Ellen DeGeneres Selected To Host Emmys

Television talk show star Ellen DeGeneres has been picked to host the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards, U.S. TV's top honors, reprising her widely praised performance in 2001 following the Sept. 11 attacks.

You know me, any excuse to put on a dress,-DeGeneres joked in a statement from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which puts on the show.

The Emmys are held each year in September and honor the best in U.S. TV programs and performances as well as kick off a new season of shows headed for the airwaves. | source: MSNBC.com