LOS ANGELES, CA (August, 20, 2007) - Add yet another job to Ryan Seacrest’s already full plate. Seacrest has been tapped to host the 59TH Primetime Emmy Awards® which will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles Sunday, Sept. 16 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Seacrest is the host of “American Idol” and currently serves as managing editor and lead anchor for “E! News.” Seacrest also serves as executive producer and host of E!‘s “Live From the Red Carpet” specials, the radio countdown show “American Top 40” and Los Angeles’ No. 1 morning drivetime radio show, “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” on KIIS-FM. He also executive-produces and co-hosts “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” live from Times Square in New York.
It was also announced last week that he will host the entertainment portion of FOX’s Super Bowl broadcast this winter, marking the first time the event has featured a host and red carpet pre-game coverage.
Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 59TH Primetime EmmyAwards® , said: “I’m excited about working with Ryan. This year’s show will be different in a number of ways; the freshness, enthusiasm and professionalism that Ryan brings to everything he does will be a perfect match for some of the innovative things we have planned. I’ve watched Ryan’s growth on live events with great delight, and we’re going to have a great time with him on the Emmys.”
In the past decade the show has been hosted by comedians. Last years show was hosted by Conan O’Brien and drew an estimated 16.2 million viewers.
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