Two weeks after the Oscars named Seth MacFarlane its host for next year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is ready to announce its host …

In a surprise, the international organization named Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosts for its 70th Golden Globe Awards.

The bacchanalian party of the year has been hosted infamously by comic Ricky Gervais for three years and he said he was done.

Gervais was the first host in 15 years for the show. After each year, where Gervais pulled all the punches on the nominees and stars in the room, many thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) would not invite him back. But the organization did — twice — and viewers got to see a smug Gervais beer in hand ready to dish some jokes.

Now Fey and Poehler, known for their comedic touch, will have their turn hosting an evening where celebrities eat and, notably, drink — an awards show without the required gravitas.

The announcement gives the HFPA a little more buzz after the Academy announced its Oscars nominations would be moved up five days — to Jan. 10, three days before the Globes.

“The unparalleled comedic timing of Tina and Amy will surely have viewers wanting to tune-in to see them in action,” said HFPA president Aida Takla-O’Reilly, in a news release. “The HFPA is thrilled to have the magnetic duo be a part of the show’s 70th anniversary.”

Fey, the creative force behind NBC’s three-time Emmy-winning comedy “30 Rock,” has won an Emmy, two Golden Globes, three SAG Awards and a People’s Choice Award for the show. She has also won an Emmy and two Writers Guild Awards for her writing on “Saturday Night Live,” along with winning in 2009 for guest appearing on SNL as Sarah Palin.

In 2004, Fey wrote “Mean Girls” for the big screen, which earned her a Writers Guild Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Fey has starred opposite Poehler in the film “Baby Mama.” In 2011, Fey released her first book, “Bossypants,” which also earned her a Grammy nomination for best audio book of the year.

Poehler currently produces and stars in the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” Her role as politician Leslie Knope has earned her three Emmy nominations, along with one for writing. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe this year.

Nominations for the 70th Golden Globes will be announced Thursday, Dec. 13, at 8:30 a.m. The Golden Globe Awards air LIVE coast-to-coast on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, on NBC — locally WNWO — from 8-11 p.m. from the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Videos

Fey and Poehler present together at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.

And below is the infamous cold open for “Saturday Night Live” with Fey and Poehler as Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, respectively.

Toledo Free Press Lead Designer and Film Editor James A. Molnar blogs about all things Oscar at TheGoldKnight.com. Watch him discuss movies on “WNWO Today” around 5:50 a.m. on Fridays. Also, listen to James discuss movies on “Eye on Your Weekend” on 1370 WSPD every Friday at 6 p.m.

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This entry was posted on Monday, October 15th, 2012 at 11:59 pm and is filed under Arts and Life, Film, Star, Television, The Gold Knight.
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Toledo Free Press is in the process of setting meetings with the organizers behind the seven levies that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Endorsements will follow those discussions, but for voters understandably weary (and wary) of media interpretation, an excellent guide comes from the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber diligently meets with representatives for each levy hopeful and goes through a two-step voting process to determine which levies it will endorse. Chamber President Mark V’Soske is clear that the Chamber does not come out against levies. It endorses its choices but does not actively oppose others.

The Chamber chose to support:

• Toledo Public Schools (TPS) is asking taxpayers to approve a new 6.9-mill continuing levy, which according to the Chamber of Commerce will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $211.28 per year. The money from the levy would fund the district’s current transformation program and balance the budget beyond the 2012-13 school year.
• The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County has placed a 10-year, 1-mill levy on the ballot. The board’s last levy renewal was passed in 2008, so this levy would generate new money for the agency. This levy would cost $30.62 per year for the owner of a $100,000 home, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
• Lucas County Children Services will be represented on November’s ballot with a 1.85-mill levy. This is a 0.85 increase from the current five-year levy, which will expire in December 2013. The 1.85-mill levy would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $56.66 per year, an increase of $26.04 on the current $30.62 per year paid to the 1-mill levy, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
• Imagination Station will ask voters to renew its 0.17-mill levy, which is set to expire at the end of 2013. The levy would generate about $1.3 million of the organization’s $3.2 million revenue by costing owners of a $100,000 home $5.21 a year.

The Chamber did not support (but again, that does not mean it opposes):

• Parks and Recreation is a new 1-mill levy, which would require renewal in 10 years. Owners of a $100,000 home would pay $30.62 per year if the levy passes, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
• Metroparks of Toledo Area will place a 0.9-mill levy before voters. The levy would replace the 0.3-mill levy that expires at the end of its 10-year term on Dec. 31. If passed, the 0.9-mill levy will require renewal in 10 years.
• The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is placing a 2.9-mill levy on the ballot that if passed will replace and increase their 2-mill levy, which is due to expire at the end of this year. The levy will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $88.80 per year for five years, according to a newsletter on the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce’s website, toledochamber.com.

There is plenty of time for education and information; let’s hope voters look beyond media and do some investigating on their own.

Thomas F. Pounds is president and publisher of Toledo Free Press and Toledo Free Press Star. Contact him at tpounds@toledofreepress.com.

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This entry was posted on Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 10:59 am and is filed under Opinion, Publisher's Statement.
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