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AYLA CO-HOSTS AT MBR RADIO
AUGUST 14
Ayla tried her hand at hosting on Saturday when she co-hosted the "Shales and Danny V. Talking High School Sports!" show on MBR Radio with Mike Shalin. Below is a snippet from an article on MBRRadio.com...

Former Nobles and American Idol star Ayla Brown was Mike Shalin's co-host for the entire two hours of Saturday's MBR On The Air at the Marina Bay studios of 1510 The Zone.

"She was a delight," Shalin said after Brown, about to be a junior at Boston College, filled in for the vacationing Danny Ventura, who returns Wednesday. "You never know what to expect with a guest in the studio but we had a blast.

"She even nicknamed me 'DJ, Mikey Mike.'"

To read the rest of the article, see here. If you missed the original broadcast of the episode, keep checking AylaBrown.com for a downloadable version in the near future.

AYLA TO CO-HOST "SHALES AND DANNY V. TALKING HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS!"
AUGUST 06

Ayla will co-host the "Shales and Danny V. Talking High School Sports!" show on Boston's 1510 AM The Zone on Sat., Aug. 9, from 10 a.m-12 p.m. Ayla will sub for the vacationing Danny Ventura and will be Mike Shalin's co-host for the entire two hours. To call in and talk with Ayla, call (617) 237-1234 and visit MBRRadio.org for more information. You can also listen to the show live on their Web site.

AYLA JUDGES CELTICS DANCERS FINALS 2008
JULY 26

Coming off a championship win for the 2007-08 season, the task of searching for the perfect dancers for the Boston Celtics' upcoming season was of utmost importance. Ayla served as one of eight celebrity judges for the auditions, which were held at the Roxy in Boston on Thurs., July 24.

Other judges included Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Last Comic Standing star Gary Gulman. The event was hosted by Kiss 108 FM personality Billy Costa.

Read a recap and view a slideshow on Boston.com. (Photo courtesy of Evan Richman/Globe Staff)

BEVERLY'S TALENT QUEST TV SHOW TO FEATURE AYLA ON AUG. 18
JULY 23
Ayla will be a special guest on Debra Crosby's Talent Quest TV Show on Mon., Aug. 18. The show, which airs on Beverly, Mass., local access cable television, is billed as "the stepping stone to the stars." On the show, Ayla will perform some of her original songs. To all interested in watching the show who do not live in the local area, it will be available to stream in full on the show's Web site after it premieres.

AYLA PERFORMS AT FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVITIES IN RYE
JULY 07
Ayla performed songs from Forward at the Fourth of July festivities in Rye, N.H., on Friday. The visit was covered by The Portsmouth Herald and was published on its Web site, SeacoastOnline.com. Below is a snippet from the article...

For Brown, it doesn't get any better than being in Rye on the Fourth.

"I've been coming to the fireworks every year since I was in first or second grade," she said. "I love it. I had offers to hang out with friends, and I said, 'No, no. I'm going to the fireworks. You can come with me if you want to.'"

That she was a participant and not only a spectator at the fireworks event should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following the career of this young woman from Wrentham, Mass.

To read the article in its entirety, see here.

AYLA NAMED SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S "INTERN OF THE WEEK"
JUNE 29
Ayla was profiled by Sports Illustrated and named the magazine's "Intern of the Week" in an article that was published on the publication's Web site on Friday. Below is a snippet from the article...

In fifth grade, Ayla Brown wrote a story about her dream job. She wanted to fly her own plane to a WNBA game, sing the national anthem, then slip into her No. 1 jersey and score 40 points.

"I used to laugh at her," says Gail Brown, Ayla's mother. "Now I'm waiting for her to come home with a pilot's license."

Brown isn't flying yet, but the Boston College women's basketball starter and former American Idol finalist has added another talent to her repertoire this summer: starring in a professional production of the musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With workouts in the morning and rehearsals at night, this summer is yet another battle in Brown's struggle to balance her playing and performing lives -- a struggle that wouldn't exist if Simon Cowell had had his way.

"I would absolutely say no," Cowell, Idol's prickly judge, told a national television audience after hearing Brown's rendition of Ain't No Mountain High Enough at the Idol auditions.

To read the article in its entirety, see here.

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