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A little disappointed there were no Canadian cities this time around...nothing will ever beat Alex popping in during my last audition in Toronto

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Wow. I'm pretty disappointed in this list. The closest one for me, now in AR, is 9 hours away, and people in major population centers (Dallas or Houston, just to name 2) would have quite a bit more of a drive. I guess they feel like they've had enough people on from the South in recent months? I'll still sign up for the test, and hope that if I get an audition they'll have added a site in DFW, Memphis, or the like.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:02 pmFor posterity's sake, here are the cities listed. I ordered them roughly in a circular route around the country. I can't imagine they're actually going to visit all of these, as there is particularly a large glut in the midwest. Even Indianapolis which I can't recall being on the list anytime in the last 8 years.
San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New York, Providence, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta
Yes there sure is a massive swath of the country unrepresented here, from Phoenix to Salt Lake to Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Little Rock, New Orleans, and all of Texas. They could always add some stops, maybe they forgot to plan for this and just had an intern quickly throw together a list minutes before the registration page went live!ouachiouat wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:32 amWow. I'm pretty disappointed in this list. The closest one for me, now in AR, is 9 hours away, and people in major population centers (Dallas or Houston, just to name 2) would have quite a bit more of a drive. I guess they feel like they've had enough people on from the South in recent months? I'll still sign up for the test, and hope that if I get an audition they'll have added a site in DFW, Memphis, or the like.jeff6286 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:02 pmFor posterity's sake, here are the cities listed. I ordered them roughly in a circular route around the country. I can't imagine they're actually going to visit all of these, as there is particularly a large glut in the midwest. Even Indianapolis which I can't recall being on the list anytime in the last 8 years.
San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, New York, Providence, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta
As I gaze into my crystal ball, I see you taking the test on January 28th, and while you are frantically hitting the refresh button on J-Board waiting for the answers to be posted...YOU GET THE CALL!!!!
I can't say for sure, but it is interesting that they're doing Providence and not Boston. Granted, the cities are only an hour from each other, but I'd imagine just in terms of raw population, Boston (and the immediate outlying metro cities and towns) would have a bigger contestant pool, but maybe they've come to Boston so often that they're trying some of the outlying cities? Or maybe they're letting the Providence affiliate tape a "here's what the J! auditions are like" bit for the local news; WBZ in Boston has done a couple of these.
hoping all the mid-west means they really liked me in columbus this year...
Several years ago (2014, I think) they mysteriously did both Providence and Boston. The Providence auditions were indeed the basis for a promo segment on the WPRI 12 News. I myself had a cameo frantically pushing a buzzer. I did not notice any increase in RI or southeast MA contestants in the next year, although one guy from my audition did make it. With no Boston this year, most New Englanders of any kind will likely select Providence. Didn't they have Savannah instead of Atlanta last year? I guess this would be similar.talkingaway wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:47 amI can't say for sure, but it is interesting that they're doing Providence and not Boston. Granted, the cities are only an hour from each other, but I'd imagine just in terms of raw population, Boston (and the immediate outlying metro cities and towns) would have a bigger contestant pool, but maybe they've come to Boston so often that they're trying some of the outlying cities? Or maybe they're letting the Providence affiliate tape a "here's what the J! auditions are like" bit for the local news; WBZ in Boston has done a couple of these.
As far as w we know about reported auditions versus cities on the list, it looks like some cities may have been skipped in the past.
Pretty sure a big driver of which cities they visit is the amount of promotion the local station is willing to give them (in terms of both airtime and money, e.g., paying for the contestant staff's travel and hotel rooms).talkingaway wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:47 amI can't say for sure, but it is interesting that they're doing Providence and not Boston. Granted, the cities are only an hour from each other, but I'd imagine just in terms of raw population, Boston (and the immediate outlying metro cities and towns) would have a bigger contestant pool, but maybe they've come to Boston so often that they're trying some of the outlying cities? Or maybe they're letting the Providence affiliate tape a "here's what the J! auditions are like" bit for the local news; WBZ in Boston has done a couple of these.
I've seen talk of local stations paying for this, but that really doesn't make sense for a station to do. Does anyone have confirmation that local stations actually pay for this to happen?trainman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:19 amPretty sure a big driver of which cities they visit is the amount of promotion the local station is willing to give them (in terms of both airtime and money, e.g., paying for the contestant staff's travel and hotel rooms).talkingaway wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:47 amI can't say for sure, but it is interesting that they're doing Providence and not Boston. Granted, the cities are only an hour from each other, but I'd imagine just in terms of raw population, Boston (and the immediate outlying metro cities and towns) would have a bigger contestant pool, but maybe they've come to Boston so often that they're trying some of the outlying cities? Or maybe they're letting the Providence affiliate tape a "here's what the J! auditions are like" bit for the local news; WBZ in Boston has done a couple of these.