Tim McGraw to host NBC's 'Saturday Night Live'

AP, Nov 10, 2008 12:00 pm PST
Live from New York! It's Tim McGraw.

His spokeswoman, Jessie Schmidt, says McGraw will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on November 22, joining a short list of country stars, including Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton, to host the show.

McGraw's hits include "Live Like You Were Dying," "Where the Green Grass Grows" and his latest, "Let It Go."

He co-stars with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming holiday movie "Four Christmases," due out later this month.

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NBC is owned by General Electric Co.

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