New 'American Idol' Judge Promises Honesty, Awaits Unique Singers
By Daniel Fienberg
August 25, 03:28 PM

By most empirical standards, FOX's
American Idol isn't actually broken, but new judge Kara DioGuardi is already being asked how she'd fix it. It's a difficult chore for a woman who has yet to put in a single day on the job.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: David Cook
By Daniel Fienberg
May 23, 01:41 PM

David Cook beat David Archuleta by 12 million votes to claim the
American Idol crown on Wednesday (May 21) night, but don't expect Cook to explain his margin of victory.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: David Archuleta
By Daniel Fienberg
May 23, 01:35 PM

Might David Archuleta's second place finish on FOX's
American Idol be the music profession's loss and the medical profession's gain?
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FOX Exec: Happy with 'American Idol' creatively, not its performance
By Daniel Fienberg
May 15, 04:06 PM

Talking with reporters on Thursday (May 15) morning to announce the network's 2008-09 schedule, FOX executives had to take some time to defend TV's most watched show, a little show we call
American Idol.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: Syesha Mercado
By Daniel Fienberg
May 15, 01:55 PM

With most of America expecting a David versus David finale on
American Idol, even Syesha Mercado wasn't surprised by her elimination on Wednesday (May 14) night's episode.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: Jason Castro
By Daniel Fienberg
May 08, 02:16 PM

Jason Castro wasn't broken up about leaving
American Idol on Wednesday (May 7), but he wasn't exactly in a hurry to depart either, know what he means?
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: Brooke White
By Daniel Fienberg
May 01, 02:33 PM

Every contestant has a unique and individual reason for going on
American Idol. Many crave music industry stardom, but some would be satisfied with Broadway or a movie role or the chance to eventually host a two-bit cable reality series. For Wednesday's (April 30) bootee Brooke White, though, it almost sounds like Idol was a form of therapy.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: Carly Smithson
By Daniel Fienberg
April 24, 02:18 PM

Before
American Idol viewers ever met Carly Smithson on this season's shows, dedicated fans already felt like they'd known the San Diego-based Irish chanteuse for years.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: Kristy Lee Cook
By Daniel Fienberg
April 17, 12:10 PM

Before proceeding with the exit interview with Kristy Lee Cook, the latest eliminated
American Idol contestant, it's necessary to get an update on her poor barrel horse, the animal whose sale facilitated this whole
Idol journey.
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'American Idol' Exit Interview: Michael Johns
By Daniel Fienberg
April 11, 12:21 PM

Every week the evicted
American Idol contestants chat with the press and for the past few each contestant has given a variation on the "Oh, I knew I was going home" answer. The same cannot be said for Thursday's (April 10) bootee, Michael Johns.
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