Vanna's Nightmare

Author: Dan Katz

The filled grid looks like this:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n

1 C H A N N E L * T H A T * *

2 A I R S * T A L K * S O U P

3 * B R O W N * E Y E D * * *

4 * G I R L * S I N G E R * *

5 * M O R R I S O N * * * * *

6 M A R I N O * W H O * * * *

7 T H R O W S * P A S S E S *

8 A * D E E R * I N * T H E *

9 S O U N D * O F * M U S I C

E = CHANNEL THAT AIRS TALK SOUP

VAN = BROWN EYED GIRL SINGER MORRISON

DAN = MARINO WHO THROWS PASSES

DO = A DEER IN THE SOUND OF MUSIC

The answer is EVAN DANDO.