kudocast
n.— «Comedian Carlos Mencia has been tapped to host this year’s Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 8. Produced by John Moffitt, Lee Miller and Spike Jones, Jr., the kudocast will air on E! on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m.» —“Mencia to host Creative Emmys” by Elsa Bertet Variety Aug. 27, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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