Responding to the honour, Abudu wrote on Instagram, 'As a Nigerian television producer, I am honored to chair the 47th International Emmy Awards and be part of an organisation that celebrates extraordinary television producers from all over the globe - Mo Abudu.
Bourdain, who was 61, was bestowed the Emmy, the US television industry's highest honour, for outstanding writing of a nonfiction programme for an episode of the popular CNN food and travel show series that was set in southern Italy and aired last November during its 10th season.
AS Jake Coates described the bravery, selflessness and optimism shown by his terminally ill wife Emmy, there was barely a dry eye in the Pride of Britain audience.