11.   Blake attempted to drive home that message during his postgame interview session, which began with a round of applause from fans as Blake took the podium.

12.   A poised public speaker herself, Plotkin rarely takes the podium at such events and can usually be found making introductions in the back of the room.

13.   Actress Field later took the podium and called for her colleagues to fire off letters of support to politicians who remain undecided about whether to fund the NEA.

14.   After Favre took the podium, maybe the best coach in the game, Mike Holmgren, got a few questions.

15.   After polite applause, his challenger, Liu Fu, took the podium.

16.   But Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga, taking the podium after Marino, left no doubt about how much Marino meant to the organization.

17.   But Friday night, the delivery is sure to be, well, down to earth, when Kermit the Frog takes the podium.

18.   But others were avoided when Mackenzie took the podium.

19.   But Rodman did take the podium after Harris, expressed sympathy for the ousted coach and declared himself ready to play for the newly reshuffled Lakers.

20.   But the idea of uniforms appeared deplorable to many of the students who took the podium.