Recent Missouri State Beartone Zack Kaltenbach, '14, was chosen out of those thousands to get some airtime on the iconic television series. Kaltenbach, who has a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship, auditioned for season 14 in Kansas City after being selected by producers when the show’s audition bus was in Branson last summer. He appeared before celebrity panelists Harry … [Read more...] about Beartones vocalist makes it to top 48 on “American Idol”
At Homecoming 2000, “A Hollywood Homecoming,” Zach won a prize: A trip for two to Los Angeles to see a taping of “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Instead of traveling to L.A., he opted to take the cash value, and with it, he purchased a ring for Mandy Lichtenberg, whom he’d been dating for more than two years. He popped the question about six months later. Mandy remembers an … [Read more...] about Zach and Mandy Lewis: Making memories together