Keke Palmer Celebrates KeyTV Emmy Win With A Message For Creators

Keke Palmer had more than a trophy on her mind after KeyTV’s “Glam Through The Ages” won a Daytime Emmy. Backstage, she brought the conversation back to helping other people get their work made.

The KeyTV Network series took Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program at the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday (October 30). The ceremony was held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

Speaking with Extra backstage, Palmer said she founded the network to “produce work that would give other people a platform.” She pointed to the struggle to find opportunities in entertainment as part of the reason for building it.

Palmer said the series used beauty history to explore how her community has been seen and represented over time. The recognition encouraged her because it acknowledged both that subject matter and the network carrying it.

The project had a team behind it. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ credits list Palmer alongside Lenoria Addison, Sharon Palmer and Max Wyeth as its four executive producers. Patrick Garney was credited as producer, with Justin Coloma directing.

That focus on the people making the work has been part of Palmer’s public explanation of KeyTV for some time. In October 2025, she outlined its mission while discussing “Southern Fried Rice,” the series created by Nakia Stephens. At the time, she was defending the series after viewers questioned its handling of cultural identity. The series placed KoKo Johnson at a fictional Atlanta HBCU. Her character was Korean-American and had grown up with Southern Black parents.

Palmer said then that supporting Black creatives required funding, room to learn through mistakes and chances to put ideas into production more than once. She also stressed paid work for people of color behind the camera. Her goal, she explained, was to help those creators tell stories of their own.

She argued that a viewer’s opinion of a show and the need to support Black storytellers were separate issues.

Palmer also discussed her current mix of projects with Extra, including the podcast “Baby This Is Keke Palmer” and wellness app Practice by Palmer.

“I’m really empowered by this tonight,” she said.