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American Idol: You Don't Need Talent If You've Got Tickets; StubHub.com Offers Tickets to ``American Idol''; Proceeds Benefit The Museum of Television & Radio.


Entertainment Editors

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2004

StubHub.com, the leading online source for live entertainment tickets, is offering audience tickets to Fox's hit TV series, "American Idol." Effective immediately, the public can log on to www.StubHub.com to purchase tickets for specific tape dates to "American Idol," with proceeds benefiting The Museum of Television & Radio.

The top-rated "American Idol" joins an extensive list of television series participating in the innovative program such as "8 Simple Rules," "According to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. ," "Dr. Phil," "Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. ," "Hope & Faith," "The Price is Right," and "Star Search."

"There are only two ways to get on `American Idol': talent and tickets," said Eric Baker, president of StubHub.com. "Thanks to Fox's generosity, now StubHub.com users can guarantee themselves a seat in the studio audience, while making an important contribution to The Museum of Television & Radio."

About StubHub.com

StubHub.com is a website where users can buy or sell tickets to sporting events, concerts and theater. All transactions on StubHub.com are 100% guaranteed and the site uses the latest Internet security technology to ensure that all information is protected. StubHub.com is easy to use and offers a seamless and convenient transaction process. Fans can find a broad selection of great seats at great prices. The company also offers charity ticket packages to exclusive events that cannot be purchased through other outlets. The StubHub Network of partners includes sports teams in the NBA NBA
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2. National Boxing Association

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 and NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there ; performing artists including Christina Aguilera, The Eagles, Jewel and Britney Spears; media companies including Knight-Ridder, SportingNews.com, USAToday.com and RollingStone.com; universities including Stanford and Berkeley; and charities including the World Wildlife Fund. On the Web: www.StubHub.com.

About The Museum of Television & Radio

The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations in Los Angeles and New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, is a nonprofit organization founded by William S. Paley
This article is about the broadcast executive. For the philosopher, see William Paley.


William S. Paley (September 28, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois – October 26, 1990 in New York, New York) was the chief executive who built CBS from a small
 to collect and preserve television and radio programs and advertisements and to make them available to the public. Since opening in 1976, the Museum has organized exhibitions, screening and listening series, seminars, and education classes to showcase its collection of over 100,000 television and radio programs and advertisements. Programs in the Museum's permanent collection are selected for their artistic, cultural, and historic significance.
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