Heather Tom to Present at International Emmys

Two-time Daytime Emmy winner Heather Tom (Katie) of The Bold and the Beautiful will present at the 36th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City on Monday, Nov. 24. The evening's host will be Roger Bart, and other presenters include Jeff Goldblum, Sam Waterston, Willie Garson, and John Waters.

The Gala Ceremony will be attended by over 1000 television executives and over 200 members of the press from around the world. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the largest organization of global broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies. The Academy was founded in 1969 to promote excellence in international television programming and presents the International Emmy Award to the best television programs originated outside the U.S. For more information visit http://www.ieemmys.com/.

Casting News!

Heather Tom, formerly Victoria Newman of The Young and the Restless, is coming to The Bold and the Beautiful as Katie Logan. Look for Storm, Brooke and Donna's baby sis to make her debut next month (Aug. 2007). Insiders say that she has inked a 6-month contract, but hopefully, everyone involved will decide to make it long term.

Real-life husband and wife Justin Bruening and Alexa Havins will vacate their roles, Jamie and Babe, when their contracts are up with All My Children. No word yet on whether either of the roles will be recast. Also leaving Pine Valley is Kelli Giddish, who plays Di.

Returning to The Young and the Restless for the Aug. 17 episode will be Billy Warlock, who plays Ben, Jack's former campaign manager.

On Passions, John Reilly will appear once more as the evil Alistair Crane on Aug. 20.

And finally, Hunt Block (ex-Craig, As the World Turns) is coming back to daytime in the form of an FBI agent on One Life to Live. His character has yet to be named, and we don't know exactly what part he will play in the lives of the Llanview folk. But, yay! Hunt is back!