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Thecast and show creator behind the cutting-edge and witty CBS series, “Murphy Brown” – Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, Charles Kimbrough, Grant Shaud and Diane English – will be honored with the Impact Award at the TV Land Awards 10^th Anniversary celebration, taping Saturday, April 14 at the Lexington Avenue Armory at Gramercy Park in New York City. Previously announced honorees include “In Living Color” (which now includes former Fly Girl Carrie Ann Inaba), “Laverne & Shirley,” “One Day At A Time,” “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and Aretha Franklin.  The “TV Land Awards” 10^th Anniversary will air on Sunday, April 29 at 9PM/8C!

Additionally, TV Land announced presenters for the show, including esteemed journalist and news anchor Katie Couric and actress Fran Drescher, who will be on hand to pay homage to some of television and music’s biggest stars. More presenters will be announced in the coming days. In addition, three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated music group The B-52s will set the mood for the evening, rocking out as the house band for the 10^th anniversary show.

 “Murphy Brown,” the recipient of this year’s Impact Award, infused hot topic current events and shined a light on real-life career and personal issues. The revolutionary show starred Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Candice Bergen as title character Murphy Brown, a reporter for successful primetime news show “FYI.” With the help of her friends and co-workers – Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto), Corky Sherwood (Faith Ford), Jim Dial (Charles Kimbrough) and Miles Silverberg (Grant Shaud) – Murphy was a star journalist who truly had it all, even becoming a single mother later in the series. The show created some of the most memorable episodes with help from guest stars and fellow “TV Land Awards” honorees and presenters Aretha Franklin and Katie Couric. “Murphy Brown” aired on CBS from 1988 to 1998.

 The TV Land Awards pays tribute to classic and contemporary luminaries of television, music and movies. The 90-minute telecast hosted by Kelly Ripa will feature exhilarating musical performances and will reunite some of the most iconic celebrity TV casts.