Reality TV Convention Planned For Next Year
First Published: August 5, 2010 12:39 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images
Caption Randy Jackson arrives at the 2010 VH1 Do Something! Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on July 19, 2010 in Hollywood, CaliforniaRandy Jackson arrives at the 2010 VH1 Do Something! Awards held at the Hollywood Palladium on July 19, 2010 in Hollywood, CaliforniaLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Reality TV fans are getting their own convention.
Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter owner e5 Global Media announced Thursday it was producing the first-ever Reality Rocks Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center next April. Billed as “the ultimate reality TV fan experience,” the three-day event will celebrate all forms of non-scripted TV.
Organizers of the expo said fans will be able to interact with contestants, judges, hosts and other reality TV personalities. The convention will also include autograph sessions, performances and an awards show. The event’s honorary advisory committee includes “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson and “The Biggest Loser” executive producer J.D. Roth.
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