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Singing for Oprah
Originally published November 06, 2009

By Patti S. Borda
News-Post Staff


	Photo by Bill Green

All eyes were glued to the tube in the Weddle house in Brunswick on Thursday as Robert Weddle's mother, Linda, and sister, Jacki, watched him perform karaoke on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." If America liked him enough, he will get to perform again next week. It's a dream come true for the unemployed former telemarketer, who would like to sing professionally. At right, Robert Weddle's mother, Linda, center, reacts as her son performs. Filling the living room in Linda Weddle's Brunswick home are a crowd of family and friends.

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