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Shannon Duke decided to think
outside of the box and accept an offer proposed by B98.5 via her friend
Terri Valentine.
Duke, a
thirty-something, preK teacher, met Jeff Matthews and Kevin Miller from
B98.5’s Morning Rush, at the 2007 Komen Race for the Cure in Little
Rock.
“My friend Terri had surgery for
colon cancer shortly before the race and couldn’t participate. So we
sat on the fire truck near the B98.5 crew. We talked back and forth
during the day. Later, they approached Terri with the idea [of the
Rendezvous contest], and she approached me.”
“We really like Shannon. As we talked
with her we realized, she’s a great person. She had a very obvious
compassion for her friend,” Matthews said. “We had talked about the
contest, and we really wanted someone who could be a face and a
personality for the station.”
Duke has
one sister, and they were reared in Sherwood, Arkansas. As a child, she
wanted to be an actress. “I went into college studying theatre. I
decided halfway through college to teach theatre,” she said. She earned
a bachelor of science degree in
education.
Her favorite actors include
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Kevin Spacey and George Clooney; and her
favorite movie of all time is “‘The Notebook.’ I don’t like horror
movies at all.”
Duke began her teaching
career in 2003 as a speech and drama teacher at North Little Rock High
School’s East Campus. She later realized, while volunteering teaching
5-year-olds, that she truly enjoyed teaching the youngsters and so made
the transition to elementary education. She also volunteers
as a choreographer for the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre.
Duke enjoys baseball and football — she’s an Arkansas
Travelers and University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Razorback fan —
enjoys working out, and a variety of music.
“I love going to concerts. My taste in
music is pretty eclectic; I like everything except hard rock and rap,”
she said.
Duke’s ideal date is “nothing
major. A nice dinner and maybe a walk or going to have coffee afterward
… something that allows for meaningful conversation.”
Duke loves coffee and drinks a Starbucks
Iced Chai Tea Latte everyday. She’s also a dog person. She has a
Maltese named Bella, who loves other dogs. Duke’s ideal mate is someone
who is a Christian and shares her values; someone who has a great sense
of humor and who isn’t afraid of intimacy. “I would like to find a man
who can be a pillar of strength for me and I for
he.”
Bachelors, if you would like to enter the Singles in the
City’s Rendezvous contest and meet Duke, please log onto aymag.com or
B98.com. Deadline for entry is June 27, 2008.
Details for Rendezvous
AY magazine, B98.5 and KARN have selected a single female to meet and mingle with some of the state’s most elite single men. Shannon, the bachelorette, will get to know the six men in a series of exciting dates at different venues throughout the city.
Singles in the City’s Rendezvous consists of a series of dates followed by eliminations. In addition to winning Shannon's heart, the finalist will receive a Swiss Army Night Vision 2 Watch, valued at $350 from Roberson’s Jewelers and a wonderful prize pack from our sponsors.
The deadline for entries for the bachelors is June 27. If you are single and at least 35 years of age, visit our Web site at www.aymag.com and click on Rendezvous.
AY Magazine will feature the Singles in the City’s Rendezvous each month through September.
AY readers are key to the dating process. Vote for your favorite singles on our Web site at aymag.com. Singles in the City’s Rendezvous promises to be intriguing and exciting … don’t miss an issue.
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