'American Idol' Finalist Ayla Brown and Miss Rhode Island, Ashley Bickford, to Judge Verizon FiOS Casting Call on Saturday

'American Idol' Finalist Ayla Brown and Miss Rhode Island, Ashley Bickford, to Judge Verizon FiOS Casting Call on Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - American Idol finalist Ayla Brown and Miss Rhode Island, Ashley Bickford, will be among a panel of celebrity judges who will select the five finalists in the Be Famous With Verizon FiOS casting call Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Verizon Jazz Stage at WaterFire in Providence. At 6 p.m., the top 20 candidates, who include residents from throughout Rhode Island, will take the stage for a final review. Brown, Bickford and Verizon executive Robert Driscoll will select the five finalists. They will then go to the Verizon VIP tent for a celebration and media interviews. The finalists will be featured in future Verizon FiOS promotional campaigns.

   Note to reporters, photographers and video crews:   -- Interviews available with Ayla Brown, Ashley Bickford, Robert Driscoll      and the five finalists.   -- Visuals will include:        -- Live on-stage casting call by the top 20 candidates.        -- Casting call party in VIP tent.    WHEN:           Saturday, Sept. 1, 6 p.m. (media registration 5:15 p.m.)    WHERE:          Verizon Jazz Stage at WaterFire, Steeple Street between                   North Main and Canal streets, Providence (Rain location:                   Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St.,                   Providence)    WHO:            Ayla Brown, 2006 American Idol finalist                   Ashley Bickford, Miss Rhode Island 2007                   Top 20 candidates in Be Famous With Verizon FiOS casting                   call. They include residents of Barrington, Cranston,                   Cumberland, East Providence, Johnston, Middletown, North                   Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, Scituate, Smithfield,                   Warwick, and West Warwick.    BACKGROUND:     More than 850 people have auditioned for the Be Famous                   With Verizon FiOS campaign, promoting Verizon's                   revolutionary new FiOS TV service. The auditions are                   posted on the Internet, and visitors have voted on their                   favorites. The top 20 auditions will be reviewed one more                   time for the judges on Saturday. Five winners will be                   selected from the group of 20 and will be featured in                   future Verizon FiOS promotional campaigns.     MEDIA CONTACT:  Lillian McGee, 401-525-2134 or (cell) 401-487-9266                   Phil Santoro, 617-743-4760 or (cell) 781-439-5280  

PRNewswire -- Aug. 29

Source: Verizon

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