Former Days of Our Lives and Guiding Light star Crystal Chappell co-hosted the 25th Annual Emery Awards with Good Morning America’s Sam Champion on November 10. The event, held at Cipriani Wall Street, honored Ralph Lauren’s Charles Fagan, Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker and Macy’s.  The yearly celebration is thrown by the Hetrick-Martin Institution, which helps provide empowerment, education and advocacy for LGBTQ young people age 12-24 and their families. See more photos after the jump!

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Soap legend Susan Lucci makes an appearance on The Gayle King Show today. The All My Children vet will dish her new book, All My Life, with the Mighty O's BFF. Fans can catch the interview via Oprah Radio on Sirius 195 (XM Channel 156) starting at 9 AM EST. Folks who want to watch the interview can do so on the OWN network at 10 AM EST. Don't have Sirius? Click here!

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Oprah Winfrey's announcement that she will cancel her long running, uber-successful talk show in 2011 has the media buzzing. Here are a few stories to check out and ponder while you're reading DC at work.

The biggest question is, who's next? Can anyone top the queen? There really isn't a replacement out there that will impact the public quite like Oprah, but hey, there are those who are willing to try. The New York Post is reporting that Gayle King is in talks with CBS to produce a talk show of her own after Oprah goes off the air. There is no word from King's court, but her foray into talkdom failed in 1997 when her show was axed due to low ratings. READ MORE

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire has already won the Sundance Film Festival. Friday, its cast, including Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Gabourey Sidibe, Xosha Roquemore, Paula Patton, Chyna Layne and Lenny Kravitz, attended its debut at the New York Film Festival. The premiere of Precious also brought out stars such as Jane Fonda, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Bobby Cannavale, Gayle King, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi. View photos from the Precious red carpet after the jump.

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Illinois Governor Gov. Rod Blagojevich made a pit stop by The View today and had a one on one interview with the show's executive producer and host, Barbara Walters. He spoke with Walters, who was in Los Angeles, via satellite. Later, he went up against the rest of the hosts. READ MORE

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