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“THE TALK” SALUTES THE 39th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARDS ON MONDAY, JUNE 25

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“The Talk’s” Special Daytime Emmy Celebration Will Include Appearances by Outstanding Lead Actress Winner Heather Tom (CBS’s “The Bold and the Beautiful”), Outstanding Younger Actress Winner Christel Khalil (CBS’s “The Young and the Restless”), and Cast Members From “General Hospital,” Including Outstanding Supporting Actor Winner Jonathan Jackson 

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Los Angeles, CA – CBS’s Daytime talk show THE TALK salutes the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards with a special show completely dedicated to daytime television’s biggest night, Monday, June 25, 2012, (2:00 PM, ET/1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Hosts of THE TALK will be joined live in-studio by some of the night’s biggest winners for a post-Emmy celebration.

Outstanding Lead Actress winner Heather Tom of CBS’s THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL will appear live on the show to discuss her win. Tom made history at the Awards show this year, becoming the only actress to win in all three categories, including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. 

Christel Khalil of CBS’s THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, winner for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series, will also visit the show along with Jonathan Jackson, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on “General Hospital.”

“General Hospital” actors Rebecca Herbst, Bradford Anderson, Sean Blakemore and Jason Thompson will visit THE TALK for the first time to celebrate the soap’s win for Outstanding Drama Series.

A.J. Hammer, host of HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight,” will join the ladies to discuss highlights from the Awards show, providing his own back stage perspective of the evening. Fashion expert Lawrence Zarian will dish on red carpet styles, trends and the best dressed.

On Monday, THE TALK will be guest co-hosted by John Elliott, Weathercaster, WCBS-TV New York, who will be filling in for Julie Chen, who returns on Monday, July 9.

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Kelli Raftery               The Talk          818-655-1598             kelli.raftery@cbs.com

Erin O’Brien               The Talk          818-655-1590             erin.obrien@cbs.com

Jennifer Solari             The Talk         818-655-7222             jennifer.solari@cbs.com

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