Wednesday, January 30, 2008

DISCOVERY CHANNEL OPPORTUNITY

Hello everyone

The Discovery Channel is developing new shows and is looking to cultivate a pool of
new talent culled from a variety of experts and backgrounds. We are
especially keen to increase our number of African American candidates
and hope that you can spread the word throughout BE and your
colleagues/acquaintances/friends on this opportunity!

Our immediate focus is on finding charismatic individuals to cast for a
new green lit series called "Hidden Cities." We'd like to find
candidates with backgrounds in / passions for either: 1) civil
engineering / urban planning / architecture; 2 ) covering disasters /
emergencies / rescues; or 3) extreme sports / outdoor challenges.
We're looking for people with engaging personalities. Our deadline is
near, so I'd love to hear back from people as soon as possible. Our
target demo for hosts is 25 - 40.

There are other shows to cast for too, so we'd love to get as many
professionals, artists, scientists and community role models applying as
soon as possible.

If anyone has a reel, he/she can link it to this email or send it in to:
Discovery Communications, Attn: Erica Staufenberg for Suzette, 850 Third
Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10020.



Also, if you could recommend people or other organizations to contact,
that would be appreciated, as well!

Warmly!

Suzette Brown

3PX Productions / The Discovery Channel

212-548-5037w

213-804-2656c

Here's a description of the most current show we're looking to cast:

Hidden Cities:
The city, like you've never seen it. We will assemble a highly
experienced team of adventurers who will use a combination of their
extraordinary skills and unparalleled knowledge to give our audience a
view of city life they have never seen. Via their unconventional
exploration and hosting techniques HIDDEN CITIES will reveal the inner
workings of the most essential elements of urban life through the
structures and infrastructures that make the city work, whilst
awe-inspiringly uncovering the history behind them. We'll examine such
essential elements of urban life as water, power and transportation,
among others.