http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Debra+Poneman Entertainment Debra Poneman Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=225133&ca=Entertainment Excerpt From Scott Savol Top 10, Season 4 When I think about my upbringing, it's amazing I made it to Number 5 in American Idol's Season 4. Sometimes it seems like a dream. Did I really get put through in all those rounds? Did I really spend months in Hollywood and meet Hall and Oates, Tony Orlando,... Entertainment Debra Poneman Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=222955&ca=Entertainment Excerpt From Bucky Covington Top 10, Season 5 If you asked me what my favorite subject was in high school, I'd have to be honest and tell you flat out — it was lunch. I wasn't into the books very much. In fact, I wasn't into them at all. I didn't need to have my head buried in books and world maps b... Entertainment Debra Poneman Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221036&ca=Entertainment Excerpt from Constantine Maroulis Top 10, Season 4 If I went back to my high school and walked the halls, I'd probably still hear my teacher’s voice calling out to me, "Constantine! You have such talent; don’t waste it!" For some, a teacher like that comes along once in a lifetime. For many, not eve... Entertainment Debra Poneman Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=218900&ca=Entertainment Excerpt from Anthony Fedorov Top 10, Season 4 You are the only one controlling your own destiny. Keep holding on, don't be afraid, just let your tears fade with the rain, it's never over . . . Anthony Fedorov and Daniel Freiberg My brother was always there for me, despite the seven years between us.... Entertainment Debra Poneman Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=217151&ca=Entertainment Excerpt from Carmen Rasmusen Top 10, Season 2 My mom has always told me to visualize. "Anything you want to have happen, Carmen, you just have to see it first in your mind. . . ." I knew that she was right, but honestly, there are just so many times that you can hear the visualization lecture withou... Entertainment Debra Poneman Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215162&ca=Entertainment Excerpt from Nikki McKibbin Top 10, Season The 2002 American Idols Live! tour was coming to an end. One of our last cities was Seattle, and as always, we were backstage after the performance mingling with fans at what is called a meet-and-greet. I don't know why, but whenever there were little child... Entertainment Debra Poneman Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214779&ca=Entertainment Excerpt from Sanjaya Malakar Top 10, Season 6 Singing is everything to me and my sister. It's in our blood and in our souls. The first time I remember performing was during an assembly when I was four. I sang, "I'm a Little Teapot." But my mom told me that I really preferred doing Fred Astaire dance... Entertainment Debra Poneman Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=213419&ca=Entertainment Excerpt from Mandisa American Idol Top 10, Season 5 It was the evening of January 17, 2006, and I was on cloud nine. The premier of American Idol's fifth season was about to air, featuring Chicago, my audition city. My friends, Chance and Jennifer, were hosting an American Idol premier party for me.... Womens Interest Debra Poneman Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=208900&ca=Womens+Interest Excerpt From Mary Baust American Idol Fan If you had told me four years ago that my life was going to be changed forever because of a TV reality show, I would have told you that you were crazy. But here I am, fifty-eight years old and telling you exactly that. It was Season 2 of Idol. I hadn't watch... Entertainment Debra Poneman Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210172&ca=Entertainment Excerpt From Clay Aiken American Idol Runner-Up, Season 2 It was December 2003, and Christmas was just a few weeks away. I was in Atlanta as part of a radio tour around the country when I received a very special and unexpected holiday gift. Six months had passed since that amazing night when Ruben a...