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Mark Steines of Entertainment Tonight to Host 2008 Miss America Live! Event
- 2008 MISS AMERICA LIVE
- Broadcast for the First Time in High Definition - Airs Saturday, January
26, on TLC -
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 -- The Miss America Organization and
TLC announced today that Entertainment Tonight co-anchor and correspondent
Mark Steines will host the 2008 Miss America Live! airing from Planet
Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 26 (8:00-10:00
PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). The two-hour HD event airs as the finale to
MISS AMERICA: REALITY CHECK, a four-part special designed to prep the 52
hopefuls for a renewed competition that will redefine what it takes to be
Miss America, a relatable "it girl" who can connect with today's modern
woman.
From small town Iowa to the red carpets of Hollywood, Emmy-winning
journalist Mark Steines has established himself as one of the most trusted
and charismatic figures in entertainment news today with his sincerity and
signature charm.
Art McMaster, President and CEO for the Miss America Organization
stated, "Mark is the perfect choice to host our event. We know that his
dedication and commitment to the Miss America program will shine through,
and given the fact that Mark is married to one of our most beloved Miss
America's, Leanza Cornett, he already offers a great appreciation for the
show."
"Mark has been at the forefront of television entertainment news for
over a decade, interviewing some of Hollywood's biggest names," says Brant
Pinvidic, senior vice president of programming for TLC. It's only natural
that he would host one of television's biggest events featuring America's
next generation of celebrities."
Steines has garnered numerous journalistic honors and accolades, such
as four Emmy nominations resulting in three Emmy wins. He was awarded with
a National Iris Award for outstanding reporting and garnered national
recognition by the Women's Sports Foundation. Steines was also named one of
People Magazine's "Sexist Men in 2004."
Also an actor, Steines has appeared on such television shows as "CSI:
NY," "Half & Half," "America's Next Top Model", "Suddenly Susan" and "The
Practice" as well as in Sony Pictures NIXON, among others. He recently lent
his voice to the hit Disney Channel cartoon "Handy Manny" opposite Wilmer
Valderrama, and has performed on stage in an Alhambra Theater production of
"Barefoot in the Park."
The Miss America Organization and TLC have teamed Grammy Award-winning
producer Anthony Eaton and Emmy Award-winning director Bruce Gowers to helm
the 2008 Miss America Live! event.
About TLC
TLC's innovative hit series include perennial fashion favorite What Not
to Wear; Little People Big World, now in its third season; Miami Ink and
the spin-off LA Ink. The channel defined home design with Trading Spaces
and continues to reinvent the genre with Property Ladder, Flip That House
and Moving Up. TLC's daytime lineup includes the Emmy Award-winning A Baby
Story as well as Take Home Chef, featuring one of People Magazine's Sexiest
Men, Curtis Stone. The channel is available in more than 93 million homes
in the US, nearly 8 million homes in Canada and through the website at
http://www.tlc.com. TLC is part of Discovery Communications which is owned by
Discovery Holding Co. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB), Advance/Newhouse
Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman.
About Miss America
The Miss America Pageant -- and the scholarship program itself -- is
among the most enduring endeavors in modern American history. From its
humble beginnings as a "bathing beauty" contest in the 1920s, the Miss
America Organization today is one of the nation's leading achievement
programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for
young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and
local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and
scholarship assistance, helping young women all across the country to reach
their dreams and goals. For more information, go to http://www.missamerica.org.
SOURCE TLC
http://www.tlc.com
http://www.missamerica.org
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