DGA Sets Host & Presenters for 7th DGA Honors
DGA President Michael Apted today announced the host and presenters for the seventh Directors Guild of America Honors, to be held at the DGA Theater in New York City on Thursday, October 16, 2008 and followed by an after-party at Nobu 57. Comedian, actor, talk-show host and author Richard Belzer will serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
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