Meet the entrants of Wollongong’s search for a presenter competition.
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The call went out on August 19, looking for people who are passionate about the city and believe they have what it takes to promote the city to a global audience on a new digital lifestyle show called In The Loop.
The program is being produced by Wollongong-based creative company Relativity which has posted the 18 entrants online at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyh01Mx4g8s5VAlAdZ6dV6HB9nDbTYO-X for the community to watch and vote for their favourite. Applicants entered through intheloop.tv and the most popular audition video will win a prize.
But executive producer Gerardo Ceres said the two presenters for the monthly program released on YouTube would be chosen by a judging panel.
The popular vote will be calculated on Sunday at 5pm and announced on Monday at 10am.
The shortlist for the judges to decide who should host the show will be announced on Wednesday.
The first episode of In The Loop will be filmed within the next two weeks before being distributed via YouTube.
It will promote Wollongong and the Illawarra as an exciting place to live, work and play.
Mr Ceres said it started from a conversation with Destination Wollongong general manager Mark Sleigh about identifying more ways to promote the region.
‘‘It will feature all the things that make our area really, really great,’’ Mr Ceres said.
Mr Sleigh said it was great to see so much interest from businesses who had jumped on board as sponsors and people wanting to be presenters.
‘‘In this day and age we really can’t put a value on the importance of digital content. Being able to break the show down into three-minute happy segments/stories about all the great things happening in this region and Wollongong ... people can actually share through Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/In-The-Loop-Wollongong/443525812439355?fref=ts and social media channels, is just so helpful in changing the perception.’’
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE PRIZE
The video with the most likes on YouTube will win a prize pack and an automatic place on the short list.Prizes include:
1 x Skydive the Beach and Beyond Sydney-Wollongong pass
2 x Platinum tickets to one Illawarra Hawks home game
A double pass to Jambaroo Action Park
2 x Tickets to The Confidence Man courtesy of Merrigong Theatre Co
1 night’s accommodation in an Executive Suite at Sage Hotel Wollongong, including full buffet breakfast for 2
1 x $50 Dinner voucher at the new Coldwater Creek Wollongong