Houston is Next Stop For BET's National Talent Search

Houston 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

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 star. After more than 1,500 prospects lined up outside CBS and BET Studios in New York on October 3 for their shot at stardom, the next stop is Houston on October 7 at Mercury Room. BET's five-city search also includes stops in Chicago on October 10; and 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 7 MERCURY ROOM 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 1008 Prairie Street Houston, TX 77002

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 contestants.

ABOUT BET

BET, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and)(NYSE: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.

Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

CONTACT: Marcy Polanco, +1-202-276-8830, Marcy.Polanco@BET.net, or Zabrina Horton, +1-818-655-6737, Zabrina.Horton@BET.com, both of BET (Black Entertainment Television)

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

NOTE TO EDITORS: FOR MEDIA COVERAGE: News coverage opportunities include interviews and photography with BET executives; footage and interviews with contestants waiting for auditions; and audition footage inside the venue. To cover this event, please contact Michael Lewellen at (202) 669-4867; or Marcy Polanco at (212) 975-3327.

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