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emcee

[em-see] / ˈɛmˈsi /




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Hernández succeeds last year’s emcee, comedian Shane Gillis, as well as past hosts that include Jimmy Kimmel, John Cena, LeBron James and Peyton Manning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

At the opening event, the emcee announced that Sanders was in attendance and the audience rose to applaud.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Comedian Trevor Noah is slated to emcee, and singer Chappell Roan is expected to perform for deep-pocketed advertisers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Ariana DeBose served as emcee from 2022 to 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Roland, the regatta emcee, is at the water’s edge, a megaphone pressed to his lips.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

They are thanked, and thanked, and thanked, by the emcees and by many tributes on-screen, including multiple A.I. slop videos commemorating soldiers past and present.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

But the organization chooses its emcees with intent.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025

Dance workshops, DJs, graffiti, and emcees will take over various spaces and the main stage will feature some of the best dancers in the world.

From BBC ● May 3, 2024

Dance teams were stationed along each of the foul lines, led by emcees who were part in-game hosts, part cheerleaders and part Vegas street performers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

Female emcees found themselves having to defend the genre as well as prove themselves worthy of holding the mic.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

County executive Aisha Braveboy hosted “listening sessions,” emceed by her deputy chief of staff, Devan Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The festival kicked off Friday evening with the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony at Bovard Auditorium, emceed by Times columnist LZ Granderson, recognizing both emerging voices and established writers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

He DJ’d on live radio continuously for 79 years, and emceed legendary music revues almost that long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

Kimmel, who is among the top talk show personalities in the US, emceed the Oscars four times and has hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

When McEntire takes the stage at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, it will be a record 17th time she’s emceed the show.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

His wide-ranging career also includes a role on the sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris,” a stint emceeing “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and turns in movies such as “Idiocracy” and “White Chicks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Even the snobbiest TV snoots can’t resist Alan Cumming as the playfully sadistic laird of Ardross Castle, emceeing what is essentially a closed circle murder mystery.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

Anderson has been tasked with hosting at a time when emceeing awards shows is hardly a coveted job, especially after comic Jo Koy was widely roasted for his Golden Globes performance last weekend.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

While Williams has been out, a number of guest hosts — including Shepherd, Michael Rapaport, Leah Remini, Fat Joe, Whitney Cummings and others — have been emceeing the 13th and final season of the program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

The kid who was emceeing the rally announced the next speaker, a girl named Ishani who had survived a rain bomb in India last year.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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