单选题 The "appearances" at the end of the passage refer to ______.

A、 a group of black broadcast journalists
B、 producers periodically address NCLB
C、 Rod Paige had interviews in a TV show
D、 Rushion McDonald saw Steve Harvey

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[分析] 推断题型。根据文章最后两句He persuaded radio and TV personality Steve Harvey to invite Paige onto his show twice. Harvey's manager，Rushion McDonald，confirmed the appearances．可知appearances指代Steve Harvey to invite Paige onto his show twice。