Steve’s Emmy Award Achievement

Big Dog reflects on all his accomplishments during his career.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, the seventy six Primetime Emmy Awards aired last night
from Los Angeles on NBC. Steve You were nominated this
year for Outstanding Game Show Host, along with Keky Palmer
for Password, Jane Lynch for Weakest Link, Pat Sajack for
Wheel of Fortune, and Ken Jennings for Jeopardy. Pat Sajack
took home to Emmy this year. But did you all

(00:21):
know that? Back in twenty thirteen, Steve Harvey was the
first television host to receive two Daytime Emmy Award nominations,
one for Outstanding Talk Show Host and for Outstanding Game
Show Host. Steve You also received your star on Hollywood's
Walk of Fame that same year. We were all there
to see you receive that. So the question is, Steve,

(00:43):
did you ever did you ever find it hard to
believe how much you've accomplished? I mean, you've done so
much in your career, you know.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
I mean you look honestly speaking like when you just
said that, I didn't even know that. Really, I had
no idea. And God keeps me in wonderment and amazement.
He keeps me feel with just it's like overflowing for
me at times because no I mean who. I didn't

(01:12):
even know that in the same year, two Emmys and
the Star who what? You know what I mean because
at the end of the day, you know what, man,
I keep saying all time. I said this. One time
we were overseas and we were on a on a
trip and we were eating lunch on this island. It's

(01:34):
an island off Cans and I walked in and people
were clapping when they saw me, you know. And I
sat down at the table and Elton John was there
and he came over and he hugged me and we
talked and I sat down. Wow, and they started they

(01:55):
started playing the theme song to Family Feud, and everybody
in the restaurant started clapping to the Family Few theme song.
I just put my head down and started crying because
I couldn't believe it. And my daughter look at me
and said, Dad, why are you crying? And I said,
I can't tell you the exact quote, I said, but
I just said, I'm just from Cleveland, got and she said,

(02:24):
and then she said, no, Dad, you way more than that.
But see, she didn't understand where I was coming from.
I was coming from from a place of I know
exactly where I'm from I know the whole trip, and
technically I know I ain't supposed to be here, but
by the grace of God, and that moment for me

(02:45):
was so profound. And it happened again this year, just
this past year, were over there and I was with
the famous couple, and it happened again to me, and
I put my hair down and the brother just put
his arm I'm around me. He said, Wow, man, how
that make you feel? And I just I can't get

(03:05):
over his blessings. I cannot get over. I'm constantly in
amazement of I'm glad you're don't And I'm gonna tell
somebody that today, somebody in twenty thirteen. You know, I
had to. You know, I'm finna flex on somebody. Somebody
finsh get it. Today.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
You could tell Sister Odell, because she's coming up right
after this. You're listening Hard Morning Show