emcee
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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
Raise your glass, because pop singer Pink has been named emcee of the 79th Tony Awards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He’s been little more than an emcee for negotiations, but wants us to think he invented armistice.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
“There he is, the next president of the United States!” said the emcee of the rally.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 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
The Compton native, who left his dangerous street occupation, established the label Ruthless Records and hooked up with local emcees Ice Cube and MC Ren, producer Dr. Dre and DJ Yella.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
“As a kid growing up in Texas, it seemed like there was nothing bigger than Willie Nelson,” said Owen Wilson, one of the evening’s emcees along with Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke and Jennifer Garner.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 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 83rd awards telecast, emceed by Nikki Glaser, averaged 8.66 million viewers across TV and streaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 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
This is Bell’s third time emceeing the ceremony after stints in 2018 and 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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
Even this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel, who is emceeing the Oscars for the third time, has called out the academy for too often favoring niche critical darlings over more mainstream fare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Yanni Gourde, who played in Seattle’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche the night before, took on some emceeing duties.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
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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