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Daytime Emmys chief on X: 'unrecognizable' from old Twitter

Adam Sharp, president of the group behind the Daytime Emmys, is also in talks to reunite with the Television Academy after splitting in nineteen seventy-seven; he can't find Twitter.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA former Twitter executive who now runs the Daytime Emmys says Elon Musk's X is unrecognizable from the old Twitter, the New York Post reports.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAdam Sharp, the president of the group behind the Daytime Emmys.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe also talked about merging with the Television Academy, which they split from in nineteen seventy-seven.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorUnrecognizable how? Did they change the name?

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThey did, actually. Twitter is now X, and the little bird is gone.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA man who worked there walks in and can't find his own desk.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo he can't find his desk, and he's in charge of an awards show that moved from May or June to October.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd it streams on YouTube now, not on television. So he can't find his desk, and nobody can find his show.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe hashtag is unrecognizable. One word. And I'd know a soap anyway.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn a soap, unrecognizable just means the new actor starts Monday.

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