CASTING CALL ALERT: America’s Next Top Model

Open auditions for The CW‘s America’s Next Top Model cycle 11 will be held in various cities nationwide beginning in Boston this Saturday with the casting director attending. 

Other cities include San Francisco –  February 26; Dallas – March 1; Atlanta- March 5; Chicago – March 8; New York – March 15; Miami – March 22; and Los Angeles – March 29.

Casting directors are looking for females, aged 18-27 of diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes, with a minimum height of 5’7″.

Full casting details can be found at www.cwtv.com.

NEW MUSIC VIDEO: Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Official Websites

Jordin Sparks

Chris Brown

 

Kimora’s “Life in the Fab Lane” Back for Another Season

Style Network has picked up a second season of Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, premiering April 20th at 8p, reports THR.  Additionally, Kimora Lee Simmons will participate in Style Network’s sister network E!’s coverage of the Academy Awards, participating on the red carpet as well as in the Fashion Police special set to air the day after the Oscars.

 Below is a clip from the season one…

Kimora’s Websites

Kimora’s Official Website

“Life in the Fab Lane” Website

 

BET Recognizes the Achievements of African-Americans at “THE BET HONORS” – Premiering February 22nd

“Keyshia Cole on the red carpet”

It was an evening full of glamour, hope and inspiration, as BET presented its inaugural celebration of THE BET HONORS at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 12. Hosted by the always hilarious and charming Cedric “The Entertainer,” the show, which recognizes African American luminaries across a broad range of achievements, will premiere on BET on Friday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ PT. 

Good Family Television

 

HOMETOWN GOSPEL, an engaging original series from Gospel Music Channel, is the essence of quality family programming.  With inspiring stories of artists’ journeys & tales of Gospel’s roots from cities across the country, it’s part of what makes Gospel Music Channel the #1 Network for Overall Emotional Connection with Viewers.

Salt-N-Pepa Are Back With More…

If you missed the first season of The Salt & Pepa Show on VH1, well you’re just in time for season two.  Although, Salt & Pepa are not new to the spotlight, they are however re-uniting as everyday business partners and friends in front of the world.  The two have very obvious differences, but undeniably anyone who watches the show, should be able to decipher that Salt & Pepa have a true sisterly relationship.

Hollywood Writer’s End Strike

Members of the Writers Guilds East and West voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the restraining order that was invoked on November 5th.  In a statement from Patric M. Verrone, President/WGA West reads in part:

“This was not a strike we wanted, but one we had to conduct in order to win jurisdiction and establish appropriate residuals for writing in new media and on the Internet.  Those advances now give us a foothold in the digital age.  Rather than being shut out of the future of content creation and delivery, writers will lead the way as TV migrates to the Internet and platforms for new media are developed.” 

Production will now resume for most – if not all your favorite shows. 

Official website: www.wga.org

MTV’s President to Depart

After nearly three years at the helm of MTV: Music Television, network president Christina Norman will leave the company at the end of the month.

MTV Networks Music & Logo Group president Van Toffler will oversee the network until a replacement is named, according to sources close to the network.

After 28 Years, Radio One is Headed Back to D.C.

CATHY HUGHES, Founder

Washington, D.C. – Mayor Adrian Fenty has signed off on a real estate deal that provides $22 million in grants and incentives to the project developer and will bring Radio One’s headquarters back to the nation’s capital where it was founded 28 years ago.  While the move from Lanham, Md., where Radio One occupies several floors of a golden glass suburban office building alongside a beltway exit ramp some 12 miles outside of the city, will not save Radio One any money, it will give the urban legend a new coat of luster and perhaps an emotional jolt that the financially troubled operation could use. 

Radio One will not own any part of the development, but will be among the many operations that lease space in the project near Howard University. It will include office space, retail and, possibly, some residential space.  Fenty said bringing Radio One back to the District was “a huge priority for my administration” and referred to the development as a “catalytic project.”   It is unclear when construction on the massive $144 million project will begin. 

Radio One, Inc. (www.radio-one.com) is the nation’s seventh largest radio broadcasting company (based on 2006 net broadcast revenue) and the largest radio broadcasting company that primarily targets African-American and urban listeners. Pro forma for recently announced transactions, Radio One owns and/or operates 60 radio stations located in 19 urban markets in the United States. 

Additionally, Radio One owns Magazine One, Inc. (d/b/a Giant Magazine) (www.giantmag.com), interests in TV One, LLC(www.tvoneonline.com), a cable/satellite network programming primarily to African-Americans and Reach Media, Inc(www.blackamericaweb.com), owner of the Tom Joyner Morning Show and other businesses associated with Tom Joyner. Radio One also operates the only nationwide African-American news/talk network on free radio and programs “XM 169 The POWER,” an African-American news/talk channel, on XM Satellite Radio. 

Source: Radio & Records

CASTING CALL ALERT: The Style Network

 

The Style Network is casting for hairstylists and salons to appear in Split Ends season three, the series where two hairstylists swap shops. 

To submit, send an email to castingsplitends@gmail.com with the following information: a recent photo, brief bio about yourself including a description about your hairstyling career, telephone numbers, where you are located, and details about your salon and its atmosphere.  Also copy TwinsTalent in the email: Twinsworld1@aol.com.

For info about the show visit the official Split Ends page.

Good Luck!