Couric, Sarandon, Amanpour Among Presenters for International Emmys

NEW YORK, November 9: Katie Couric, Susan Sarandon and
Christiane Amanpour are among the celebrity presenters slated to participate at
the 34th International Emmy Awards Gala, which takes place November 20 at the
New York Hilton.

They join actors Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing), Roger Bart (Desperate Housewives), Dominic Chianese (The Sopranos), Robert Iler (The Sopranos) and Lorenzo Lamas (The Bold & The
Beautiful). The event will be again hosted
by British comedian and talk show host Graham Norton. Other presenters for this
year’s event include actress and Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, French actor and 2005 International Emmy Winner
Thierry Fremont, Indian film and TV celebrity Anuj Saxena, Brazilian star
Milton Gonçalves and Hong-Kong news anchor Rose Liuqi.

Couric will present the Founders Award to Steven Spielberg
for his outstanding career in television. Time Warner’s chairman and CEO,
Richard Parsons, will present the Directorate Award to CME and Ronald S.
Lauder.