Barker leads CBS to honors at Emmys

The network snags 16 awards as The Price Is Right host is honored.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published June 16, 2007

LOS ANGELES - After 35 years of giving away prizes, newly retired Bob Barker picked up one of his own at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night.

The 83-year-old former emcee of The Price Is Right won his 19th trophy as game-show host.

"Come on down!" presenter Ellen DeGeneres shouted.

Barker received his second of three standing ovations of the night, having gotten his first when he introduced the evening's first presenters while on the arms of "Barker's Beauties, " models from his show.

"This proves that the judges had sympathy for an old man who doesn't have a job, " quipped Barker, who retired last week after 35 years on The Price Is Right and 50 years in television.

Barker came into the show already a winner. He earned his 18th trophy at Thursday night's ceremony for craft categories as executive producer of The Price Is Right.

Barker's career was honored during the ceremony, which aired live on CBS from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles after the network's prime-time rebroadcast of Barker's last Price show.

His early victory keyed a big night for CBS, which won nine trophies to go with its seven creative arts awards Thursday, giving the network 16 wins.

Guiding Light, which came in with a leading 17 nominations, tied another CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless, for drama series honors.

PBS was second with 15 awards, including 13 creative arts trophies. Syndicated shows earned 11 trophies, including six by DeGeneres and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. ABC was fourth with nine wins, while NBC earned five.

The winners

Daytime Emmy Awards

Drama series (tie): Guiding Light and The Young and the Restless

Lead actress in a drama series: Maura West, As the World Turns

Lead actor in a drama series: Christian LeBlanc, The Young and the Restless

Supporting actress in a drama series: Genie Francis, General Hospital

Supporting actor in a drama series: Rick Hearst, General Hospital

Younger actress in a drama series: Jennifer Landon, As the World Turns.

Younger actor in a drama series: Bryton McClure, The Young and the Restless

Game show host: Bob Barker, The Price Is Right.

Talk show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres.

For a complete list of winners, visit www.emmyonline.org.

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