Comedian Wayne Brady will host the 2014 “BET HONORS,” this year. The BET honors is an annual star-studded event celebrating distinguished Africans Americans performing at exceptional levels in the areas of music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education.
“We are excited to have Wayne Brady host BET Honors this year. He made the most of his moment on the show last year and we knew pretty much immediately after that he was the multi-hyphenate talent we wanted leading this year’s festivities.” said Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials for BET Networks. “Wayne will dazzle and amaze and we can’t wait.”
“Being able to host the BET Honors in our nation’s capital is definitely “Bucket List” material for me. Not too often do you get to pay homage to the industry icons you look up to, in front of your peers. I’m honored to be part of the legacy BET has built with this award show.” said Wayne Brady.
“BET HONORS” has become a staple in BET history by celebrating extraordinary African-Americans including Cicely Tyson, Jamie Foxx, Iman, Herbie Hancock, Whitney Houston, Queen Latifah, Sean “Diddy” Combs along with memorable past performances by Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, Yolanda Adams, Keyshia Cole, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige and Patti LaBelle.
The show will be taped this Saturday, February 8, 2014, at The Warner Theatre IN Washington, DC.
“BET HONORS” will air on BET Networks on Monday, February 24 at 9PM ET.
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