Posted on 02/03/2005 9:49:26 PM PST by The Loan Arranger
NEW YORK (AP) - Martha Stewart, you're hired. The masterminds behind "The Apprentice" - Donald Trump and Mark Burnett- and NBC announced Wednesday that Stewart will host "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart."
"Mark and I have always admired her," Trump said. "She's a very brave woman. She's built a multimillion-dollar empire. It was an easy decision. We think this will be an absolutely tremendous success."
Burnett didn't reveal many details about the new version of the business-themed reality show, such as whether there will be a boardroom or when the show would begin taping.
But Stewart's take on "Apprentice" should be distinct, Burnett said. "Martha has her own empire, which has a different look and feel," he said.
Her show will film in either New York or Connecticut, where the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO) empire is located. Sixteen to 18 contestants will vie for a one-year job with her company and $250,000 salary.
Casting has already begun. Producers currently seeking applicants for the fourth edition of Trump's "Apprentice" will also search for Martha wannabes. And a graphic with Stewart's face touting "Apply now to be Martha Stewart's Apprentice!" has already sprung up on NBC's Web site.
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That's a pretty good salary to sweep out her stables and make doilies.
From what I've heard from some people who did some work for her, it's not nearly enough, unless prison has mellowed her.
By the way, if you want to see reality show contestants sweeping out stables and such, watch VH1's Surviving Nugent where Uncle Ted does his best to humiliate and kill his contestants, almost literally with the second batch.
The winner of the next show gets to run Freddie Mae and Freedie Mac. After that Kofi Annan will choose his successor on a global game show called SHELL GAME.
Then john Kerry will be the host for a day time soap opera called Boston Botox, sponsored by all the big liberal corporations.
Wouldn't you love being Michael Moore's apprentice for a few weeks? It'd be a good diet plan, you'd never see a morsel of food....
I believe you mean 'Fannie Mae' and 'Bernie Mac'.
Not a bad idea, "The Intern" with Bill Clinton. No suspense guessing what the tasks will be though.
Instead of a boardroom, they'll have a courtroom. Losers will hear Martha intone "You're Guilty!" and spend 5 months in a minimum security prison.
or was it a Burger King?
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