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Tryouts take
center stage...
Contestants, camera crews and reporters lined the wall outside our
Chelsea Piers studios, as the potential future sports broadcasting
stars stepped up
to the stage for their chance to fulfill their dreams.
Click here
to see the finalists. Here is a glimpse of the
first-round festivities...
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Contestants began lining up as early as 5:30 a.m. for their
audition. |
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For the first day of the tryouts, some of CSTV's own, including
Gideon Cohen (Talent Coordinator) and Billy Stone (Program
Development) came out to judge the
contestants. |
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Participants got a feel for what it's like to work in front of
the camera and under the lights. |
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One of 10 lucky participants advancing to Thursday's final round, Matt Rodewald was the first
person on line. He arrived around 5:30 a.m. |
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Everyone had an opportunity to narrate some taped game action
from the CSTV studio. |
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WB11
brought out a crew from its morning news show to cover the event
live and to speak with some lucky contestants. |
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CSTV Producer Tyler Hale looks on, as another contestant
auditions. |
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Tim Pernetti, VP of Programming and judge, alongside event
coordinator Andy Meyer. |
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Camera crews traversed the line to record the contestants'
excitement and nervousness prior to their auditions. |
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