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Senior Bowl Superstar
Finalists Selected
Elizabeth Mariah
Carey, Catherine Odom and Shannon Rankins are named as finalists for
Senior Bowl Superstar 2008.
 MOBILE, Ala. (January
5, 2008) -- The talented field of contestants seeking the title of
Senior Bowl Superstar for 2008 has been narrowed to three.
Elizabeth Mariah Carey, a nine-year old
student at the Clark School of Math and Science and a resident of
Prichard, Ala., Catherine Odom, a 19-year-old student at the University
of Mobile from St. Stephens, Ala., and Shannon Rankins, a 29-year-old
resident of Mobile, were named Senior Bowl Superstar finalists following
preliminary competition held Saturday at the Mobile Civic Center
Theater.
The fifth annual Senior Bowl Superstar
will once again award the winner the unique opportunity to sing the
National Anthem at the January 26 Under Armour Senior Bowl game, as well
as on the WKRG-TV Morning Show. The NFL Network, which televises the
Senior Bowl each year, will also air the singing of the National Anthem
during its Senior Bowl pre-game show.
Elizabeth Mariah Carey
Prichard, AL
9 Years Old
Student at Clark School of Math and Science
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Catherine Odom
St. Stephens, AL
19 Years Old
Student at the University of Mobile
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Shannon Rankins
Mobile, AL
29 Years Old
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"We were very pleased with not only the
excellent turnout that we had on Saturday, but were amazed at the
overall quality of the performers who took part in this years
Superstar, said Senior Bowl Sales and Marketing Director Chris Morgan.
We ended up with three outstanding finalists, each of whom would do a
terrific job in singing the National Anthem in front of the over 40,000
fans who will fill Ladd‑Peebles Stadium for the 2008 Under Armour Senior
Bowl, as well as on national television.
The three finalists will perform the
National Anthem and a song of their own choosing live on the WKRG-TV
Morning Show at 9:00 a.m. next week. Rankins will perform live on
Tuesday, Jan. 8, Carey on Wednesday, Jan. 9, and Odom on Thursday, Jan.
10. Taped highlights of those performances will also air on the WKRG
Morning News Show from 5:00-7:00 a.m.
2007 Senior Bowl Superstar Winner
Mishondia Robinson
On Friday, Jan. 11, all three finalists
will perform the National Anthem live during the WKRG-TV Morning Show.
The winner will be then be selected by
viewers who cast their votes on the Senior Bowl website at
www.seniorbowl.com or the WKRG-TV
website at www.wkrg.com, with voting
scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 11 and concluding at
11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13.
Last year, over 8,000 online votes were
cast during the three days of Superstar voting. Mishondia Robinson, a
33-year-old resident of Mobile, won the competition.
The Senior Bowl Superstar winner will be
announced live on the WKRG-TV Morning Show at 9:00 a.m. on Monday,
January 14.
For further information on Senior Bowl
Superstar, contact the Senior Bowl office at 438‑2276.
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