Variety - Los Angeles, CA, USA - In episode one, "Meet the Billionaire," which originally aired Jan. 8, 2004, eight-member teams Versacorp and Protege went head to ambitious, young, entrepreneurial head on the streets of Manhattan in a quest to see which could generate the most cash selling lemonade.

It was just lemonade -- neither Sunkist nor Countrytime nor any other citrus beverage company, had anything to do with it. And 18.5 million viewers -- the seventh most for any series that week -- drank up this dignity-defying spectacle, as 31-year-old venture capitalist David Gould became the first contestant on NBC's "The Apprentice" to get fired by Donald

Variety - Los Angeles, CA, USA - When NBC launched "The Apprentice" in 2004, advertisers were still holding their noses when it came to reality TV.

Sure, they'd dived into the form, and skeins like "Survivor" and "American Idol" were fully embraced by media buyers. Yet there was still a lingering mindset among advertisers that unscripted fare attracted lower-rent demos.

At NBC, that wasn't far from the truth -- "Fear Factor" wasn't exactly attracting the Lexus crowd. But then came "The Apprentice."

The Donald Trump-fronted competish skein sent a strong message to Madison Avenue: Reality TV can offer the same upscale environment as a top-tier drama.

Soon enough, "The Apprentice" was

Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville, TN, USA - "Apprentice" TV show winner Dr. Randal Pinkett charted his rise from selling CDs in a garage to becoming chairman of his own consulting firm in a speech Saturday to University of Tennessee students, alumni and faculty members.

Pinkett, who triumphed in season four of Donald Trump's NBC show about success in business, also said it is up to the black students of today to change prejudices toward blacks in the workplace.

"Your generation is letting the world know that (blacks) are more than New York or Flavor Flav," Pinkett said. "It's not a coincidence that Yahoo, Google and Facebook were created by

Best Syndication - Pinon Hills, CA, USA - The women's team fail to win again this week. This time Omarosa lead them to this loss, and in the end Nely Galan gets fired on this week's 'Celebrity Apprentice.'

Omarosa spoke her mind this week on the apprentice as the tensions flared between the men and her. Of course her seeming enemy, British celebrity, Piers Morgan said that Omarosa was a “pointless waste of space.” How could Omarosa not vent, so she stoops to her old ways and pours a glass of champagne over his head.

So Omarosa is not a celebrity, she is a reality star, that helps to make

The Daily Beacon - Knoxville, TN, USA - UT will welcome a winner of the hit reality show “The Apprentice” to speak as the Charlie Lemmons Keynote Speaker during the third annual Black Issues Conference on Feb. 9. Randal Pinkett, the season 4 winner, will discuss “Money, Power, and Respect: The Keys to Economic Empowerment.”

Tierney Bates, assistant director of Minority Student Affairs, said planning the conference came together easily.

“My generation grew up listening to the song ‘Money, Power and Respect’ as an anthem. First comes the money, then the power, and finally respect,” Bates said. “The goal of the conference is to teach students, not just how to

Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale, WA, USA - Kendra Todd, the first woman hired by Donald Trump as the winner of the NBC television show, The Apprentice, and a nationally recognized real estate agent and investor, will be the guest speaker Friday, July 27th at a free teleseminar presented as part of National Retirement Planning Month.

According to Bill Losey, creator of National Retirement Planning Month, and host of the teleseminar, Kendra's background in real estate investment makes her the perfect person to talk to baby boomers about real estate investing as part of their retirement fund asset allocation.

Kendra, who is host of HGTV's television show, My House Is