Remember last year when Ryan Seacrest asked for a special Emmy category just for hosts of TV reality shows and shouted out, "Can Tom O'Neil work on that for us?" (CLICK HERE)

Now Variety reports: "Ryan Seacrest, Jeff Probst and their brethren will soon have a shot at becoming individual Emmy winners as the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will reportedly add a category for reality TV host to its upcoming awards. The honor was introduced at the recent retreat of the TV Academy board of governors and, according to sources, has already been tentatively approved, pending a final vote at the next board meeting in mid-March. A TV Acad spokeswoman said it was "premature" to discuss any changes to the awards, but organization insiders said recognition for reality talent — considered one of TV's hotter genres, and relatively underrepresented at the Emmys — is basically a done deal."

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