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<h1 align="left"><font color="#FFCC99" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Annie
Wood - Bzzz!</font></h1>
<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So,
there I was, in my ripped blue jeans and my "rock star" baby tee with my baseball
cap on backwards. It was 1996, I think. I was just fired from my MTV job and
heard that EB Productions was looking for a contestant coordinator for a show
in development called <i>BZZZ!</i> I showed up with my book of potential contestants
and sat down with the head honcho, Stu Billett. He showed me a run through tape
of the show and asked me what I thought. So, naturally, I told him, it had problems,
there were things I would change, why is that like that and it needs to move
better and furthermore...what's with that host? </font></b></font></h2>
<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So,
I was hired. Not as a host. But, as a contestant coordinator. There was no dress
code and no crazy competition and quota (like at MTV). It was a great working
environment, plus, Stu didn't mind that I had to take a month off because I
already committed to filming <a href="cellblock.htm" target="_parent"><i>Cellblock
Sisters</i></a>. I was getting a regular paycheck, acting, making new friends...life
was good. Then, it got real good. </font></b></font></h2>
<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The
run through host (I don't remember his name, honest) was a stand up comic and
was really into telling his jokes more than leading the game along. So, one
day when he didn't show up for a run through, I barged into Stu's office and
said, "listen, I've figured it all out. What the show needs is energy. You need
someone to keep it moving, you need someone to keep it fast paced, you need
someone . . . well, you need me! He looked up at me and smiled and I was on.
I hosted my first run through. I warmed up the audience with Henny Youngman
jokes, "My dog is so smart. He saw a bench that said, "wet paint", so, he did!"
So, even though I told that joke - the show clicked. I had no jokes of my own
so I concentrated on the rules and the contestants. We taped that run through
and Stu and I edited it and we both pitched it around Hollywood. </font></b></font></h2>
<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tribune
bit - it sold - we did the show local and then it became nationally syndicated!
I went on the <i>Tonight Show</i> and <i>Politically Incorrect</i> to talk about
it and I also did tons of radio shows (KISS FM, STAR 98.7, KROQ, GROOVE, etc.)
and I became co-producer of the show and hired my best pal, Jules, to be my
traveling companion. They sent me to tons of places to promote the show. Like
Boston, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco, Chicago, Nashville, Kansas and even
France! In fact, the show is now on in Germany (with a German host) and the
original 203 shows are re-running on WGN cable. Anyhow, that's my story, in
a nutshell. </font></b></font></h2>
<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Glad
you like the show! Oh, I'm assuming you like it because you are reading this.
But, maybe you don't. In which case, what the heck are you reading this for?
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<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Love
and peace, </font></b></font></h2>
<h2><font color="#FFCC99" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Annie
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