Auditions for MEAC Nat. Anthem/ Halftime Performer

[makingmoves]

For Immediate Release

MEAC to Host National Anthem and Halftime Auditions
for Annual Basketball Tournament
MEAC and Entercom Communications Greensboro Partner Together to Host MEAC’s Got Talent

Virginia Beach, Va., January 27, 2009 - Auditions for national anthem and halftime performers for the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday, January 31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The MEAC Basketball Tournament tips off in its new home venue March 10-14 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (LJVM) in Winston-Salem.

The inaugural MEAC’s Got Talent event, sponsored by the MEAC and Entercom Communications of Greensboro, offers entertainers, singer/choirs and musicians, of all ages and backgrounds, an opportunity to showcase their talents during the annual Division I basketball tournament.

Auditions for national anthem performers runs from 9-11 a.m. Halftime performers are slated to audition from 1-3 p.m. All performers will have up to two minutes to present their acts in front of a panel of judges. Interested applicants should possess a positive attitude, creative technique and style and display a high level of showmanship and energy. Pre-registration applications can be found on www.MEACsports.com.

Auditions are free and open to the general public. Space is limited and applicants are encouraged to be on time and prepared to perform at the time of arrival.

For more information on the MEAC’s Got Talent event contact Julius Small, MEAC Director of Corporate Partnerships and Marketing. For ticket information for the 2009 MEAC Basketball Tournament, log on to www.MEAChoops.com.

About the MEAC Basketball Tournament
The MEAC Basketball Tournament is a single elimination championship playoff that involves 11 Division I historically black colleges and universities located across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman, Coppin State, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T State, and South Carolina State. A bonus game including the North Carolina Central and Winston-Salem State men’s basketball teams will also highlight Championship Saturday.

The tournament is played at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (LJVM) in Winston-Salem North Carolina. Both the men’s and women’s tournament champion receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Tickets are available at www.meachoops.com, by calling the MEAC Office (757-416-7100), through Ticketmaster outlets nationwide, at MEAC School Box Offices and at the LJVM Coliseum Box Office.

[captaggie]

This appears to be an example of poor planning. The PR should have gone out two weeks prior, not four days.

[makingmoves]

Don't shoot the messenger...

[captaggie]

I'm not. You had nothing to do with the PR (unless you work in the MEAC PR Office).

[Bornthrilla]

Hold up, that's taking place this Saturday???

Aint nobody gone be there. Nobody will even know about it in time.

How come they didn't make a big announcement at the WSSU/A&T game last weekend? Maybe they did, but I sure didn't hear it.

[aggie2008]

i "shockingly" heard the advertisement on the radio station 102.1

[makingmoves]

Jan 29, 2009 14:05:17 GMT -5 captaggie said:

(unless you work in the MEAC PR Office).

NOPE!

[B&GMM 80]

A bonus game including the North Carolina Central and Winston-Salem State men’s basketball teams will also highlight Championship Saturday.

I thought the NCCU "Faithfuls" had previously announce they would not be participating in this game, due to the fact they had not been extended Membership to MEAC! Interesting!

[SixtiesAggie]

There was a small girl I'm guessing between the age of 7-10 that sang the anthem in Corbett last year (I think) . She is an excellent performer, and did the best rendition that I have heard in a long time. If the MEAC knew about her, they could contact her and ask her to audition. She was terrific.

[Bornthrilla]

Who ended up winning this competition? Did they actually perform at halftime during the tournament?

[SixtiesAggie]

I don't think that the anthem was performed for every game. I saw two ladies sing the anthem. One was ok, the other was not so good. I wish that someone knew the young girl that sang before one of A&T's home game. As I said before, she was great. I didn't care for some of the performances at halftime. They were not that good. I don't know what to say about the dancing man. Does anyone know why Mr. CIAA was not permitted to make his stroll around the arena? If halftime performances are to continue, the MEAC needs to get a good talent scout to bring in quality talent.