The president of Harpo made the announcement and said that Oprah would make it official in an upcoming episode where she will explain the reasons why she is ending her run.  Her show is the top-rated U.S. daytime talk show and has attracted an average of 7.1 million viewers this year.

I’m sad to see the show come to an end but, at the same time, I think it’s the right time for her to close it down.  What do you think?

In honor of Oprah, here’s a video of her accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmys in 1998.

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I wasn’t surprised at all to see that the Tyra Banks Show won the “informative” talk show award since she is constantly trying to push the envelope to educate her viewers whether it’s a giant stuffed vagina or having pregnant prostitutes on the show to tell their stories.  She really has carved out a niche for herself and I’m really happy for her.

The Rachael Ray show won the “entertainment” talk show prize and I have to say that I was a little surprised by it but, then again, I’m continually amazed by this show’s success.  I didn’t think it was even going to last a single season but, here it is, winning awards!

I was stunned, however, when the ladies on The View beat out Ellen DeGeneres for “best talk show host” after Ellen dominated the category for the past four years.  You know she’s at home right now wondering what she did wrong (nothing!).  I think that viewers really connected with the discussions surrounding the 2008 US Presidential Elections on The View and that probably helped them capture the prize.

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These days, I think Whoopi is more than happy to be the one doing the interviewing on The View rather than being the center of attention.  She looked pretty good to me, though!

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The song is beautiful and I think he did a great job during the performance:

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show has by far taken the crown for the most amount of nominations this year with over six of them! Rachael Ray and Dr. Phil got a good amount as well. Who are you rooting for? I have no idea who’s going to win for Outstanding Talk Show. It’s quite a close match, so it should be interesting to see who takes it!

This year Vanessa Williams will be hosting the awards show! Make sure to catch the event on August 30th at 8 pm E.T on the CW Network!

OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM

• “Good Morning America”
• “The Early Show”
• “The Today Show”
  

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / ENTERTAINMENT

• “Live With Regis and Kelly”
• “Rachael Ray”
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”

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OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW / INFORMATIVE

• “Dr. Phil”
• “The Doctors”
• “The Tyra Banks Show

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW HOST

• “Live With Regis and Kelly” – Regis Philbin & Kelly Ripa
• “Rachael Ray” – Rachael Ray
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” - Ellen DeGeneres
• “The View” -  Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A TALK SHOW / MORNING PROGRAM

• “Rachael Ray”
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
• “The View”

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

• “Clean House”
• “Peter Perfect”
• “The Martha Stewart Show”
• “This Old House

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – EPISODIC

• “2008 Video Music Awards Host Campaign”
• “All My Children”
• “Dr. Phil”
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
  

OUTSTANDING PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT – INSTITUTIONAL

• Comedy Campaign
• International Election
• Noggin Parent Directed Image Spots
• “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
• “Tu Pride”

OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW HOST

• “Cash Cab” - Ben Bailey, HOST
• “Deal Or No Deal” - Howie  Mandel, HOST
• “Jeopardy!” – Alex Trebek, HOST
• “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” – Meredith Vieira, HOST

OUTSTANDING LIFESTYLE / CULINARY HOST

• “30 Minute Meals With Rachael Ray”
• “Barefoot Contessa”
• “Grill It! With Bobby Flay
• “Peter Perfect”
• “Simply Ming”

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Ellen DeGeneres continues to shine!  On Friday, she accepted the “Outstanding Talk Show Host” award during the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California.  Ellen seemed genuinely moved and had her fiancée, Portia Di Rossi, on hand for support. 

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Tyra Banks took home the prize for “Outstanding Informative Talk Show” at the 35th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday.  She looked absolutely beautiful and I was happy for her since she really has been trying to reach her audience and talk about things that many shows do not discuss in as much detail.

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Watch the video of the entire segment here:

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Ellen Degeneres did very well at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, June 15th. She won the awards for “Best Talk Show” and “Best Talk Show Host” for the fourth consecutive year!

Congratulations, Ellen!

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