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Contact: Jack Kelly   775-784-4555





WILD NEVADA INVITES VIEWERS TO JOIN THE ADVENTURE



RENO, NEVADA -- Get ready for adventure! Your chance to explore on and off the roadways of Nevada is coming with Wild Nevada. This public television series encourages viewers to travel along with them as they discover the state of Nevada. 

Each half-hour episode of Wild Nevada includes a two-day trip, which combines sightseeing with outdoor adventures, from rock climbing to biking, caving to backpacking. Wild Nevada encourages its viewers to follow the show's path and discover Nevada's scenic treasures for themselves.

Wild Nevada has a companion web site at www.knpb.org/wildnevada/ that features more information about each trip featured on the series. Viewers can read host narratives of the various trips, review maps, find guide and outfitter information, and much more. Visitors to the web site can also email trip ideas to the show hosts and producers.
 
The series has received recognition from the Nevada Wildlife Federation and praise from its audience for its entertaining, approachable and educational format. Wild Nevada is produced by KNPB Channel 5 Public Broadcasting in Reno, Nevada. Funding for the series is provided by a grant from the Nevada Commission on Tourism. 

Wild Nevada is distributed by American Public Television. For 41 years, American Public Television (APT), located in Boston has been a major source of programming for the nation’s public television stations. APT has more than 10,000 hours of available programming including, Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter, Globe Trekker, Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World, Nightly Business Report, Rick Steves’ Europe, Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, Ballykissangel, Brian Jacques’ Redwall and The Three Tenors Christmas. APT is known for identifying innovative programs and developing creative distribution techniques for producers. In four decades, it has established a tradition of providing public television stations nationwide with program choices that enable them to strengthen and customize their schedules. Press should contact Donna Hardwick at 617-338-4455 ext. 129 or via email to donna_hardwick@aptonline.org. For more information about APT’s programs and services, log on to www.aptonline.org.





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Press Contact:
Jack Kelly, KNPB 
775-784-4555
wildnevada@knpb.org
www.knpb.org/pressroom/