VIEWERS FIND HOME SHOW 'ENGAGING'; MAN BROADCASTS SURPRISE MARRIAGE PROPOSAL ON TV

Jason Wray is crazy and unpredictable. That's why he proposed to his girlfriend on television in front of thousands of viewers Sunday morning.

Cori Koeller loves his craziness and unpredictability. That's why she said yes.

Wray, host of Heartland Homes, a program that airs Sunday mornings on KFVS-12, decided he wanted to propose to Koeller, but at a time when she would least expect it.

"All this year, more or less, she's been hinting around that she wanted me to get a ring and propose," Wray said. "I've been acting like a typical guy and being noncommittal just because I wanted it to be a surprise. Six weeks ago I decided to bite the bullet and set this thing up."

Wednesday, Wray taped the Heartland Homes show and at the end included his emotional proposal to Koeller.

On Sunday, 25 relatives from both sides of the family gathered at the home of Koeller's mother, Terry Bollinger, under the pretense of celebrating the 6-month anniversary of Wray's show.

Wray and Koeller watched the show side-by-side, and as the end drew near, Wray popped the question on screen, to Koeller's surprise.

As the television Wray asked for Koeller's hand in marriage, the real Wray got on his knee in front of her with a ring in his hand.

Koeller said she couldn't believe her eyes -- or her ears.

"I was just completely shocked," she said. "When it happened, I didn't believe it at first. Then it just kind of sunk in and I just started bawling."

Wray and Koeller, who are looking at a May wedding, have been friends since attending high school in Jackson, Mo., and have been dating the last two years.

Bollinger said everyone in the family knew about the proposal except her daughter.

"It was so neat," she said, recalling the proposal. "Cori was shocked. Then they both started crying. Of course she said yes."

Sunday's broadcast ended with the proposal, and Koeller's reaction, which was videotaped, will appear on the Dec. 17 broadcast.

"It's kind of like a Heartland Homes soap opera," he said. "I said, 'Cori, will you marry me' and the show ended. So 25,000 people were left saying, 'Hello, don't leave me hanging like this.'"