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Watch              Local Television and Local Stars in the Making! | 
 
Don’t          miss your chance to get up close and personal with local television as          it’s created. You are invited to attend the taping of FOX50’s newest local          program, Gimme The Mike. The competition heats up next week when          the 25 contestants, chosen from hundreds of auditions, go head to head          on the stage of the AJ Fletcher Opera Theater at the BTI Center in downtown          Raleigh. 
Taping times are as          follows: 
         Wednesday, May 19th – 5:00pm & 6:30pm & 8:00pm 
         Thursday, May 20th – 6:00pm & 7:00pm 
Seating is free and          open to the public. No tickets are necessary; attendees will be admitted          on a first come/first serve basis. Doors open a half hour prior to each          taping, and the audience will be cleared and re-seated for each one hour          taping. 
Attend one or more          tapings with friends and family. This is also a great outing for your          musical groups, school groups, civic groups, church groups, etc. 
For more details about          Gimme The Mike, visit the FOX50 website at http://www.fox50.com/gtm.html.          For questions about attending the tapings, contact Audience Coordinator          Katy Sloan. 
The show premieres          on FOX50 at 7:30p on Wednesday, June 2nd and will air each Wednesday at          7:30pm for five weeks. The sixth and final episode will be broadcast live          on Wednesday, July 7th from 8-9pm, as the final five contestants compete          to be crowned the Gimme The Mike winner.