Los Angeles ? Country singer-turned-sitcom star Reba McEntire will host the seventh annual Family Television Awards.

“She’s a great entertainer and a solid role model,” said Kaki Hinton, co-chairwoman of the Family Friendly Programming Forum, which presents the awards.

McEntire, star of the WB show “Reba,” first hosted the awards in 2000.

A group of national advertisers created the forum in 1998 to promote airing family-oriented fare during television’s primetime hours, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

It funds script development for programs that “have cross-generational appeal, depict real-life situations and handle those issues very responsibly,” Hinton said.