Win a Job on TV as the MyTV9 Star

Auditions Announced for New Station Spokesperson


NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- Do you think you have what it takes to be a TV Star? Then here's your chance to be Connecticut's next celebrity. The search is on for the MyTV9 Star! The MyTV9 Star will receive an offer to be the on-air spokesperson for MyTV9 for one year.

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If you'd like to try out and win the opportunity of a lifetime  come audition at McDermott Lexus, at 655 Main Street, off I-95 in East Haven, on Thursday, March 4, 2010 from 12pm to 7pm. Complete rules and an application are available at MyTV9Star.com. The winner will receive one year's employment at WCTX-MyTV9.

Come ready to be on camera and to show your personality. Each potential contestant will have several minutes in front of a camera to prove he or she should be the MyTV9 Star. The MyTV9 Star will receive a one year contract to be a spokesperson in all media and at assigned station/website events, contests, promotions, sales promotions and partner events.

Candidates should also be efficient with web and all aspects of social media, including Facebook, Twitter and blogging. Candidates should also be familiar with texting, uploading video, as well as shooting video and still pictures. An expert panel of judges will make its decision based on personality, on-camera performance, and originality. All entrants must be at least 21 years of age and bring an ID as proof of age.

If you think you're up to the job, come audition and show us why you should be the MyTV9 Star. For more information, log onto mytv9star.com. This audition is made possible by McDermott Auto Group, and WCTX-MyTV9.

About LIN TV

LIN TV Corp., along with its subsidiaries, is a local television and digital media company, owning and/or operating 27 television stations in 17 U.S. markets, all of which are affiliated with a national broadcast network. LIN TV's highly-rated stations deliver important local news and community stories, along with top-rated sports and entertainment programming, to 9% of U.S. television homes, reaching an average of 11 million households per week.

LIN TV is also a leader in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet through its television station web sites and a growing number of local online innovations that reach 15% of U.S. broadband households. LIN TV is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "TVL". Financial information about the company is available at http://www.lintv.com/.

For More Information

Mary Lee Weber [phone] 

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DATASOURCE: WTNH-News Channel 8 WCTX-MyTV9



CONTACT:  Mary Lee Weber, [phone]



Web Site:  http://www.mytv9star.com/ 

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