{"id":5652,"date":"2014-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2014\/04\/25\/seth-meyers-tapped-as-emmys-host\/"},"modified":"2014-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"seth-meyers-tapped-as-emmys-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/seth-meyers-tapped-as-emmys-host\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Meyers Tapped as Emmys Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tUNIVERSAL CITY: <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> alum and recent <em>Late Night<\/em> host Seth Meyers has been tapped to emcee the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on NBC this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMeyers, who is an Emmy winner, currently fronts <em>Late Night with Seth Meyers<\/em> at the Peacock, and was previously the head writer and a cast member on&nbsp;<em>SNL<\/em>. The telecast will air at 8 p.m. from the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on August 25. Don Mischer will exec produce.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;Seth&rsquo;s expertise and ease in front of a live audience during his time at <em>SNL<\/em>, as well as his comedic brilliance both as a writer and in front of the camera on <em>SNL<\/em> and <em>Late Night<\/em>, makes him the perfect choice to host the Emmys,&rdquo; said Paul Telegdy, the president of late night and alternative programming for NBC Entertainment. &ldquo;Plus, with Don&rsquo;s vast experience at putting these type of big productions together, we&rsquo;ll be in great hands.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;Seth is such a talented performer and writer, and we know he will bring something unique to hosting the Primetime Emmy Awards,&rdquo; said Bruce Rosenblum, the chairman and CEO of the Television Academy. &ldquo;We are also excited to welcome Don back this year and very much look forward to their collaboration as we celebrate television&rsquo;s biggest night during one of the most transformative years in Television Academy history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNIVERSAL CITY: Saturday Night Live alum and recent Late Night host Seth Meyers has been tapped to emcee the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on NBC this summer. 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