University Daily Kansan / Monday, September 19. 1988
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Fan wins spot on MTV game show
KU sophomore ready to play Remote Control
Laurie Wood, Overland Park sophomore, recently qualified to appear on MTV's "Remote Control" game show.
By M. Meredith Relph Kansan staff writer
Laurie Wood will get her MTV, and she'll see it from a pastel recliner on stage at Remote Control.
Wood, Overland Park sophomore,
last week won the chance to be
a contestant on MTV's television trivia
game show.
She will be flying to New York City in mid-morrow for the taping of her segment on Remote Control, but program might not be aired until 1899.
A longtime fan of MTV, Wood said she had always wanted to be on Remote Control. She had planned to audition for the show in April at the University of Texas at Houston but not able to make the trip, she said.
"I figured if I could just get to an audition, I could make it on the show," she said.
Wood was able to attend an audition two weeks ago at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Several hundred other people also made the trip and were among the 100 who were allowed to contest be contestants on Remote Control.
What does it take to appear on a show dedicated to connoisseurs of cartoons, reruns and videos?
"First we had to answer 20 ques
tions," Wood said. "It was totally off the wall."
Edward M. Capano, MTV contenant production assistant for Remote Control, said that the questions were answered by the students' knowledge of television trivia.
The next part of the audition was more difficult. Wood and her 99 competitors had to identify the artist she was presenting on a four-second blurb of each one.
Her years of television watching paid off. Wood missed only two questions on the preliminary quiz named all the video performers.
Capuano said contestants' person
alities were important factors in the judges' decisions. To gauge personalities, each of the contestants had one minute to impress the judges with wit and humor.
"It's very entertaining and pretty weird," Capuano said. "We've had people propose to the judges. They do some unusual things."
Wood said she just talked to the judges.
"Some people sang or danced or told jokes, but I guess I was funny enough," she said.
When the group was reduced to 25 contestants, Wood was still in the running.
"I was pretty surprised that I
The final test was a mock game of Remote Control.
made the cut." Wood said.
"It was just like on MTV, with the
chairs and everything." Wood said. Capuano said the mock games showed the judges that the contestants knew how to play the game and reinforced the contestants' knowledge of television.
"We see if they really know their stuff," he said. "It kind of separates the men from the boys, and the women from the girls."
With the audition complete, all that was left was the waiting. When the moment of truth arrived, Wood's name was the first one read
Auditions for the show are held twice each year at colleges throughout the United States. Capuano said that students were named from each audition.
"I was really, really excited." Wood said. "I called my brother from Nebraska. He wants me to split the prizes with him if I win."
Wood said her parents had been very encouraging during her quest for success on MTV.
"My mom said now I can really use all that stupid stuff I know about TV." Wood said.
While a winner on Remote Control usually receives prizes like television shows, the hosts said the main thing they wanted from the show was a Remote Control
"You get the shirt just for goin on," she said. "So basically, I guess I've got it in the bag."
Commission grants KPL $9.3 million rate boost
The Associated Press
TOPEKA - The Kansas Corporation Commission Friday agreed to grant a $8.3 million rate increase to KPL Gas Service. That is 62 percent of what the utility requested in earlier the year.
The decision means that KPL Gas will be able to increase its rates for natural gas by 2.38 percent, instead of the 6.7 percent utility efficiency. The new rates will take effect later this month.
Under the decision, a typical residential customer in Emporia, Leavenworth, Aitchison.
Lansing and Efingham will pay $2.28 more year, KCC spokesman Steve Menaugh said. Residents in Kansas City, Kan., Topeka and Wichita will pay $3.16 more.
The average residential customer in Salina, Lahaina, Junction City, Hutchinson and Mason is 28 years old.
Mennaugh said 90 percent to 95 percent of the increase would be borne by residential customers. He said about 87 percent of KPL's customers were residential.
KPL had requested that the KCC approve a $24.8 million rate increase. Utility officials cited
increases in such expenses as employee salaries and supplies and an increase in certain taxes, as well.
ran Hudson, KPL spokesman, said he did not know if the KCU decision would be appealed to the judge.
Hudson said the commission rejected some of the adjustments that had been proposed by the KKR.
In addition, the commission agreed not to allow an increase in the monthly customer service charge of $5. The utility had sought an increase in that charge to $7.97.
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