Altoona Curve National Anthem Tryouts Set For Saturday, December 5
November 16, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
ALTOONA, Pa - There are thousands of people who have always dreamed of stepping to the microphone to sing the National Anthem before a professional baseball game in front of a ballpark filled with anxious, excited fans.
The Altoona Curve want to make that dream possible for area fans and will be holding their yearly tryouts for those interested in singing The Star Spangled Banner prior to a Curve game this season. If you or someone you know wants to be one of the select few who will have the chance of a lifetime to perform at Blair County Ballpark, make sure you're at Logan Valley Mall on Saturday, December 5 from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration for the tryouts begins at 9:15 a.m., and the stage for the event will be set up outside the Altoona Curve merchandise store located inside the Logan Valley Mall on the first floor next to Buckle.
All renditions of the National Anthem are to be done a capella. Whether you're a soloist, duet, quartet full chorus, or even an instrumentalist, all types of performers are all invited to audition.
Contestants will be rated by a panel of celebrity judges from Altoona area media outlets. The judges will rate all performers on their entire body of work.
The panel of celebrity judges will consist of:
Charlie Weston: Co-host of "Charlie and Dick in the Morning" on WFBG-AM 1290 in Altoona and WHUN-AM, 1150 in Huntingdon and long time play-by-play voice of Altoona Mountain Lions football.
Dick DiAndrea: Co-host of Charlie and Dick in the Morning" on WFBG-AM 1290 in Altoona and WHUN-AM, 1150 in Huntingdon
Carolyn Donaldson: Longtime co-anchor of the 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. WTAJ-TV newscasts
Adam Erikson: Mid-day host on Mix 94.7-FM
Doug Herendeen: Morning Show host of True Country, 94-3 and mid-day talk host on News Talk 1240, WTRA-AM from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Abbie Tang: WJAC-TV Blair County reporter
Once the winners are selected to sing prior to one of the Curve's 71 home games during the 2010 season, they will then be contacted by a representative from the Curve front office.
Throughout the day, fans will have the opportunity to personally learn about the new, lower ticket prices implemented for the Curve's 12th season. Full and partial season ticket order forms will be available for fans to reserve the best seats for the upcoming year. Team mascots, Steamer and Diesel Dawg will also be on hand to entertain the kids and cheer on all performers.
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