ME TELEVISION ANNOUNCES VJ TALENT SEARCH

Auditions to be Premiered as the New ME Television Series, THE NEXT VJ

OPEN CALL to TAKE PLACE at MIDNIGHT RODEO

Austin, TX (August 20, 2007) – ME Television, the 24-hour regional music and entertainment network today announced that it will be hold open call auditions for two new VJ television personalities at Midnight Rodeo, August 30th, 2007 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The audition process will be recorded as part of a new ME Television reality series, The NEXT VJ, premiering in October.

As an ME VJ, their duties will include covering Austin’s best music and entertainment events like Austin City Limits, South by Southwest, and Musicfest in Steamboat Springs to name a few, as well as celebrity interviews.
The talent search will consist of four rounds:
round one: open call, where applicants will be prescreened, interviewed and perform sample on-air segments
round two: top 20 call backs
round three: pool narrowed to five finalists
round four: winner announcements

The competition will be interactive as ME viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite aspiring ME Television personality. Viewers are encouraged to attend the audition rounds and be on T.V., check out the website for clips of both past VJ auditions and this year’s auditions to cast their votes. The series will air on Me Television – The Next VJ, Channel 15 and Digital 577 every October 1st..

“Open call will be one of ME’s highlights of the year as we anticipate receiving hundreds of applicants who want to be a part of this growing network”, says Jacqueline Renee, vice president and executive producer of ME Television. “The series’ debut will coincide with our two-year anniversary and it is a great opportunity for us to thank viewers for their support by giving them a voice in the audition process.”