Search for a Star - 5 Semi-Finalists

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Search for a Star Five Finalists Announced

After three weeks of judging, the following individuals have been selected as the five finalists in WWLP's search to find a host of a new, local program airing this spring on WWLP-22News.

• Meghan Lynn Allen of Springfield
• Lopez of West Springfield
• Nate Luscombe of Springfield
• Alex Miranda of Worcester
• Ashley Sattler of Holyoke

Over the next week, the five finalists will be asked to go out to various locations and shoot and produce their own stories. On Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 7:30 p.m., WWLP will air a live, half-hour special about the entire audition process. At the end of the program, the hosts and more details about the new program will be revealed.

Two hosts will be selected for the new program. According to Vice President and General Manager Bill Pepin, “Since so many talented people auditioned, we decided we will offer two people full-time employment contracts.”

This process began on March 13, 2010 when open auditions were held. 156 applicants were then narrowed down to 20 and then 10 semi-finalists.

Keep watching 22News and WWLP.com for more information about the final five.

WWLP, an NBC affiliate, is a LIN Television station. 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 12% of U.S. broadband households, based on unique visitors per month. LIN TV is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TVL”. Financial information about the company is available at www.lintv.com .