Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Ellen wishes you were here

Ellen DeGeneres and AOL recently announced 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” and the website and Ellen will broadcast from the selected town in December.

Over the course of the next ten weeks, 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.”

Let's get some of these great Colorado towns the recognition they deserve.