Phoenix, AZ ( DailyNews ) October 8, 2010 – Kids with big dreams, here’s your chance to shine. VoiceAmerica Network is searching for young talented kids ages 10 through 17 aspiring to be radio and television broadcasters. Several hosting opportunities will be filled for the new VoiceAmerica Kids Network slated to launch January 1, 2011. Auditions will be held in Tempe, Arizona at the VoiceAmerica studios on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 9:00am to 3:00pm PST at: Regents Centre, 1900 W. University, Suite 231, Tempe, AZ 85281.
VoiceAmerica.com has partnered with KidStar Radio Network to launch the VoiceAmerica Kids Network to give kids the opportunity to create and broadcast programming for kids, by kids.
VoiceAmerica is seeking talented kids who are enthusiastic, articulate and outgoing with interests in numerous areas including: sports, technology, entertainment, current events, fashion, art, history, science and books. Those auditioning may either bring their own 60 second script on their favorite topic, or one will be provided for them. The Maricopa County School District has been notified. Over 300 kids are expected to audition. Call backs are planned for mid November. Up to 25 finalists will be chosen to host their own shows. They will receive training from industry professionals prior to the VoiceAmerica Kids Network launch.
“For more than a decade, VoiceAmerica Network has had the best hosts and staff, and we have grown to become the world leader in live internet talk radio broadcasting,” VoiceAmerica President and CEO Jeff Spenard stated. “The Kids Network is a big part of the Network’s overall growth. Kids are our future, so it was only natural to give them a platform to create their own voice and identity.”
Perry Damone, Founder of KidStar Radio Network continues, “The KidStar Radio Network has teamed up with VoiceAmerica to give kids a voice to the world. KidStar Network is proud to be part of this incredible journey, creating the world’s first web based radio network entirely hosted by kids. We will discover our future broadcasting stars and our future fashion designers, chefs, authors, screen writers, doctors. A whole new generation will turn dreams into reality through the power of broadcasting.”
Adds Jeff Spenard, “Meeting Perry Damone was the missing link to making this Network a reality. Perry has devoted the last 20 years to helping kids to be heard. Now we will join him in the next great adventure with Voice America. Plus, who didn’t dream of being on TV or radio when they were a kid?”
About KidStar Radio Network:
The KidStar Radio Network was founded in 1987 by long time broadcaster Perry Damone and is completely run by children ages 10 through 17. KidStar’s Broadcast Partners including the Los Angeles Dodgers, the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, the American Junior Golf Association and have called play by play for the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks. KidStar broadcast facilities are in place in schools and Boys and Girls Clubs across the country and was even talked about on the floor of the United States Senate as one of the most powerful educational programs in the country.
About VoiceAmerica/World Talk Radio, LLC:
World Talk Radio, LLC is a technology centric media group and the largest producer and distributor of live internet based talk radio, delivering over 1,000 hours of programming weekly on its VoiceAmerica™ Network http://www.voiceamerica.com and WorldTalk Radio Network http://www.worldtalkradio.com. Featuring more than 200 hosts broadcasting to eight niche community based channels: its flagship VoiceAmerica™ Variety Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Health & Wellness Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Business Channel, VoiceAmerica Sports, 7th Wave Network, The Green Talk Network, Power Up Motorsports Channel and World Talk Radio Variety Channel. VoiceAmerica™ TV offers targeted and exclusive video programming channels. World Talk Radio, LLC is one of the pioneers in internet broadcasting, producing and syndicating online audio and video, offering an innovative, effective and comprehensive digital broadcast platform. Digital Publishing through its 10 years of broadcast and media experience along with our seasoned staff of Executive Producers, Production and Host Services Group, World Talk Radio, LLC provides an internet radio and video platform for new, emerging and veteran media personalities to expand and monetize their business and brand in an online digital medium.
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