Dave Karger: The Academy Awards

The Treatment

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4.6 • 639 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2012

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Elvis talks to Entertainment Weekly senior writer and Oscar specialist Dave Karger about the 2012 Oscars.

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0:00.0	From KCRW, Santa Monica and KCRW.com, this is The Treatment.
0:15.4	Welcome to the treatment, which you can also hear at KCRW.com.
0:19.7	That's right.
0:20.3	The Oscars are imminent, and my guest, Dave Carger, is eminent.
0:24.6	He is the Oscars expert at Entertainment Weekly.
0:27.9	Among his other gigs, he is the Army Archer of the 21st Century.
0:31.3	Is that best to describe you, Dave?
0:32.7	I like that description.
0:33.6	They call me the official Academy Red Carpet Greeter,
0:37.3	which means I have my own platform at the Oscars red carpet.
0:40.5	And then as each nominee and presenter comes onto the carpet, it's my job to announce them and interview them.
0:47.2	It's super fun.
0:48.1	I did it last year.
0:48.9	And in a space of two and a half hours, I did 65 interviews.
0:52.0	And you just never know who's going to come up.
0:54.3	So it was great. So I'm looking forward to doing that again.
0:56.5	Okay, a big question. Who are you wearing?
0:58.2	I'm wearing Burberry, Elvis.
1:00.0	Oh, dear God, in heaven. This is not public radio for some people.
1:03.3	By the way, on oscar.com, he'll be interviewing all the Oscar winners as they exit the stage,
1:08.9	giddy from lack of sleep and the excitement of holding the award
1:12.1	in their hands.
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