy, Antonella, Carolyn, Courtney, Sandra, and Shawn.

If the names mentioned above don’t ring a bell, you can’t be among those who tune in regularly to see these hosts tout products available to order by phone or on the web. Some of these hosts have enjoyed careers that stretch back to the earliest years of the channel, which was established in 1986 before the Internet and high-definition TV. Thirty-three years later, QVC is still there, in the homes of viewers, selling them everything from shoes and steaks to baking dishes and underwear.