Clayton inventor’s run on NBC’s ‘Today’ ends as runner-up, but earns priceless exposure

Kevin Bunn’s “SockDock” will have to settle for the next next big thing, falling just short Friday in NBC’s “Today” show’s “Next Big Thing” competition for budding home inventors.

A panel of judges including NBC weatherman Al Roker and QVC executives Anna Baker and Jill Martin picked the “Frywall” from Brooklyn inventor Yair Reiner as the winner. He’ll get a $150,000 product order and a Saturday spot on home-shopping channel QVC to sell his product, aimed at cutting down on the grease spatter of cooking at home…..   CLICK TO READ STORY