'It's not a dream anymore': Neal Boyd speaks about his 'America's Got Talent' win

Friday, October 3, 2008

Just a few months ago, Sikeston, Mo., native Neal E. Boyd was just your average working man -- albeit an average working man with a powerful singing voice -- selling insurance for AFLAC. On Wednesday night, that all changed when the 32-year-old was catapulted to instant stardom after winning NBC's "America's Got Talent" and the $1 million prize that went along with it.

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