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Scotty K — show DJ (September 8–September 29, 2003)

Tony Okungbowa — show DJ (2003–2006; 2007 substitute; 2008-present)

Jon Abrahams (Jonny) — show DJ (2006–2007)

Stryker — show DJ & announcer(2007–2008)

Manny Rodriguez - (90 episodes, 2006-2007)

Liz Patrick - (6 episodes, 2004-2010)

Peter Fowkes - (4 episodes, 2007)

Suzanne Luna - (4 episodes, 2010)

Barry Glazer - (3 episodes, 2006-2007)

Michael Dimich - (unknown episodes)

Jason Gabel - Senior Producer (556 episodes, 2003-2007)

Lauren Pomerantz - Producer (279 episodes, 2007-2010)

Mike Gibbons - Supervising Producer (162 episodes, 2005-2006)

Karen Anderson - Producer (143 episodes, 2003-2009)

Paul Greenberg - Producer (53 episodes, 2006-2007)

Slade Abisror - Producer (35 episodes, 2006-2010)

Brian Finkelstein - Producer (24 episodes, 2007)

Amy Rhodes - Producer (22 episodes, 2009-2010)

Derek Che - Producer (20 episodes, 2005-2006)

Ellen DeGeneres - Executive Producer (14 episodes, 2006-2010)

Melissa Geiger - Supervising Producer / Senior Producer (12 episodes, 2003-2010)

Andy Lassner - Executive Producer (12 episodes, 2003-2010)

Mary Connelly - Executive Producer (12 episodes, 2004-2010)

Ed Glavin - Executive Producer (12 episodes, 2004-2010)

Lori Blackman - Producer (12 episodes, 2006-2010)

Jonathan Norman - Supervising Producer / Senior Producer (12 episodes, 2006-2010)

Jim Paratore - Executive Producer (12 episodes, 2006-2010)

Derek Westervelt - Coordinating Producer / senior Producer (12 episodes, 2006-2010)

Matthew Wright - Producer (10 episodes, 2006-2010)

Kevin Leman - Producer (8 episodes, 2006-2010)

Vikki Ann Ernst - Producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)

Kara Hogan - Producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)

Corey Palent - Producer (5 episodes, 2008-2010)

Alison Balian - Producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Karen Kilgariff - Producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Margaret Pergler - Producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Margaret Smith - Producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Christopher Miele - Coordinating Producer (4 episodes, 2007)

Rebecca H. Sirmons - Field Producer / Associate Producer (4 episodes, 2007)

Alissa Cote - Producer (4 episodes, 2010)

Jason Gelles - Producer (4 episodes, 2010)

Ellen Rocamora - Producer (4 episodes, 2010)

Beth Sherman - Producer (4 episodes, 2010)

Andy Zenor - Producer / Comedy Producer (4 episodes, 2010)

Liz Feldman - Producer (3 episodes, 2007)

Kate Schellenbach - Producer (3 episodes, 2007)

Kara Hogan Leonardo - Producer (3 episodes, 2010)

Ross Williams - Associate Producer (3 episodes, 2010)

Unknown episodes:

Peter Fowkes - Field Segment Producer | Lawrence Williams, Danny Breen, Bradford Brillowski, Melissa Costello, Greg Fitzsimmons, Jill Tara Kushner, Sue Murphy, Hedda Muskat, Christine Schomer (Producers)

Karen Kilgariff (Head Writer)

Karen Anderson

Margaret Smith

Ellen DeGeneres

September 8, 2003 - present

United States

English

Daytime Emmy Awards

2009 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Direction Robert T. Barnhart & Ted Wells (Designers) | Marisa Davis (Director)

2009 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control Vic Caruso (Technical Director) | David M. Weeks, Tim O'Neill, Paul Wileman, Forrest Fraser, Brad Zerbst & Brian Loewe (Camera Operators) | Randy Johnson (Video Control)

2009 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic Stu Weiss & Steve Roberts (Creative Directors)

2009 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Institutional Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner, Jim Paratore, Ellen DeGeneres & Jeff Markgraf (Executive Producers)

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design Anton Goss (Production Designer) | Jay Heiserman & Zeya Maurer (Art Directors)

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Kellen Richards

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling Addy Markowitz | Robert Lopez | Elizabeth Ulloa

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program - Liz Patrick & Lenn Goodside

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing Karen Anderson, Alison Balian, Jason Gelles, Lauren Pomerantz, Brian Finkelstein, Ellen DeGeneres & Kevin Leman (Writers)

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres

2009 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment Ellen DeGeneres, Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner, Jim Paratore (Executive Producers) | Jonathan Norman & Melissa Geiger (Supervising Producers) | Christopher Miele (Coordinating Producer) | Derek Westervelt (Senior Producer) | Lori Blackman, Karen Anderson, Kate Schellenbach, Matthew Wright, Slade Abisror, Vikki Ann Ernst, Kara Hogan, Andy Zenor, Corey Palent, Alison Balian, Jason Gelles, Kevin Leman, Lauren Pomerantz, Brian Finkelstein (Producers)

2008 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design Anton Goss & Zeya Maurer (Production Designer) | Jay Heiserman (Art Director) | Robert Lee & Michael C. Lewis (Set Decorators)

2008 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Terry Fountain (Production Mixer) | Dirk Sciarrotta (Sound Effects Mixer)

2008 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program Barry Glazer & Manny Rodriguez

2008 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres

2008 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing Karen Kilgariff | Karen Anderson | Alison Balian | Danny Ceballos | Ellen DeGeneres | Liz Feldman | Brian Finkelstein | Jason Gelles | Paul Greenberg | Kevin Leman | Lauren Pomerantz | Margaret Smith

2008 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner, Jim Paratore (Executive Producers) | Derek Westervelt (Senior Producer) | Melissa Geiger & Jonathan Norman (Supervising Producers) | Christopher Miele (Coordinating Producer) | Jason Gabel (Senior Producer) | Slade Abisror, Karen Anderson, Alison Balian, Lori Blackman, Danny Ceballos, Vikki Ann Ernst, Liz Feldman, Brian Finkelstein, Jason Gelles, Paul Greenberg, Kara Hogan, Karen Kilgariff, Kevin Leman, Margaret Pergler, Lauren Pomerantz, Kate Schellenbach, Margaret Smith, Matthew Wright (Producers)

2007 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design John Shaffner, Joe Stewart & Anton Goss (Production Designers) | Christopher Goumas, Tina Miller, Jay Heiserman (Art Directors) | Robert Lee & Michael C. Lewis (Set Decorator)

2007 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Terry Fountain (Production Mixer) | Bill Sherry & Dirk Sciarrotta (Sound Effects Mixer)

2007 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show Barry Glazer & Lenn Goodside

2007 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing Karen Kilgariff (Head Writer) | Karen Anderson, Margaret Smith, Alison Balian, Danny Ceballos, Liz Feldman, Kevin Leman, Ellen DeGeneres (Writers)

2007 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner, Ed Glavin, Jim Paratore (Executive Producers) | Derek Westervelt (Coordinating Producer) | Jason Gabel, Melissa& Jonathan Norman (Senior Producers) | Karen Kilgariff, Lori Blackman, Vikki Ann Ernst, Kara Hogan, Margaret Pergler, Matthew Wright, Karen Anderson, Alison Balian, Danny Ceballos, Liz Feldman, Kevin Leman, Derek Che, Christine Schomer, Bradford Brillowski, Melissa Costello (Producers)

2007 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres

2007 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Kellen Richards & Dawn Baker (Costume Stylist)

2007 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling Elizabeth Ulloa

2007 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Direction Robert A. Dickinson (Designer) | Marisa Davis (Director)

2007 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Meghan McClain & Jeanette Ostergard

2006 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Terry Fountain (Production Mixer) | Bill Sherry (Sound Effects Mixer)

2006 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design Lynda Kahn & Ellen Kahn (Title Designers) | Anne Babin & Alisa Benfey (Graphic Artists)

2006 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show Lenn Goodside (Director)

2006 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing Karen Kilgariff (Head Writer) | Karen Anderson, Danny Breen, Margaret Smith, Alison Balian, Danny Ceballos, Liz Feldman, Greg Fitzsimmons, Jill Tara Kushner, Ellen DeGeneres - (Writers)

2006 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin, Andy Lassner (Executive Producers) | Mike Gibbons (Supervising Producer) | Derek Westervelt (Coordinating Producer) | Jason Gabel, Melissa Geiger & Jonathan Norman (Senior Producers) | Christine Schomer, Karen Kilgariff, Lori Blackman, Bradford Brillowski, Melissa Costello, Karen Anderson, Danny Breen, Margaret Smith, Alison Balian, Danny Ceballos, Liz Feldman, Jill Tara Kushner, Derek Che & Greg Fitzsimmons (Producers)

2006 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres (Host)

2006 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design John Shaffner & Joe Stewart (Production Designers) | Christopher Goumas & Tina Miller (Art Directors) | Robert Lee & Michael C. Lewis (Set Decorators)

2006 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Wendi Ferreira & Kellen Richards (Costume Stylists)

2006 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Direction Robert A. Dickinson (Designer) | Marisa Davis (Director)

2006 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing Mike Cole (Editor)

2006 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Vic Caruso (Technical Director) | Randy Johnson (Senior Video) | Chip Fraser,
Brian Loewe, Tim O'Neill, David M. Weeks, Paul Wileman & Brad Zerbst (electronic camera)

2005 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Terry Fountain (Production Mixer) | Bill Sherry (Sound Effects Editor)

2005 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show Lenn Goodside & Michael Dimich

2005 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing - Karen Kilgariff (Head Writer) | Karen Anderson, Danny Breen, Greg Fitzsimmons, Margaret Smith, Alison Balian, Sue Murphy, Ellen DeGeneres (Writers)

2005 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin (Executive Producers) | Andy Lassner (co-Executive Producer) | Derek Westervelt (Coordinating Producer) | Jason Gabel, Melissa Geiger, Jonathan Norman, Christine Schomer, Karen Kilgariff, Lori Blackman, Bradford Brillowski, Melissa Costello, Karen Anderson, Danny Breen, Greg Fitzsimmons, Margaret Smith, Alison Balian, Sue Murphy, Lawrence Williams & Hedda Muskat (Producers)

2005 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design John Shaffner & Joe Stewart (Production Designers) | Tina Miller & Christoph Goumas (Art Directors)

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Linda Medvene (Costume Designer) | Wendi Ferreira (Costume Stylist)

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Direction Robert A. Dickinson (Designer) | Marisa Davis (Director)

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Meghan McClain & Jeanette Ostergard (Makeup Artists)

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing Mike Cole

2005 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control Vic Caruso (technical Director) | Chip Fraser, Brian Loewe, Tim O'Neill, David M. Weeks, Paul Wileman, Brad Zerbst & Marty Goldstein (electric camera) | Randy Johnson (Senior Video control)

2004 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design John Shaffner & Joe Stewart (Production Designers) | Christopher Goumas, Lance B. Zeck & Tina Miller (Art Directors)

2004 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Terry Fountain (production mixer) | Bill Sherry (sound effects mixer)

2004 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design Scott Miller & Jill Katz (Title Designers) | Anne Babin, Andrew Marshall & Steven Fitzgerald (Graphic Artists)

2004 Won Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Ellen DeGeneres, Mary Connelly & Ed Glavin (Executive Producers) | Andy Lassner (Supervising Producer) | Jason Gabel, Melissa Geiger, Hedda Muskat, Jonathan Norman, Jeff Sammon, Lawrence Williams (Producers)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Linda Medvene (costume designer)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Direction Robert A. Dickinson (Designer) | Marisa Davis (Director)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Meghan McClain & Lynn Barron (Makeup Artists)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing Mike Cole (Editor)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control Vic Caruso (Technical Director) | Martin Goldstein, Leigh Nicholson, Tim O'Neill, David M. Weeks, Chip Fraser, Brian Loewe, Brad Zerbst (electronic camera) | Randy Johnson (senior video)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show Michael Dimich (Director)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Writing Karen Anderson (Writer)
Danny Breen, Ellen DeGeneres, Greg Fitzsimmons, Karen Kilgariff & Andrea Levin (Writers)

2004 Nominated Daytime Emmy Outstanding Talk Show Host Ellen DeGeneres

GLAAD Media Awards

2010 Nominated GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Talk Show Episode for: episode "Sirdeaner Walker Interview"

2009 Won GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Talk Show Episode for: episode "Ellen & Portia's Wedding Day"

PGA Awards

2007 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television Ellen DeGeneres | Mary Connelly | Ed Glavin | Andy Lassner | Karen Kilgariff

2006 Won Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television Ellen DeGeneres | Mary Connelly | Ed Glavin | Andy Lassner | Karen Kilgariff

2005 Won Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television Ellen DeGeneres | Mary Connelly | Ed Glavin | Andy Lassner | Karen Kilgariff

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, also called Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, is an Emmy Award-winning syndicated television talk show hosted by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and distributed by Warner Bros. Television. The show features interviews with celebrities and members of the public, comedic monologues by the host and music performances. It premiered on September 8, 2003.

The show was nominated for 11 Daytime Emmy Awards its first season, winning four, including Best Talk Show. It gained 12 nominations in its second season and won 6 Emmys, including Best Talk Show and Talk Show Host. The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been renewed through the 2010-2011 season. Since the beginning of its run, the show has been taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank, California. The show began taping in high definition on September 8, 2008, the sixth season premiere. This coincided with a move to Stage 1 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California after NBC sold the property where the show was previously taped.

The premise of Ellen is similar to other daytime television talk shows, such as Oprah. The program combines comedy, celebrity and musical guests and human-interest stories. The program is not characterized as a tabloid talk show, nor does it involve experts giving advice in regards to personal relationships.

A popular staff member, aspiring stunt man Houston Rose (pronounced "How-Ston"), frequently featured during the first broadcast year. In a segment called "Have Houston Do It For You," he was sent to people's homes to help with tasks like putting up Christmas decorations or remodeling a bathroom. Other staff members included Jeff Cosgrave, who was set up on a variety of blind dates; Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner, her executive Producers on the floor; Robert, her crooning prop master; Kevin the game show host; Jim, her PA; and Andy, the prize guy.

As in The Rosie O'Donnell Show, DeGeneres often has audience participation games where prizes are awarded. During her Twelve Days of Giveaways promotion, she gives about $1,000 worth of prizes to each member of the studio audience (and a handful of home viewers as well) for 12 days in a row leading up to Christmas. Because the show has become so popular, not all who arrive hoping to see a taping can fit into the studio, so an off-shoot space referred to as "The Riff Raff Room" was created. Persons seated here are often referenced and shown briefly on camera but watch the taping from off-stage.

Ellen has also helped many non-famous people attain their 15 minutes of fame by having them as guests on the show. Guests in this role have included intelligent children, the owner of a small shop called "Mostly Moose and More", a flea market owner who raps in his commercials, and a male audience member who refused to dance, named Carl by Ellen based on the way he looks, while his real name is Jim. Most recently there has been Lisa Barnum, who attempted to step on Ellen's coffee table aggravating her back injury; in several later episodes Ellen jokingly blames Lisa for her back injury.

In the show's third season, Ellen began surprising fans by introducing them to their favorite celebrities.

On May 18, 2006, the show celebrated its 500th episode.

In October 2007, Ellen tearfully pleaded on-air with a private pet adoption agency. The agency took Ellen's dog back from her when it learned Ellen's girlfriend Portia de Rossi had violated a written agreement not to give ownership of the dog to a third party. The agency received threats from fans, according to their lawyer, which Ellen regretted. A distraught Ellen canceled two days of taping her show to compose herself.

On November 19, 2007, the show celebrated its 700th episode, even though the actual 700th show was over a month earlier.

The show will be moving to Warner Bros. studios for its sixth season due to the NBC lot being sold. The season finale of season five, aired on May 28, 2008, was the last show taped on the NBC lot.