After an Internet campaign, 88-year-old Betty White to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

By AP
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Betty White to host ‘Saturday Night Live’

NEW YORK — The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host “Saturday Night Live.”

NBC said Thursday that the 88-year-old actress will host the show May 8. “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels says he can’t think of a better way to spend Mother’s Day weekend than with White.

The announcement followed a campaign on Facebook urging the sketch show to make White a host. The group attracted nearly half-a-million supporters.

White, whose starring roles include “The Golden Girls,” was given a lifetime achievement award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in January.

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