WV's own Danny?

GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES WEST VIRGINIANS TO VOTE FOR DEREK KEELING THIS SUNDAY

Keeling is only one of three “Danny” candidates left on NBC reality series GreaseContact: Sara Payne Scarbro, 558-3830

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today encouraged all West Virginians to call in and vote for Derek Keeling this Sunday – giving him the edge he needs to win the NBC reality series, “Grease, You’re the One that I Want.”“The audience is the determining factor when it comes to who gets to play Danny Zuko on Broadway,” Gov. Joe Manchin said. “Derek Keeling is giving 110 percent to win this competition, but he cannot win on performance alone. It is not enough to watch and silently support this fellow West Virginian. That is why I am encouraging all West Virginians to pick up the phone or go online to vote for Derek this Sunday.”

“Grease, You’re the One that I Want,” airs 8 p.m. this Sunday. During each performance a toll-free number will appear at the bottom of the television screen. Viewers can call in or go online at http://www.nbc.com/Grease to vote. If using the telephone, members of the audience may call in and vote up to 200 times. The polls are open from 9 to 11 p.m. this Sunday.

“We are one big family in West Virginia and we pull together to make things happen,” the governor added. “Derek is doing his part, performing to the best of his ability, but now it is up to the viewers to make the final choice. So West Virginians let’s choose Derek!” Keeling, 26, is a graduate from Winfield High School, where he was a member of the General Admission Show Choir.