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Oprah looks for the next big TV star—Is it you?

If you’ve always dreamed of having your own TV show because you just KNOW it would be a lot better than all the other junk on the tube, this is your chance.

Oprah Winfrey and her new network, OWN TV, are looking for the next big TV star.

Not surprisingly, that certain someone must have a lot of the same characteristics Oprah has. Let her tell you herself. Watch the video at her website.

Open casting calls for your OWN show will be held in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Deadline for entries is Saturday, June 26.

Not interested in your own show but you’d like a shot at being on Oprah before she ends her current show next year? Susan Harrow knows all the inside secrets on how to get booked on Oprah.

Free contact info, pitching tips for 9 TV producers

If you’re hoping to get your product, service, cause or issue onto one of the big TV programs or news shows, whom do you contact?

A producer? Or a guest book booker? Or someone with a title you’ve never heard of?

Help is on the way.

Cision, the company that sells media databases, has a free briefing report that includes pitching tips and contact information for these nine programs:

60 Minutes
ABC Television Network
CNBC Cable Network
E! News
Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer
FOX News Channel
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

You’ll first have to complete a long opt-in form, but I downloaded the report, and the contact info and other tips are thorough. This is a nice freebie for cash-strapped Publicity Hounds.

If you’re disappointed that “Oprah” isn’t on this list, read the free article I wrote on how to Get on “Oprah” via O Magazine. Also see how to be a TV talk show host’s dream date.

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