I didn’t get an email warning me that it was going to air, but I had set my Tivo to record the Channel 9 News just in case. Turns out that was a smart move… As I scanned through the 5:30 broadcast last night I didn’t see any mention of my interview. But at the very end of his piece, John Matarese mentioned he would be talking about buying factory direct on the 11:00 News. So, I told Tivo to grab that too. Sure enough, I was on the air. I ripped the segment and posted it onto youtube. I’ve now used up a whopping total of 1 minute and 49 seconds of my allotted 15 minutes of fame. Only 13 minutes, 11 seconds left.

Thanks to a recent blog post about a scam taking place in Cincinnati, I was contacted by John Matarese, who interviewed me about the scam yesterday. We talked on UC’s campus in front of McMicken Hall for about 30 minutes as a videographer captured my story. I ended up telling him about my experience at American Direct, Inc. as well as my experience with Travel Universal/Universal Promotions. He said he would air both stories, but separate them by a couple of months so people don’t realize it’s the same person being interviewed both times (and on the same day).

Mr. Matarese is a good guy. He was sincerely interested in what I had to say. I was a little surprised by the experience – he basically just let me talk, asking only a few questions. Anyway, he said he’d email me when the stories are going to air, so hopefully I can give anyone interested a heads up. It will air on WCPO Channel 9. I set my Tivo to start recording the news at 5:30 (when he is on) just in case he forgets to email me. Anyway, it was an interesting experience. We’ll see what comes of it…