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Saturday, April 8
MEREDITH SAYS
SHE'LL STAY
WITH WWTBAM
Matt Lauer will have to share Meredith Vieira with game show fans for a while.
In a Newsday story Saturday, Vieira said she will stay on as host of the syndicated Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for the remaining two years on her contract.
Wednesday, the 52-year-old Vieira was announced as the successor to Katie Couric as co-host of NBC's Today.
The day before, Couric was introduced as the new anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News. The transitions are expected to occur in May.
Vieira's contract with ABC for The View expires this month but her Buena Vista Television deal for Millionaire, which was an incentive to keep her from jumping to CBS's The Early Show in 2002, runs through the 2007-08 season.
NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker told Newsday Vieira's WWTBAM commitment "was never a factor in our negotiations."
Zucker first broached the possibility of the Today job to Vieira late last year when he called to offer her a ride from The View to the Millionaire studio a few blocks down the street in New York City.
Vieira has won Emmys for both The View and Millionaire. Last year, she became only the second woman in history to win a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host.
SHANDI HITS ROAD
FOR NATIONAL LINGO
CONTESTANT SEARCH
Lingo co-host Shandi Finnessey is traveling cross country beginning next Monday to preside over five contestant searches for the show's sixth season.
Friskies is sponsoring the tour. Finnessey will interview contenders and play mock games in an effort to select two contestants in each city to appear on the show. The auditions will be in Boston, Sacramento, Philadelphia, Akron and Dallas.
Additionally, online opportunities are underway for contestants to try out for the show. Eight prize packages, including a trip to Los Angeles and a guaranteed appearance on Lingo will be given away between now and May 28. The online competition is at gsn.com/Lingo.
The fifth season of Lingo began last week with an escalating bonus round jackpot, starting at $10,000 and increasing by $1,000 each night the cash is not won.
The live audition schedule:
MONDAY, APRIL 17, Boston: WZLK Finish Line Festival at Boylston Plaza in front of the Prudential Center, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, Sacramento: Westfield Galleria at Roseville Center Court, 2-5 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, Philadelphia: King of Prussia Mall, Nordstrom Court at the Plaza, 2-5 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 6, Akron: Summit Mall, Center Court, 2-5 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 13, Dallas: Stonebriar Centre, Center Court, 2-5 p.m.
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