Erie mailman gets stamp of approval for ad campaign

Taping will take place later this year in Los Angeles.
ERIE (AP) -- A postal carrier who has been delivering mail for 19 years along the streets of Erie soon will have a new route -- Hollywood.
Steve Scully beat out 800 other letter carriers across the country to become one of nine postal employees who will be featured in the U.S. Postal Service's latest ad campaign. The campaign depicts letter carriers helping out people every day.
"I absolutely can't believe it," said Scully, a married father of four. "I didn't think I would get picked. I just auditioned for the fun of it, and I've been on an emotional roller-coaster, excited, nervous, anxious, ever since. I had no idea where this would take me."
Scully auditioned for the part in Erie and had a final audition in Chicago with 80 other letter carriers.
Scully, known as a personable employee who occasionally strikes a "Superman" pose, was "a natural," said George Flanigan, a Postal Service spokesman in Erie.
"He just jumped out at us right away. He had this winning smile and a very positive attitude. What really clinched it was how he came across on video," Flanigan said.
Scully and the eight other carriers will travel to Washington, D.C., this month to work on their delivery before taping begins later in the year in Los Angeles.
"I joke around a lot and people say, 'You missed your calling,'" Scully said. "A month and a half ago, I was just delivering mail. Now I'm still doing that, but I'm going to be in this national campaign, too. Who would have ever believed?"
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