“The Real” co-host Loni Love has been named host for both the 2016 PromaxBDA North American Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards and the PromaxBDA Global Excellence Awards, TheWrap has exclusively learned.
The two awards shows will be combined and will take place on June 16 at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City.
Love has been nominated for an Emmy as Outstanding Talk Show Host, but is also a comic, author and actress. She is the host of the forthcoming game show “Heads Up” and the co-host of the radio show “Cafe Mocha.”
The winners in more than 150 categories will be announced at the competition that celebrates the year’s best achievement in entertainment marketing, including on-air, online or on mobile platforms.
The Global Excellence Awards honors the best work in all categories across the globe.
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, PromaxBDA is a global association for entertainment promotion, marketing and design professionals. More than 2,400 media, entertainment and agency professionals are expected to attend this year’s conference.