Semifinals Here I Come!

CONGRATULATIONS! That's the subject of an email I got in my inbox today.

As you all know I recently submitted a 30 second video for a morning traffic reporter position for CBS 2 (you can watch it a few entries down). The Chicago station is having an "American Idol" like tryout competition to fill its open position and I went for it. 3,000 candidates were recently narrowed down to 75 and your very own Natalie Kaplan was picked as one of the semifinalists.

On April 16 I head into CBS studios for a taped audition with the morning anchor team and then a written exam. The winner gets a three-month, $25,000 contract with the network. So, I better start memorizing my highways!

To say the least I'm excited...ok, I'm actually freaking out. When I moved home I promised myself I was going to explore all career opportunities. This is definitely a turn (hehe) in the right direction!