Dale Roe writes about television for the Austin American-Statesman.
He's worked at the American-Statesman for 10 years and has written family movie and video game reviews as well as watched lots of TV. Dale directs, writes and performs with Austin's Gag Reflex comedy ensemble, is a freelance illustrator and has contributed stories and reviews to Macworld magazine. He lives in Round Rock with his wife, two children and a dog named Apollo who barks whenever he hears another dog bark on television.
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With 9,161,042 votes, Austinite Zach Anner is the top vote-getter in Oprah Winfrey’s online contest to find a new show and host on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network). The tally is subject to official verification, but Anner is nearly a million votes ahead of his nearest competitor, Dr. Phyllis, a teacher from Tampa, Florida.
Anner, the self-proclaimed “wheelchair-bound lady magnet” with cerebral palsy (he calls it “the sexiest of the palsies”) charmed Internet voters — including musician John Mayer — with his humorous, self-deprecating submission for a travel show. A bit of controversy followed when Dr. Phyllis briefly (and suddenly) overtook Anner in the tally, sparking suspicions of voting shenanigans.
The win, if confirmed, does not guarantee Anner a show, but any placement in the top five sends him to Los Angeles for the next round of auditions, in which he will compete for one of ten slots in a reality competition that will decide the winner.
Hi Chris! We noticed that too and we're trying to get an official word. We'll keep you posted. The good news is that Zach is moving on in the competition.
There is a huge discrepancy with the final tally of votes for Zach, about 3.5 million, and what it should be, about 9.2 million according to his individual profile page. Are there any public announcements explaining this?
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By Dale Roe
July 9, 2010 3:39 PM | Link to this
Hi Chris! We noticed that too and we're trying to get an official word. We'll keep you posted. The good news is that Zach is moving on in the competition.
By Chris
July 9, 2010 3:32 PM | Link to this
There is a huge discrepancy with the final tally of votes for Zach, about 3.5 million, and what it should be, about 9.2 million according to his individual profile page. Are there any public announcements explaining this?