Chicago is Next Stop for BET's National Talent Search

Chicago is Next Stop for BET's National Talent Search

New Faces Search Scours the Country for Fresh Faces and Exciting New Talent to Join BET Network as Show Hosts

BET's New Faces Talent Search is coming to town. Details are finalized and the audition locations selected as BET looks for talented non- professionals between the ages of 18-28 with dreams of becoming a television star. After thousands of prospects participated in open auditions in New York, Atlanta and Houston, the next stop is Chicago on Monday, October 10 at Excalibur. BET's five-city talent search will conclude in Los Angeles on October 12.

The following is the list of remaining cities, locations and audition schedule for the BET New Faces Talent Search:

DATES LOCATIONS TIMES (LOCAL)

October 10 EXCALIBUR 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 632 N. Dearborn Rd Chicago, IL 60610

October 12 THE CENTURY CLUB 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10131 Constellation Blvd. Century City, CA 90067

** Audition lines open at 7:00 a.m. Only the first 1,000 candidates will be seen. State-issued photo ID required.

Also on hand will be special celebrity guests and plenty of cameras as BET will televise highlights from its first-ever nationwide talent search. Users of BET.com can also check out the coverage and get a peak at some of the contestants.

FOR MEDIA COVERAGE: News coverage opportunities include interviews and photography with BET executives; footage and interviews with contestants waiting for auditions; and audition footage from inside the venue. To cover this event, please contact Michael Lewellen at (02-669-4867; michael.lewellen@bet.net.

ABOUT BET

BET, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), is the nation's leading television network providing quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs programming for the African-American audience. The BET Network reaches more than 80 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Lewellen of BET, +1-202-608-2003, cell: +1-202-669-4867 michael.lewellen@bet.net.

PRNewswire -- Oct. 7

Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

Web site: http://www.bet.com/

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