Broadcasters Quote by Karen Walton

I went to a Canadian college for performing arts and then I auditioned for Canadian Idol. That honestly was my golden ticket.

— Carly Rae Jepsen

I did win [on a contest]. And that started me on a new path, and into show business.

— Debbie Reynolds

Any chance I had to get in front of people - amateur talent contests at movie houses like the Broadway, the president - I…

— Frankie Avalon

I studied broadcast journalism at Pepperdine University. After a short career in television with MTV and later on at FX Network, I found my…

— Julia Hartz

I had a great time on News Radio, I got to make tons of money in relative obscurity and learn a lot about the…

— Joe Rogan

I wanted to go to New York and be a stage actress, doing things like Chekhov. None of that happened, and then I went…

— Rachael Harris

I just wanted to be a performer. I was ambitious. I couldn't sing and I couldn't act. I could dance a little. So what…

— Zoe Ball

I won an amateur night, October 8th, 1985. I went to work the next day and quit my job.

— Steve Harvey

When I was 10 years old, there was a competition on the CBBC page on Teletext to be on a game show called 'Insides…

— A. J. Odudu

I wanted to be a prominent actress and for that I really worked hard.

— Mimi Chakraborty

When I was younger, I won a radio at a church raffle.

— Gbenga Akinnagbe

I wasn't even in a newspaper office where I was getting assignments in competition with other people. I remember earlier, though, that I knew…

— Gloria Steinem