CONAN O'BRIEN, Emmy award-winning comedian and late night talk show host, will take the stage as host of NFL HONORS tonight, Feb. 6 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The two-hour primetime awards special recognizing the NFL's best players, performances and plays from the 2015 season will air nationally at 9 PM ET/PT on CBS.
O'Brien, an avid New England Patriots' fan, is host of the late-night show, "CONAN," on TBS. "CONAN" has a strong influence in both the broadcast and digital space, with clips from the show often going viral. His recent historic trips to Cuba and Armenia were marked with both critical and ratings success. A Harvard graduate and two-time president of the venerable and notorious Harvard Lampoon, O'Brien's resume includes writing and producing roles with "Not Necessarily the News," "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons." He succeeded David Letterman as the host of "Late Night" on NBC in 1993. During his time at "Late Night", O'Brien and his writing team received ten consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series, winning the prestigious award in 2007. O'Brien and the "Late Night" writing staff also won six Writer's Guild Awards for Best Writing in a Comedy/Variety Series, including two consecutive wins in 2002 and 2003.The full list of awards that will be presented is:
AP Most Valuable Player presented by Verizon |
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide |
AP Coach of the Year presented by Lenovo |
AP Comeback Player of the Year |
AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft |
AP Defensive Player of the Year |
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year |
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year |
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year |
FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year |
NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year presented by SAP |
Courtyard's Greatness on the Road Award |
Salute To Service Award presented by USAA |
Rooney Sportsmanship Award presented by McDonald's |
Deacon Jones Sack Leader |
Clutch Performer of the Year presented by Castrol |
"NFL Honors" is an NFL Network production in association with Rock Garden Media. For more information about "NFL Honors" fans may visit http://www.nfl.com/honors and follow the #NFLHonors conversation on Twitter.
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