Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Cassandra Albergaria, who works at Coleman Realtors in East Greenwich, is one of five contestants in The Rhode Show competition for next year's host.
Cassandra Albergaria positively exudes enthusiasm. It's paid off in her quest to be the next host for The Rhode Show. One of five finalists, Albergaria will find out Monday, Dec. 10, if she gets the nod. Albergaria, born and raised in South Kingstown, lives in Cranston. But she works at Coleman Realtors in East Greenwich and we met last Thursday at the Holiday Stroll. Albergaria was canvassing many of the shops on Main Street to tell them about The Rhode Show contest and to encourage them to vote for her. "I love just popping into all the stores on Main Street," she said Monday. It's a big week for Albergaria. On Thursday she co-hosts the show, complete with ear piece and teleprompter. It sounds scary but Albergaria refuses to be …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Five things you need to know about East Greenwich today, Dec 7
EG contestant co-hosts this morning: Mary Larsen is one of five finalists in the running for a co-host job on Fox TV’s Rhode Show. Each day this week, one of the finalists is co-hosting the show and today is Mary’s day. 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor: Two East Greenwich residents - Gilbert J. Hawkins and Raymond J. Haerry Sr., a U.S.S. Arizona survivor - are among the six Pearl Harbor veterans being honored today in a ceremony at the State House at 1:30 p.m. Senior Holiday Meal signup deadline: Today’s the last day to be able to sign up to attend the annual holiday meal at Swift Community Center. To reserve a spot, contact Erin at 886-8669. Planning Board meeting: New England Tech will be presenting its Master Plan application at …
Monday, December 5, 2011
The East Greenwich resident is one of five finalists in the Fox TV show’s annual “Search for a Star” competition.
Mary Larsen had been tempted before to try The Rhode Show’s annual “Search for a Star” competition but had held back. In October, she took the plunge, showing up at Twin River Casino with about 100 others to audition for a chance to co-host the morning show on Fox TV for one year. “You had to wait your turn. It was kind of like 'American Idol'-style, where you had to wait and get all excited and nervous and chat with everyone,” says Larsen, who lives off Division Street and grew up in Cowesett. That first day, she appeared before a panel who asked her some questions. “After that, we had a second audition in front of a camera, where they asked us some questions to see how we’d respond and then we had to practice reading something, so they …
Kelly Colgan
4:08 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Cassie would make a wonderful host - go Cassie! more ›