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By WALT BELCHER

wbelcher@tampatrib.com

Published: October 31, 2009

TAMPA - A casting call for the Discovery Channel series "Pitchmen" is set for Wednesday in Ybor City.
Radio host MJ Kelli of "The MJ Morning Show" on WFLZ, 93.3 FM, said he has teamed up with "Pitchmen" co-host Anthony Sullivan for a special event to find inventors for the series' second season.

Sullivan, a longtime TV marketer based in Tampa, co-hosted the first season with Billy Mays, who died of heart failure in June.

Sullivan, who was close friends with Mays, has been working with "Pitchmen" producer Thom Beers to reinvent the series.

The Discovery Channel has not announced when the series might return.

The casting event, sponsored by WFLZ, will be at The Ritz theater, 1503 E. Seventh Ave. in Ybor City. Times will be announced.
Kelli said the invention being pitched should be something useful that would have wide consumer appeal and could be sold through infomercials or in 60-second commercials.

People interested in auditioning must e-mail MJPitchmen @yahoo.com before Wednesday. Include your name, address, telephone number and a brief description of the product being pitched. Go to mj.933flz .com for information.

Reporter Walt Belcher can be reached at (813) 259-7654.

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