TV Dating Show to Seek Contestants

Ready to meet your match? Mark Walberg, host of the new USA Network game show “The Big Date,� is coming to Ventura on Sept. 5 to hunt for contestants.

In conjunction with the Bombay Bar and Grill and The Bus-96.7 radio station, the show’s producers will host auditions for single men and women between the ages of 21 and 50 who want to appear on the half-hour comedy series.

The show brings singles together with the hope of sending them away as couples.

“ ‘The Big Date’ is big fun,� said Howard Schultz, the show’s executive producer.

“It’s the only show on TV where both men and women get an equal shot at hooking up with someone they like.�

Two winners will be selected and guaranteed a spot on the television show.

They will go on to have a chance at a weekly drawing for a seven-day trip to Jamaica.

The auditions will begin at 4 p.m. at the Bombay Bar and Grill, 143 S. California St. Sign ups will be held until 8 p.m., and the finals--officiated by Walberg--will get underway at 10 p.m.

For more information call (213) 468-1283.