In May 2005, she won her first Daytime Emmy for this position.

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Each of his cookbooks has made it to the best-seller list, and both cable programs are big hits: "The Essence of Emeril" earned two daytime Emmy nominations in 2001 and 2002, and "Emeril Live" won a 1997 Cable Ace Award for best informational series.

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Stewart insists her Emmy Award-winning show has a higher calling than the usual daytime fare of trash talk and soaps.

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