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Soldier Heads For ‘American Idol,’ Postpones Kuwait
(1/28/03, 5 p.m. ET) — Uncle Sam called on Lance Corporal Josh Gracin to deploy with his unit to Kuwait, but then a higher power called–American Idol. The 21-year-old Marine sent an audition tape
Read More »NBC CASTING : Next Action Star
Next Action Star Do you have what it takes to be the next Mel, Will or Angelina? NBC and legendary producer Joel Silver are looking for the Next Action Star! Please attend one of
Read More »Gulf soldier’s pop success
A US squaddie has deferred being shipped off to the Gulf in the name of freedom to come up against the one person on earth more scary than Saddam Hussein – Simon Cowell. Pop
Read More »Who Wants to Be an NBA/WNBA Player
The National Basketball Assn. has signed a deal with two production companies to develop weekly one-hour series “Who Wants to Be an NBA/WNBA Player.” The concept starts with regional competitions among skilled players in
Read More »ABC CASTING : Winner Take All
Are you willing to bet it all to prove you’ve got what it takes? Spend a weekend in Vegas with a partner and win cash by competing against other teams in physical and mental
Read More »ABC’s Naughty New Reality Series
“Take my wife, please.” That’s the refrain coming from ABC programming execs this week. The Alphabet net is casting for a new reality series based on a hit British show called Wife Swap. While
Read More »Are we hearing ‘Joe’s’ true story?
Evan Marriott, the not-so-average Joe in Fox’s “Joe Millionaire,” might as well be called Mickey Finn. It doesn’t take much of him in person to make you feel woozy, not sure which end is
Read More »Speedera to Stream American Idol
Speedera Networks Inc., a leader in global content delivery services, today announced that Fox Broadcasting Company has chosen Speedera’s SpeedSuite service to deliver the www.idolonfox.com site, the online counterpart to the television phenomenon, American
Read More »Reality TV is here to stay
We’ve seen drunken youths writhe virtually naked in Mediterranean nightclubs, celebrities baring their souls for charity – and now we are led to believe that gossip in a hairdressing salon is public service TV.
Read More »OUR SON ‘JOE MILLIONAIRE’ AND THOSE WILD RUMORS
January 25, 2003 — CHOOSING Fox News Channel’s Kit Hoover to interview the parents and sister of “Joe Millionaire” star Evan Marriott for “The Pulse” was a good call. Why? Well, Hoover herself basked
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