Alumna to appear on ‘Millionaire’ today

Thursday, March 5, 2009

KU alumna Joanna Pergande will appear on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” this afternoon. The show will air at 3 p.m. on NBC, channel 14.

Pergande appeared on the last portion of yesterday’s show, and she will continue to try for $1 million in today’s show.

Pergande’s appearance was taped in October. She auditioned for the show in August in Detroit by passing a multiple choice test and going through two rounds of interviews. In September she was invited to appear on the show.

“It was really surreal,” Pergande said. “I’m a big fan of the show, and I was starstruck.”

Pergande graduated from the University in 2006 with degrees in Spanish and International Studies. She lived in Margaret Amini Scholarship Hall and was a member of the honors program. She currently lives in Bay City, Mich.

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