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hgwcan · 10-03-2007, 09:32 AM

Ellen talked about this on her show...this was posted on the internet today.

WEBWIRE – Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Ellen and AOL Invite Viewers to Visit Ellen.AOL.com and Share What Makes Their Town So Special; Ellen Will Broadcast From Selected Town in December 2007

Burbank, CA and Dulles, VA .- Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and AOL announced today the launch of a cross-platform program, “Wish You Were Here.” Visitors to ellen.aol.com can share photos, videos and stories about the entertaining people, places and events that make their hometowns special. The submissions will be featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (check your local listings) and the website.

Over the course of the ten-week program, fans will have the opportunity to showcase their hometown pride by visiting Ellen’s AOL site and uploading their own stories, photos and videos, each detailing why Ellen should come visit the town. Ellen will showcase some of these submissions on her show, culminating with a special visit from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to a selected hometown.

“Everybody’s always asking me to come to their hometown. I really appreciate it. I haven’t been able to do it in the past because I’ve been learning how to play the pan flute and that takes a lot of practice, practice, practice. But this year I’m gonna visit somebody’s hometown,” said Ellen DeGeneres. “We’re partnering up with AOL and we’re calling it, ‘Wish You Were Here.’ You just have to go to ellen.aol.com and tell me what’s great about where you live.”

"We are thrilled to team up with ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ to create this unique interactive online program,” said Bill Wilson, EVP of Programming at AOL. “By creating a place where Ellen’s fans can easily share their stories, pictures and videos about their hometowns, ’Wish You Were Here’ gives people a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect with Ellen and with each other"

eire1 · 10-03-2007, 10:24 AM

Forget the towns, come to Ireland!!!!

Tysonshadow · 10-03-2007, 03:43 PM

Ellen hasn't even been to Portia's hometown of Melbourne, but she wants to go to some strangers hometown though!!!

NelleSereneged012658 · 10-03-2007, 03:53 PM

Come to the East Coast

3llen · 10-03-2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tysonshadow

Ellen hasn't even been to Portia's hometown of Melbourne, but she wants to go to some strangers hometown though!!!

good point.. lol im sure our dear ellen will go one day.. but remember ellen when you go recline your seat on the plane! its gonna be a longer ride then from NYC to LA..! lol

10-03-2007, 09:32 AM	#1
hgwcan Status: Ellen-Fan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,180 Thanks: 2,363 Thanked 2,084 Times in 542 Posts	TEDS & AOL - "Wish You Were Here" Ellen talked about this on her show...this was posted on the internet today. WEBWIRE – Wednesday, October 03, 2007 Ellen and AOL Invite Viewers to Visit Ellen.AOL.com and Share What Makes Their Town So Special; Ellen Will Broadcast From Selected Town in December 2007 Burbank, CA and Dulles, VA .- Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and AOL announced today the launch of a cross-platform program, “Wish You Were Here.” Visitors to ellen.aol.com can share photos, videos and stories about the entertaining people, places and events that make their hometowns special. The submissions will be featured on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (check your local listings) and the website. Over the course of the ten-week program, fans will have the opportunity to showcase their hometown pride by visiting Ellen’s AOL site and uploading their own stories, photos and videos, each detailing why Ellen should come visit the town. Ellen will showcase some of these submissions on her show, culminating with a special visit from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to a selected hometown. “Everybody’s always asking me to come to their hometown. I really appreciate it. I haven’t been able to do it in the past because I’ve been learning how to play the pan flute and that takes a lot of practice, practice, practice. But this year I’m gonna visit somebody’s hometown,” said Ellen DeGeneres. “We’re partnering up with AOL and we’re calling it, ‘Wish You Were Here.’ You just have to go to ellen.aol.com and tell me what’s great about where you live.” "We are thrilled to team up with ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ to create this unique interactive online program,” said Bill Wilson, EVP of Programming at AOL. “By creating a place where Ellen’s fans can easily share their stories, pictures and videos about their hometowns, ’Wish You Were Here’ gives people a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect with Ellen and with each other"

10-03-2007, 10:24 AM	#2
eire1 Status: Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Forget the towns, come to Ireland!!!! __________________ Grá don teanga. Grá don gaeilge. Grá don tír. Grá duit féin.

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10-03-2007, 03:43 PM	#3
Tysonshadow Status: Ellen-Fan Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,203 Thanks: 143 Thanked 196 Times in 42 Posts	Ellen hasn't even been to Portia's hometown of Melbourne, but she wants to go to some strangers hometown though!!!

10-03-2007, 03:53 PM	#4
NelleSereneged012658 Status: Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Come to the East Coast