Discovery Channel comes a'callin'.....
Every few months, someone representing a media organization, a journalist, or a producer comes across my website, and asks for my participation, or assistance, or suggestions, or something similar...to help them along in THEIR project.
I always offer my help, and give details on how I can help them, based on the meager, or almost cryptic, way of how that *specifically* want me to help. Many times before the run-up to Y2k, and many times after September 11th, I gave phone interviews, multipage email response, and more...to all that came calling. Even started a webpage on SurvivalRing called "Y2k Media Help" back in 1999, and connected some of my friends with global media wonks wanting location specific contacts. I helped dozens and dozens of folks around the world make connections, and was mentioned by name ONCE that I know of, on the front page the Canada's National Post, immediately after 9/11, and was "referred to indirectly" in Time and Newsweek.
Today, Yet Another Media Person has asked for my assistance in creating content for more "media" stuff. Yet Again, I have offered my time, talent, experience, and knowledge to *try* to spread the message of preparedness to an ever more hostile and threatening world.
Thought you might like a preview of what "might" happen this summer. Anna works for WAGTV in the U.K. Among other things, they have produced shows for the Discovery Channel.
I replied to Anna's request below, and will keep you up to date on what, if anything, happens.
This is WAGTV's second contact with me this year, so MAYBE something might get done after all.
Enjoy, and comments welcome.
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Abbott
To: Rafleet@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:43:10 +0100
Subject: Discovery Channel documentary series
Dear Richard,
My colleague Jo Balcanquall was in touch with you in March, regarding a series we are making for the Discovery Channel. I am associate producer on the series. I’m sorry we have been out of contact. We have been working on numerous other stories, and doing a lot of filming, so things have been very busy!
We have already completed one US shoot, and are planning to come over again in June to film some more. I would very much like to talk to you about your background in the area of survival, and see if you might be interested in doing some filming with us.
Would it be ok for me to give you a call? I’m sure you must be very busy – can you suggest a convenient day time for me to call you? What is the best number to call you on? Also, can you let me know where you are located, so I can work out the time difference!
Thanks very much for your patience. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Anna Abbott
ANNA ABBOTT
Associate Producer
Wag TV
Tel: +44 207 503 8606
---------- My Reply ---------
Hi Anna,
Yes, I'd be glad to help you, in any way I can. Currently I am back in college here in Central Wyoming, but I will be done for the year this Friday, and getting my first college degree (in broadcasting...also earning Web Design and Emergency Management dgrees soon). In June, I'll be teaching here on campus to some of our summer students, but classes are only one day a week for the month.
I'd be quite happy to help you with any interviews, discussion, filming, background, research, etc. you need, and would feel just as comfortable behind the camera as I would in front.
I read about your current productions on your website, and they look like some interesting programs. Could you give me a few details about particulars you would like to see me help you with?
I can give you quite a bit of background material, show you stacks of US government survival materials covering 64 years of civil defense, and provide my take on the citizen perspective to dealing with large crises, and many other things.
My ultimate personal goal is to visit our nation's leaders in Washington DC, and visit them one on one and show them what our nation USED to have in place, and how we lack it now...and how we could create something better to give peace of mind and easy to learn skills and tools to every citizen, for minimal investment.
I have recently received a job offer in the DC area that is open ended, meaning I can finish my college work, and have a job waiting. This may be the opportunity to get there and make those visits.
Of course, getting a chance to help you, and describe those same things on the small screen of TV, and having millions of folks see how easy it is, sure wouldn't hurt to get congressional attention either.
I've spent many years studying all things deadly, from the smallest car wreck, to the biggest global extinction level event, and everything in between. That may be sort of obvious in the large range of data and freely downloadable ebooks from my website. I've also put together a private online group of professionals nationwide who can look at any local or regional threats of any kind, and provide some thoughtful and innovative solutions and ideas to dealing with All Things Bad.
This "think tank" includes active and retired military, public safety, civil defense, media gurus, authors, and more, and I depend on them to help me see things in a different perspective sometimes. I also am very happy to call all of them my good friends.
I work here at the college campus, for Wyoming Public TV, as a master control operator and broadcast assistant, as well as act as the student manager for the college radio station as well. The TV job is overnight hours, and the radio show is for afternoons, but very flexible. I think I can get you access to our TV studio here, if you need studio shots for interviews, unless you want to shoot out in the mountains and valleys around here...some great shots all around here.
Also, many of my fellow production employees here at Wyoming Public TV would be very interested in helping in any way they can, should you require production assistance.
My contact info is below, including my phone number. For the next few weeks, until June, I should be available most days at 307-856-**** until 12 noon (mountain standard time), and some afternoons. Simply email me beforehand, when you think you'll have a chance to call, and we'll set up an appointment to sit by the phone to take you call.
Look forward to hearing back from you, and best wishes for many successful productions to come.
Rich
P.S. If you have a few moments, check out some of my new video productions available on the front page of my website. All are right around a minute long, and are being shown on local TV stations, as well as through the governor's office.
http://www.survivalring.org
Every few months, someone representing a media organization, a journalist, or a producer comes across my website, and asks for my participation, or assistance, or suggestions, or something similar...to help them along in THEIR project.
I always offer my help, and give details on how I can help them, based on the meager, or almost cryptic, way of how that *specifically* want me to help. Many times before the run-up to Y2k, and many times after September 11th, I gave phone interviews, multipage email response, and more...to all that came calling. Even started a webpage on SurvivalRing called "Y2k Media Help" back in 1999, and connected some of my friends with global media wonks wanting location specific contacts. I helped dozens and dozens of folks around the world make connections, and was mentioned by name ONCE that I know of, on the front page the Canada's National Post, immediately after 9/11, and was "referred to indirectly" in Time and Newsweek.
Today, Yet Another Media Person has asked for my assistance in creating content for more "media" stuff. Yet Again, I have offered my time, talent, experience, and knowledge to *try* to spread the message of preparedness to an ever more hostile and threatening world.
Thought you might like a preview of what "might" happen this summer. Anna works for WAGTV in the U.K. Among other things, they have produced shows for the Discovery Channel.
I replied to Anna's request below, and will keep you up to date on what, if anything, happens.
This is WAGTV's second contact with me this year, so MAYBE something might get done after all.
Enjoy, and comments welcome.
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Anna Abbott
To: Rafleet@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 11 May 2005 17:43:10 +0100
Subject: Discovery Channel documentary series
Dear Richard,
My colleague Jo Balcanquall was in touch with you in March, regarding a series we are making for the Discovery Channel. I am associate producer on the series. I’m sorry we have been out of contact. We have been working on numerous other stories, and doing a lot of filming, so things have been very busy!
We have already completed one US shoot, and are planning to come over again in June to film some more. I would very much like to talk to you about your background in the area of survival, and see if you might be interested in doing some filming with us.
Would it be ok for me to give you a call? I’m sure you must be very busy – can you suggest a convenient day time for me to call you? What is the best number to call you on? Also, can you let me know where you are located, so I can work out the time difference!
Thanks very much for your patience. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Anna Abbott
ANNA ABBOTT
Associate Producer
Wag TV
Tel: +44 207 503 8606
---------- My Reply ---------
Hi Anna,
Yes, I'd be glad to help you, in any way I can. Currently I am back in college here in Central Wyoming, but I will be done for the year this Friday, and getting my first college degree (in broadcasting...also earning Web Design and Emergency Management dgrees soon). In June, I'll be teaching here on campus to some of our summer students, but classes are only one day a week for the month.
I'd be quite happy to help you with any interviews, discussion, filming, background, research, etc. you need, and would feel just as comfortable behind the camera as I would in front.
I read about your current productions on your website, and they look like some interesting programs. Could you give me a few details about particulars you would like to see me help you with?
I can give you quite a bit of background material, show you stacks of US government survival materials covering 64 years of civil defense, and provide my take on the citizen perspective to dealing with large crises, and many other things.
My ultimate personal goal is to visit our nation's leaders in Washington DC, and visit them one on one and show them what our nation USED to have in place, and how we lack it now...and how we could create something better to give peace of mind and easy to learn skills and tools to every citizen, for minimal investment.
I have recently received a job offer in the DC area that is open ended, meaning I can finish my college work, and have a job waiting. This may be the opportunity to get there and make those visits.
Of course, getting a chance to help you, and describe those same things on the small screen of TV, and having millions of folks see how easy it is, sure wouldn't hurt to get congressional attention either.
I've spent many years studying all things deadly, from the smallest car wreck, to the biggest global extinction level event, and everything in between. That may be sort of obvious in the large range of data and freely downloadable ebooks from my website. I've also put together a private online group of professionals nationwide who can look at any local or regional threats of any kind, and provide some thoughtful and innovative solutions and ideas to dealing with All Things Bad.
This "think tank" includes active and retired military, public safety, civil defense, media gurus, authors, and more, and I depend on them to help me see things in a different perspective sometimes. I also am very happy to call all of them my good friends.
I work here at the college campus, for Wyoming Public TV, as a master control operator and broadcast assistant, as well as act as the student manager for the college radio station as well. The TV job is overnight hours, and the radio show is for afternoons, but very flexible. I think I can get you access to our TV studio here, if you need studio shots for interviews, unless you want to shoot out in the mountains and valleys around here...some great shots all around here.
Also, many of my fellow production employees here at Wyoming Public TV would be very interested in helping in any way they can, should you require production assistance.
My contact info is below, including my phone number. For the next few weeks, until June, I should be available most days at 307-856-**** until 12 noon (mountain standard time), and some afternoons. Simply email me beforehand, when you think you'll have a chance to call, and we'll set up an appointment to sit by the phone to take you call.
Look forward to hearing back from you, and best wishes for many successful productions to come.
Rich
P.S. If you have a few moments, check out some of my new video productions available on the front page of my website. All are right around a minute long, and are being shown on local TV stations, as well as through the governor's office.
http://www.survivalring.org
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