The only problem is that she is not going to be afforded the opportunity to sing a medley now that she has made it into the finals, having received the most votes from the audience phone-in after her semi-final stint.
Cue a proliferation of the new breed of pirate: stations effectively broadcasting raves live on air, with MCs spitting over DJ sets and the audience phoning in requests, rather than shouting them up from in front of the decks.
Some PMs are grateful for the breaks provided by foreign travel; others are sure to have their audience by phone even when abroad.
She's chatting with the audience, taking phone calls from her daughter and her twin sister (who became equally famous for writing another advice column, "Dear Abby") and rereading favorite letters from her files.
Joe's simple act with audience cell phone personifies the heart of content marketing at its best - invoke feelings that people can relate, thank them in context and provide an aha that holistically excites the audience.
"I'm so excited to be joining 'Idol.' I wanted to be there today and I wish I could've been there myself to tell you," Carey told the audience via phone after Reilly called her and put her on speaker.
Any one of the Olympic guinea pigs could have broadcast key details or images to an unlimited audience via phones and social networks.
Referring to CBS chairman Leslie Moonves, Letterman told his audience: "I phoned him just before the programme, and I said, 'Leslie, it's been great, you've been great, and the network has been great, but I'm retiring.'".
Targeting all audiences, the phone comes complete with an impressive two megapixel camera, FM radio, TrackID™ and 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2).
He never played down to an audience, never phoned in a performance, and never had his name associated with scandal.
