| Winners to Sing for American Idol Producers During Bus Tour
Zach D’Onofrio went from winning a Tampa Bay Idol “Front of the Line” ticket…all the way to Hollywood Week! The next musical superstar could be right here in the Bay Area! Tampa Bay Idol will give local singers a specialopportunity. Winners of Tampa Bay Idol will receive a “Front of the Line” Ticket to audition for American Idol producers during their bus tour stop in Orlando on August 25, 2018. This guarantees them a chance to be seen by producers without waiting in the long lines. ABC Action News and Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend will open audition sign-ups on August 13, 2018 at ABCActionNews.com/Idol. The first 400 registrants will have the chance to audition. Then, a one-day audition will be held for the registrants to perform a short a capella song before a panel of local celebrity judges on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Florida Hospital Center Ice in Wesley Chapel. WFTS-TV thanks Visit Pasco and the North Tampa Bay Chamber for helping make Tampa Bay Idol a reality for local singers. “Pasco County is thrilled to be supporting Tampa Bay Idol again this year. The event welcomes people from all over the region and the opportunity to showcase our county during this exciting event is truly an honor,” said Pasco County Commissioner Mike Moore. “As we welcome visitors and locals for this competition, we encourage them to take advantage of the endless adventures Pasco County has to offer – from parks and nature trails to zipline courses and our beautiful coastline, we have something for everyone.” “The North Tampa Bay Chamber is thrilled to welcome Tampa Bay Idol back to Wesley Chapel. Last year was a huge success. This is a truly a community event, and our opportunity to shine. We have many partners working with together to ensure another record crowd and maybe America’s next Idol,” said North Tampa Bay Chamber President/CEO Hope Kennedy Allen. “Florida Hospital Center Ice is excited to host this event again this year. The leadership of Pasco County has been doing so many great things and hosting so many wonderful events – we are so happy to be a part of everything they do. This event was a lot of fun last year and we are really looking forward to this year’s Tampa Bay Idol and what it will bring to both our facility and Pasco County as a whole. Good luck to all the candidates; and, be sure to come back after the auditions for our themed public skate session,” commented Florida Hospital Center Ice Executive Marketing Director James Mitchell. “We’re happy to, once again, give Bay Area singers an opportunity that can’t be found anywhere else in the Bay area – a chance to audition directly in front of producers from one of America’s most popular TV shows, American Idol,” said Nick Nicholson, vp and general manager of WFTS. To audition, local singers must meet all eligibility requirements and download the official rules & local registration which can only be found at ABCActionNews.com/Idol. About WFTS/ABC Action News WFTS-TV is the primary ABC network affiliate for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota television market, programming a strong schedule of news, sports and entertainment. ABC Action News has been named the Associated Press’ Best Overall News Operation for six years in a row and has won numerous national awards for investigative journalism and community service. WFTS-ABC Action News was the first broadcast station newscast in the Tampa Bay area to broadcast in high definition. ABC Action News leads the way providing local news and weather coverage on-air, on the web and on mobile phones. WFTS-TV is a Scripps Media station. For additional information, visit the WFTS-TV website at www.abcactionnews.com. About Scripps The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of television, radio and digital media brands. Scripps is one of the nation’s largest independent TV station owners, with 33 television stations in 24 markets and a reach of nearly one in five U.S. households. It also owns 34 radio stations in eight markets. Scripps also runs an expanding collection of local and national digital journalism and information businesses, including multi-platform satire and humor brand Cracked, podcast industry leader Midroll Media and over-the-top video news service Newsy. Scripps also produces television shows including “The List” and ”The Now,” runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and serves as the long-time steward of the nation’s largest, most successful and longest-running educational program, the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.” # # #
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