[Editors] Fwd: Host search for new Discovery Channel series

[Elizabeth Thomson]

Any suggestions for Heather? (see note below.)

Elizabeth

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Elizabeth A. Thomson
Assistant Director, Science & Engineering News
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
News Office, Room 11-400
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA  02139-4307
617-258-5402 (ph); 617-258-8762 (fax)
<thomson at mit.edu>

<http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www>
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>Elizabeth and Kristen,
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>I was given your names by the MIT news office.  They thought you might be of
>help.  I am currently casting a series for the Discovery Channel called
>Things We Love to Hate, and we are looking for a female co-host who is a
>scientist or engineer.
>
>I am hoping you have some suggestions about where I might begin my search
>among MIT graduate students, faculty, lecturers or alumni.  Following is a
>description of the show and our ideal host.  Please feel free to forward it
>to whomever you think might be able to help.
>
>I would be happy to hear from either of you via e-mail or phone with
>thoughts or ideas.
>
>Many thanks,
>Heather Weyrick
>202.587.5512
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>Beyond Productions is currently looking for a female co-host for a new
>Discovery Channel series called Things We Love to Hate.
>
>Beyond Productions is an international production company that has produced
>shows for American cable networks such as the National Geographic Channel,
>Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, which is now featuring our hit
>show, Mythbusters.
>
>Things We Love to Hate is a thirteen-hour series that investigates the
>science behind everyday objects like cell phones, alarm systems and traffic
>lights.  Things We Love to Hate is all about deconstruction.  An exploded
>view of something familiar broken down into compelling stories which reveal
>amazing facts and minutiae, introduce us to people with unusual skills and
>interests and explore truth through science and process.  Each hour starts
>with a 101 overview of how the "thing" works with a more detailed
>understanding emerging throughout the episode.
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>We are looking for a woman with a background in science or engineering who
>can guide us through the process of figuring out these everyday things.  She
>is the chief de-constructor and appears throughout the hour with hands-on
>experiments and first-hand experiences to plumb the depths of that episode's
>subject.  She may not have on-camera experience, but she is charismatic - a
>natural performer.  She will appear alongside an irreverent, smart-alecky
>male co-host who may be more or less tech-savvy.
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>If you know someone with these particular talents, please contact Heather
>Weyrick at heather_weyrick at beyond.com.au.


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