NATAS is set to honor Mary Hart, former host of “Entertainment Tonight,” and Harry Friedman, producer of “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 44th annual Emmy Awards. Friedman will receive his award at the 44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Friday, April 28th, 2017. Hart will be honored on Sunday, April 30th, 2017 at the 44th Daytime Emmy Awards. Both presentations will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Southern California.
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“Harry Friedman is a force unto himself that has taken the game show world and reinvented it for the 21st Century as well as being, perhaps, the nicest man in show business,” said David Michaels, SVP, Daytime (NATAS). “With Friedman joined by Mary Hart, the woman who set the bar for those that followed in the entertainment news genre, as our Lifetime Achievement honorees, we are looking forward to two incredible celebrations of the world of Daytime television this year. Add to that the move to the historic and elegant Pasadena Civic Auditorium to host both shows and I believe this will be one of the most celebratory and exciting Daytime Emmy Award shows in a long time!”
The pre-nominations in the acting categories were announced earlier this week. The nominations for the 44th annual Emmy Awards will be announced live on “The Talk” on Wednesday, March 22nd.
