This just in, via press release from Onyx Marketing in Atlanta, GA:

ONYX MARKETING GROUP PRESIDENT CHOSEN AS CONTESTANT FOR NBC’S “THE APPRENTICE,” PREMIERING SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
Atlanta’s businessman Carey Sherrell competes to become the next “Apprentice”

ATLANTA (Dec. 12, 2006) – Handpicked by Donald Trump, openly gay Atlanta resident and businessman Carey Sherrell will compete for a job on NBC’s “The Apprentice” upcoming 6th season. Sherrell is one of 18 candidates vying to become the next “Apprentice.” The series moves to Los Angeles this season and will be airing on January 7, 2007.

Sherrell, the president and owner of The Onyx Marketing Group in Atlanta says, “it’s an honor, not just as a gay man, but as a business man, to be part of a show that has been a pioneer in the industry and to compete alongside some of the most intelligent, successful people in the world. I’m thrilled to break the stereotype and show the business community and the gay community that you can be out and work on Main Street, Wall Street or Rodeo Drive.”

Picture source: Yahoo Apprentice site

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