NBC casting community newsroom for reality TV show

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Sure, audiences have indulged in the guilty pleasure that is “The Real Housewives of New York City” season after season, but are they ready for “The Real Housewives of The New York Times“? That’s what NBC is banking on.

The network is casting a local newspaper for an upcoming reality series. According to the description, the National Newspaper Association (NNA) is assisting production in scouting a local paper for the project, for which JimRomenesko.com reports more than 70 editors and publishers have already responded. But will anyone sing and/or be voted off of an island?

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