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Reality bites (NorthJersey.com)
THE AMAZING RACE: Note to CBS: Please don’t plan a pit stop in Hackensack for future seasons. In Season 6, teams covered the same ground in Asia that the tsunami covered a few weeks later. This time around, teams blew through New Orleans shortly before Katrina blew through.

GOLAM DRAWS LEVEL AT WOLVERHAMPTON (Sporting Life)
Saleem Golam levelled the scores in the apprentice jockeys’ title race when he booted Angelina Bankes home in the betfredpoker.com Selling Stakes at Wolverhampton.

Friars Club, Donald Trump Roast Don King (CBS 2 New York)
Ridiculous hair. A talent for overstatement. There was more than enough of both to go around Friday as Donald Trump led a roast of Don King at the Friars Club.

WH boys boot Rockland
Boston Herald, United States - Oct 26, 2005 Antolio Neto scored two goals and added two assists to lead Martha's Vineyard (9-3-3) past Senior forward Kevin Hart has three goals and an assist as St.

Family had big impact on church, community here
Harbor Light, MI - Oct 27, 2005 and financing one Habitat for Humanity home in Alanson and participating with the St. I have often heard Tom tell people that when he and Martha were meeting

Brooks edges Drivas to win Florida 500 Club tournament
Ocala.com, FL - 15 hours ago Susan Taboada of Port St. 20th in the doubles, while Elvera Merkel and Janice Raines (1,246) took 21st and the team of Beverly Anderson and Martha Cobb (1,239

Parents can learn how to help kids with FCAT
St. Petersburg Times – For information and reservations, call Martha Mintner at 797-7025, ext fashion show and art show, noon Nov. 14, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Kontos Community Center, 9426

Martha R. Foersterling
Herald Journal – Martha passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. She was born on Nov. 4, 1918, in Slayden, Tenn., and spent much of her life in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale. She married Vernon H. both Vernon and Martha at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, at St. Johns Episcopal Church

GRIGGS, MARTHA, 92, of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Times – GRIGGS, MARTHA, 92, of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Oct. 19, 2005) at the Allegro at College Harbor. She was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and came here 23 years ago from New Jersey.

SHOOTER SET FOR REALITY TV TREATMENT (ContactMusic)
Country star SHOOTER JENNINGS is set to become America’s next reality TV star as part of new cable show CMT.

Viewfinder : Sizzling start for new season of The Apprentice (INQ7.net)
LAST Oct. 17, THE NEW SEASON OF THE Apprentice Donald Trump started telecasting on ABC 5 (it airs every Monday at 10 p.m.). The show got off to a sizzling start when the women s team was immediately rocked by controversy: A Latina contestant named Melissa got on the wrong side of the other women.

Clive James: Save us from celebrity
Independent, UK - 1 hour ago They had met as participants on one of those reality TV shows in which a houseful of people chosen for their psychological disorders vote each week to expel

The tribe has spoken: Survivor the best of reality TV
Times-Standard, CA - Oct 20, 2005 I watch Survivor. That s right, reality television. I find my way strange reality soap opera. Of course, it s not real reality.

Canadian rocker & former reality tv show contestant Tara Slone to
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Oct 12, 2005 Canadian singer Tara Slone, from one of the summer's hottest television reality shows is on board during the promotion, and will be performing live at select

Billionaire Donald Trump to Keynote 2005 Limo Digest Show and
PR Web (press release), WA - Oct 22, 2005 Billionaire Donald Trump will give the Keynote Address at the 2005 Limo Digest Show. Upon his landing at the Trump Taj Mahal s

Donald Trump gets $1.5 million for hour-long speech
WIS, SC - Oct 22, 2005 hour? Donald Trump is speaking to the Learning Annex Real Estate Wealth Expo for what is said to be a million and a half dollars.

Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: ‘Apprentice’ victor seems a bit bossy
New York Daily News – who had her 15 minutes of fame in May, when Donald Trump picked her to be his his third-season acolyte – seems to

Trump gets $1.5M for talk that’s almost $420 a second!
USA Today – NEW YORK (AP) – At $25,000 a minute, advice from Donald Trump doesn’t come cheap When somebody challenges you, fight back,’ Trump said, according to a report in the

Program helps with rising winter heating bill costs
Marietta Times, OH - Oct 21, 2005 with cracks in the wall and drafts of cold come in, Martha Bettinger, 31 Applications begin at the community action office, 218 Putnam St., during regular

Worship Services
Northeast Philadelphia News Gleaner, PA - Oct 20, 2005 St. Martha Catholic, 11301 Academy Rd. Saturday Worship Service 8:15 am and 5:00 pm; Sunday Worship Service 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 am and noon.

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News 
UPI - Oct 19 1:19 PM
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (UPI) — Alicia Keys’ “Unplugged” has become her third album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums charts, the industry magazine reported Wednesday.Save to My Web

Van Halen says no way to fronting ‘Rock Star’ reality show sequel 
Reality TV World - Oct 20 9:05 PM
Van Halen is denying an MTV News report the California rock band will be the next to seek a new singer via the CBS reality show “Rock Star.”Save to My Web

Welch’s understated, melancholy singing is uniquely hypnotic 
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Oct 14 12:18 AM
Gillian Welch doesn’t give interviews while she is touring. “She is trying to preserve her voice,” her publicist says, matter-of-factly. Some may decry this as behavior befitting a diva, but it’s better to think of it as the preservation of a fragile ecosystem.Save to My Web

Headline News 
Sentinel-News - Oct 21 3:09 PM
The Triple S Planning and Zoning Commission meeting was inundated Tuesday night with residents who raised concerns about a requested development plan for Knob View Estates.Save to My Web

Trump Blames Martha Stewart for Ratings Slide 
ABC News - Oct 19 4:09 PM
‘Apprentice’ Spinoff Creating Confusion, Real Estate Mogul SaysSave to My Web

Billionaire Donald Trump to Keynote 2005 Limo Digest Show and Receive a State-Of-The-Art Cadillac DTS Executive (PR Web)
Billionaire Donald Trump will give the Keynote Address at the 2005 Limo Digest Show. Upon his landing at the Trump Taj Mahal s rooftop heliport he will be presented with a state-off-the-art 2006 Cadillac DTS Executive Limousine. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2005]

At 79, Shelley Berman still making comeback (Kansas City Star)
In 1963, long before television became a stage for celebrities eager to expose their every flaw and foible, Shelley Berman threw a reality TV tantrum.

Reality TV Dies Again, Long Live Reality TV (Reality TV Magazine)
Fox s cancellation of The Simple Life has inspired several news outlets to once again announce the death of reality TV. Never mind that one of the reasons that Fox gave for the cancellation of The Simple Life was that the…

Big Brother 6 star welcomed home (Grand Rapids Herald-Review)
Surrounded by family and friends, Big Brother 6 star Janelle Pierzina was welcomed home on Monday at Wendigo Convention Center.

New Reality Racing TV Show Roars Into the Fast Lane With the
Market Wire (press release) - Oct 19, 2005 (OTC: RRCG) announced the signing of NASCAR and stockcar superstar, Bobby Allison, to "Reality Racing – The Rookie Challenge," the new reality TV show that

Reality TV fast-tracks fame
Metro Toronto, Canada - Oct 12, 2005 The Bachelor's Charlie O'Connell found love on reality TV, and so did (below) Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich on Survivor. The

Source claims they will be if there’s a second season. (MTV Music Television)
Eddie Van Halen Photo: Warner Bros. “Rock Star: INXS” was a gamble that paid dividends. For CBS, it was a ratings win. For Mark Burnett, the producer behind “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” it bolstered his reputation as the King Midas of reality television.

Most shocking reality TV moments (MSNBC)
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Todd sure mansion will set sales mark (Palm Beach Daily news)
Renovations to a Donald Trump-owned Palm Beach mansion won’t be unveiled until a Dec. 9 event, but the marketing wheels already are in motion, according to Kendra Todd, who is marketing the property as last season’s winner of The Apprentice.

From Nova Scotia to INXS: Fortune awaits
Globe and Mail, Canada - Sep 20, 2005 County, NS-native, who was panhandling and living out of his car in Toronto earlier this year, must out-sing two other performers to become INXS's new front

JD the new INXS sensation
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Sep 21, 2005 CANADIAN JD Fortune yesterday proved he had what was needed to be the next singer of INXS. The 32-year-old beat US singer Marty

Overweight Castillo KOs Corrales in Rematch
About – Overweight Castillo KOs Corrales in Rematch Jose Luis Castillo stopped lightweight champ with a ESPN and Mark Burnett Productions are looking for boxers for

Column, 10/5
Denver Post – Martha’s ratings will grow significantly,’ producer Advertisement Mark Burnett says. ‘ Our series is high-quality and

CHINA: ‘I quit’ — Donald is trumped by his mainland apprentice (AsiaMedia)
A bid by New York property mogul Donald Trump to bring his reality television show The Apprentice to China has apparently stalled after his deal with a mainland tycoon collapsed, the Sunday Morning Post has learned.

‘Apprentice 2′ contestant Raj Bhakta considering congressional run (Reality TV World)
Pennsylvania’s Raj Bhakta says getting fired by Donald Trump on NBC’s “The Apprentice” last season had no effect on his political aspirations.

He May Have Lost Big Brother 6, But Michael Donnellan Wins in the Art World (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) October 14, 2005 — He may have lost on the CBS reality show Big Brother 6, but Michael Donnellan is a winner in the art world.

INXS Switched On
Pollstar - Oct 5, 2005 The band's 2006 world tour will mark the touring debut of new lead singer JD Fortune, who was selected on the "Rock Star: INXS" television show last month.

And The News INXS Frontman Is
FMQB, NJ - Sep 21, 2005 The television show Rock Star: INXS came to an end last night as the band chose Canadian singer JD Fortune as their new lead singer.

Reality TV 'dents' acting roles
BBC News, UK - Oct 7, 2005 The growing market for reality TV is being blamed for a drop in the number of roles available to actors in the US. There were 3,500

Reality TV winner hopes there are no wrinkles in business venture
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Sep 20, 2005 THE winner of the reality television show The Apprentice unveiled his new project yesterday – a home beauty kit which promises to reduce wrinkles.

Celebs unleash their pipes for reality TV
MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005 Sing us a song, Ralph: Joe Pantoliano flashes the "OK" sign backstage after winning a 2003 Emmy for his work on "The Sopranos.".

Family Mourning Father Says Landlord Pepper Sprayed Them
NBC6.net, FL - Oct 12, 2005 I believe it's the landlord's son, who was using racial slurs," said Sandra St. in the crossfire was taken to a local hospital, NBC 6's Martha Sugalski reported

Diavolo, led by Cirque du Soleil choregrapher Jacques Heim, at
News from Washington University in St. Louis, Washington - Oct 12, 2005 Shortly after its founding, in 1992, Diavolo earned both a Martha Hill Choreography Award from the Series serves both Washington University and the St.