Walters is going to get her chance at needling former Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, but not before the controversial woman sits down on Oprah in an episode airing on November 16, 2009. 

To compensate, Walters’ interview will be aired in five parts on Good Morning America and will likely focus on Palin’s failed run for the White House (as John McCain’s vice president) as well as her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life.

It’s November sweeps, folks, so I’m not surprised that these two are scrambling to sit down with Palin.  I’m not sure how much we are going to learn, though, since it’s hard to know whether Palin is telling the truth about anything. 

I’m not saying that negatively but I just feel like there’s so much drama and secrecy surrounding her life.  It would be interesting to see what she says, though.

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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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It’s been announced that she will be filling in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who is currently on maternity leave, on September 16 and September 18, 2009. 

This will be the second time that LaToya has co-hosted The View with the first time being on March 14, 2003.

LaToya will also be sitting down with Barbara Walters for her first one-on-one interview since Michael’s death.  While she hasn’t given a formal interview, she has made it publicly known that she believes her brother was murdered in some sort of major conspiracy.

She plans to elaborate on her theories when she talks to Walters on 20/20.  The episode will air sometime next month.

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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”

More after the jump!

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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On the SIRIUS XM Radio show of fellow co-host, Barbara Walters, Joy said "I have been with a guy for 26-and-a-half years…  Somebody that I know lost her partner.  They were gay women. And the partner was in the hospital, and she had to pretend that she was her sister in order to really deal with stuff.  I don’t want that to happen to us … and I also just feel that I want to."

When they started talking about actual wedding plans, Barbara stunned her co-host by saying "I could give you the wedding… How many people do you want?"  Ever the comic, a surprised Joy replied "I don’t know. How many can you afford?"

The ladies brought it up today on The View.  Joy elaborated on her reasons for wanting to get married after all this time.  Watch it here:

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Another thing that they talked about are the rumors that Rihanna has taken her boyfriend, Chris Brown, back after he allegedly assaulted her.  Specifically, they mentioned that Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has decided to stand behind any decision she makes.  I have to admit that I’ve been bothered by her choice to even go near Chris Brown.  I think he should be charged to the fullest extent of the law.  Do you agree?

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The show, which airs on February 22, 2009 will feature some other high-profile guests including Oscar nominees Mickey Rourke (best actor for The Wrestler), Anne Hathaway (best actress for Rachel Getting Married) and People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” Hugh Jackman. 

Make sure you tune in to ABC on Feburary 22^nd at 7pm EST to watch the special!

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Barbara seems to be in good spirits and I like the red jacket that she chose.  It’s so interesting to look at pictures in Los Angeles (for me, at least).  You will see someone wearing a jacket and scarf like Barbara while there are other people wearing t-shirts (like that man pushing his luggage).  Anyway, I hope she had a great time!

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Whoopi Goldberg also talked about the fact that Paul McCartney will be on the show later this week and they mentioned how rare it is for him to do live interviews. 

The women also talked about last night’s Golden Globe awards (Barbara was happy that Mad Men won) and Sherri Shepherd asked them to show the clip of Tina Fey’s acceptance speech when Tracy Morgan took over and explained that he would be the new face of “30 Rock” since Barack Obama had won the US presidency.

They also talked about Kate Winslet, who was visibly shaken after winning twice at the Golden Globe awards.  It was truly charming (I loved her last night). 

The women brought up Patrick Swayze, who is currently in the hospital with pneumonia.  He’s been battling cancer while filming and promoting his television show The Beast.  I sincerely hope he gets better and I know he means a great deal to Whoopi since they co-starred together in Ghost (1990).

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Naturally, the pregnancy raised a number of questions but, following the birth, I didn’t hear too much about it.  Now, Barbara has announced that Thomas is pregnant again and the audience didn’t seem to know how to react.  Elisabeth Hasselbeck seemed disturbed by it and was quick to point out how difficult it’s going to be to have babies that are barely more than a year apart (wow, people have babies this way all the time and manage to survive…).

Watch the segment from this morning’s show:

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