ELLEN DEGENERES CLIMBS TO TOP HOST

Ellen DeGeneres

Television personality Ellen DeGeneres has won out against talk show legend Oprah Winfrey and is to be named America’s favorite Television personality in a new poll. DeGeneres climbed up seven places from last year’s Harris Poll to take the top spot, which had previously been ruled by media king Winfrey since 2002. Fellow U.S. chatshow host Jay Leno came in third position, while House star Hugh Laurie and funnyman Jon Stewart rounded out the top five.