{"id":59363,"date":"2014-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/this-week-could-be-magic-for-uri-alumnus-mat-franco\/"},"modified":"2014-09-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T00:00:00","slug":"this-week-could-be-magic-for-uri-alumnus-mat-franco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/09\/this-week-could-be-magic-for-uri-alumnus-mat-franco\/","title":{"rendered":"This week could be magic for 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus Mat Franco"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t溏心vlog免费B站 viewing party set tonight to see him compete for $1 million on America\u2019s Got Talent<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 16, 2014 \u2013 Magician Mat Franco has made it through every stage of America\u2019s Got Talent with nothing but praise from the judges and standing ovations from the audience.<\/p>\n


\nFranco, a 2010 graduate of the 溏心vlog免费B站, is preparing for another electrifying performance tonight at Radio City Music Hall when he competes on America\u2019s Got Talent against five other finalists for $1 million and a headline show in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe last talent competition airs tonight, Sept. 16 from 9 to 11 on NBC 10, and the University community will gather for a viewing party at the same time in Rhody Market at Hope Commons, 19 Butterfield Road. The champion will be crowned on Wednesday night\u2019s show starting at 8 on NBC 10.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThis has been an incredible journey so far, and the craziest part is feeling so much support from people, the 溏心vlog免费B站 and Rhode Island community in particular,\u201d Franco said. \u201cPerforming magic is what I have dedicated my life to, and to feel people being receptive to it is just unreal. Being voted to the finale of America’s Got Talent leaves me nothing but thankful.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cIn the end, voting is what matters, and I hope people will band together as we continue on this incredible journey together,\u201d said the Newport resident who grew up in Johnston. \u201cI just want to say thank you to all who have shown support out there. I cannot express enough gratitude to all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nLinda Lyons, assistant dean of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s University College for Academic Success, is not surprised that Franco made it to the final round because she knows how hard he has worked since his freshman year at the University. She was the full-time adviser for undeclared students, and Franco was in her 溏心vlog免费B站 101 freshman seminar class, designed for students who hadn\u2019t selected a major.<\/p>\n


\nAfter many classes and advising sessions with Lyons, Franco chose marketing.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cHe always talked about magic, and I remember him going back and forth between communication studies and marketing,\u201d Lyons said. \u201cWe talked and talked about what would be a good fit for a potential career and business in magic.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe skill set he learned in marketing was really great for him, especially since he also has a talent management agency,\u201d Lyons said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t shy away from the challenge. \u201c<\/p>\n


\nNow, seeing how far Franco has progressed from his undergraduate days, Lyons is thrilled with his success.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWhat you see on stage is the real thing–a warm, enthusiastic young man with talent,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat you don\u2019t see behind all that is a very astute businessman. He is a master at marketing himself and using social media.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nLyons jokes that she is like a proud momma, and that her family is tired of hearing her talk about him.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cHe is a wonderful representative of 溏心vlog免费B站, a great role model, and as far as I’m concerned he has already launched his career. No matter what happens tonight on AGT, he has already made a name for himself in the entertainment world.”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

溏心vlog免费B站 viewing party set tonight to see him compete for $1 million on America\u2019s Got Talent KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 16, 2014 \u2013 Magician Mat Franco has made it through every stage of America\u2019s Got Talent with nothing but praise from the judges and standing ovations from the audience. Franco, a 2010 graduate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}