in  Cablevision Service Area

 MSG Varsity is kicking off a new contest open to all high schools in the Cablevision service area, MSG Varsity’s Mascot Dash to the Desk. Mascot Dash to the Desk offers schools the opportunity to submit a photo of their school mascot online at msgvarsity.com from April 14^–21 to be eligible for the grand prize – a brand new mascot costume for their high school (worth up to $6,000) and a guest appearance by the school’s mascot on MSG Varsity’s signature daily sports show, High School SportsDesk, on Cablevision’s iO TV (Channel 14).

 From the submissions, a maximum of 80 schools will be selected to compete in the contest. Over five weeks, the mascots will compete in “heats” for weekly prizes. Online voting will determine the 20 finalists that will go on to compete in the final sprint to win the grand prize. Online voting will also determine the Mascot Dash to the Desk Champion. The grand prize, 2^nd & 3^rd place winners will be announced on June 6^th.

 “Based on the success of our first contest School Spirit Mania, we wanted to find another interactive way for high school students to showcase their school spirit,” said Philip Summers, VP Marketing for MSG Varsity. “And a mascot race was the answer. We’re looking forward to getting the Dash to the Desk started to find out which school mascot will be voted champion and be receiving a make-over.”

 For more information on Dash to the Desk and to see the weekly prize packages please go to www.msgvarsity.com.

 

MSG Varsity includes a multi-platform suite of services, made up of a 24/7 television network that airs on Cablevision’s iO TV service, channel 14; a comprehensive online destination, msgvarsity.com; and a groundbreaking interactive service, channel 614 – all spotlighting extracurricular activities and events at local high schools. 

 

About MSG Varsity

MSG Varsity is a multi-platform suite of services comprised of: a 24/7 television network, a comprehensive online destination, and a groundbreaking interactive service, all dedicated to high school sports, academics and activities happening throughout the tri-state area.  Content for these services includes MSG Varsity’s professionally produced programming as well as content created by the high schools themselves.  Working in partnership with MSG Varsity, students and faculty are given extraordinary access to curriculum and training in multimedia creation and distribution, empowering them to become active participants in telling their school’s stories.  MSG Varsity is a Cablevision exclusive service not available to satellite or phone company TV subscribers and reaches three million households throughout the New York market.  For more information, please visit www.msgvarsity.com.

 

 

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Barbara Eden…

The Actress …No! the Realtor

Barbara Eden, a real estate agent from Jersey City, NJ will be a contestant on a special edition of “Famous Names Week” on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” on Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Hosted by Meredith Vieira, “Millionaire” can be seen locally in the NYC area on WABC (ABC), weekdays at 12:30PM.

For the first time ever, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” will showcase ordinary people who share their name with a famous person as they try to cash in on their newly found fame in the “Millionaire” hot seat. Other contestants appearing on “Famous Names Week” will include:

* James Bond (College Judicial Administrator from Silver Spring, MD)

* Bill Murray (Real Estate Agent from Las Vegas, NV)

* Jesse James (Soldier in the U.S. Army from Harlem, GA)

* Janet Jackson (Retail Sales from Waterford, MI)

* Seth Green (Non-Profit Consultant from New Haven, CT)

* Bill Gates (Pizzeria Owner from Philadelphia, PA)

 Biographical Info. on Barbara Eden from Jersey City, NJ (age 58):

 * Barbara jokes that she doesn’t look much like “Jeannie” and she “definitely can’t fit in the bottle” – but she’s hoping to “blink” her way to winnings $1,000,000 in the “Millionaire” hot seat!

 * As a real estate agent, her clients always get a laugh every time her cell phone rings, since her ringtone is the “I Dream of Jeannie” theme song!

 * Barbara once got a request for an autographed photo from an elderly woman in a retirement community. Barbara felt so badly that she wasn’t the “real” Barbara Eden, that she called the retirement home to explain the mix up.

* Three days before getting the call to be on “Millionaire,” a pipe burst and Barbara’s house was completely flooded. She’s hoping to win enough on “Millionaire” to help repair the damage and remodel the bathroom.

 * Barbara is married to her husband Mike, who came with her to NYC and sat in the “Millionaire” audience as her on-air companion for the show.

 * If Barbara wins big on “Millionaire,” she said she would love for both she and her husband to be able to retire in the next few years. She would love to give him a much needed break – and besides, he’s the one who made her “Barbara Eden,” which is how she ended up in the hot seat to begin with!

 * New for this season, the “Ask The Expert” lifeline enables contestants to connect with a pre-determined “Expert” via a live face-to-face Skype video call on any question past the $1,000 level. Billy Bush (co-anchor of Access Hollywood) will sit in as the “Expert” in the episode airing Monday, May 4. Game show legend, Ken Jennings, will take over as “Expert” for the rest of the week, May 5 – 8.

 

 

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