Tony Potts The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network is honored to welcome Tony Potts, the weekend co-anchor and correspondent for "Access Hollywood," as the host of the 13th annual "An Evening With the Stars" gala. He has a personal connection to pancreatic cancer, as his father is now battling the disease. Tony joined "Access Hollywood", the daily entertainment news magazine show, in April 1999. In addition to his duties at "Access Hollywood," he also contributes to the "Today" show, MSNBC and CNBC. He is also a frequent guest on CNN's "Larry King Live," as well as CNN's "Showbiz Tonight." He has covered many high-profile events for "Access Hollywood", including the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Emmys, and the Grammy Awards. as well as many top-breaking entertainment news stories and international film festivals. Tony has also interviewed the biggest stars in film, music and television, including an exclusive interview with Julia Roberts when she made her Broadway debut. Tony also traveled to the jungles of Borneo for the first taping of "Survivor," and to the Australian Outback for the series' second season. Tony met up with the "Today" show host Matt Lauer in Paris and then again in the South of France for the morning show's "Where in the World is Matt Lauer" series. Prior to joining "Access Hollywood," Tony co-hosted Fox's "Good Day New York" and anchored the "Fox News at Noon" where he covered New York City's biggest news stories. This included hosting Fox's live broadcast of the Pope's historic Mass in Central Park. In addition, Tony broke a story regarding corrupt cab drivers and owners, which resulted in the overhaul of New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission's procedures. His film and television credits include the Mel Gibson film, "Ransom," the 2002-2003 season finale of the CBS hit show "CSI: Miami," plus a number of episodes of Courtney Cox's show, "Dirt." Tony has won an Emmy Award for feature reporting, two Associated Press Awards and one Society of Professional Journalists Award. The Seattle-native also won the 2006 MVP award at the NBA's Celebrity All-Star Game in Las Vegas.