As it turns out, "Dancing with the Stars" WAS a good career move for my favorite hoofer, Marie Osmond. The big news (so far) out of that boozy programfest known as NATPE - on-going as we speak - is that Ms. O will host a talk show in the fall of 2009. 
Her personal guarantee: No dancing. No fainting.
Just kidding. Marie's unpredictable; she could end up doing both. In any event, Marie held a press conference a little white ago, saying that the production company backing this new baby (Program Partners) is "giving me the freedom to do some things that I feel strongly about, and the timing is right for a show like this."
Why is "the timing right for a show like this?" I have no idea - I wasn't there to ask her. But Marie's done a few other talkers, including something she did with Donny back in the late '90s.