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Pickler to help out ABC on New Year's Eve

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Kellie Pickler arrives for the 43rd Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg) 
Published: Sept. 17, 2008 at 8:09 PM

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Kellie Pickler has agreed to be a New York Times Square correspondent for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2009," ABC said Wednesday.

The country music star was a contestant on "American Idol," the singing competition television series of which Seacrest is host.

Pickler is to assume her ABC correspondent duties Dec. 31.

The 3 1/2 hours of New Year's programming is to begin at 10 p.m. E.T., the network said.

Topics: Dick Clark, Kellie Pickler
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