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’EXPEDITIONBIGFOOT’–PREMIERINGSUNDAY,DECEMBER8AT10P.M.ET/PT
TeamBelievesanAdvancedAlgorithmistheMissingKeytoSolvingtheBigfootLegend
The“ExpeditionBigfoot”Team(lefttoright):RussellAcord,Dr.MireyaMayor,
BryceJohnson,RonnyLeBlancNEWYORK(November4,2019)–EveryyearhundredsofeyewitnesseslogtheirallegedencounterswiththelegendarycreatureBigfoot.Alltold,therehavebeenmorethan10,000reportedmodern-daysightingsofBigfootinthecontinentalUnitedStates,withmorethanone-thirdofthememanatingfromthePacificNorthwest.Andwhilemanyhavesearchedfortheelusivebeast,nooneknowswhereorwhenthislegendarycryptidwillbeseennext,norhavetheyputforthcredible,indisputableevidenceofthecreature’sexistence.Untilnow…Oldlegendmeetsnewmodern-daytechnologyasaneliteteamofskilledsearchersareusinganadvanceddataalgorithmandgroundbreakingscienceandtoolstoanalyzefivedecadesofBigfootsightingsandtopinpointwhenandwheretoencounterthiselusivebeast.Withtheseresultsandgadgetryattheirdisposal,theynowknowthetimeandplacetosearchforevidenceofBigfoot.TravelChannel’sneweight-partinvestigative-adventureseries“ExpeditionBigfoot,”premieringSunday,December8at10p.m.ET/PT,trackstheexpertteamthroughouttheirharrowingexperienceandpioneeringendeavor.Withauniqueblendofexpertise,theteam–includingBryceJohnson(ExpeditionOperations);Dr.MireyaMayor(Primatologist);RussellAcord(Ex-Military/Survivalist);RonnyLeBlanc(BigfootResearcher);andRyan“RPG”Golembeske(BigfootInvestigator)–mayfinallytakeoneoftheworld’sgreatestmysteriesoutofthepagesoflegendandloreandintoreality.Throughouttheirthree-weeksojourntoanundisclosed,remotelocationina90,000-acreswathoflandincentralOregon,
theyusethelatestadvancedtechnologiestonarrowtheirsearchwithinthetargetzone.Astheinvestigationintensifies,evidencethatBigfootisintheareabeginstopileup.Possiblenestingsites,footprintsandvocalizationsleadtheteamtoahotspotwhereinexplicableeventsoccurandoneofthegreatestpiecesofvideoevidenceinBigfoothistoryisrecorded.“TravelChannelhasassembledtheverybestteamofexpertsinBigfootloreandsciencetogiveusproofofthecreature’sexistenceonceandforall,”saidMatthewButler,generalmanager,TravelChannel.“Thejourneyisformidable,andthejeopardyisreal.Skepticsandbelieversalikewillbothagreethetrekthisteammakesissomethingtheyhaveneverseenbefore.”Tolearnmoreabout“ExpeditionBigfoot,”visitTravelChannel.comforshowextras,behind-the-scenesphotosandexclusivevideos.Follow@TravelChanneland#TRVLBigfootonFacebook,TwitterandInstagramforadditionalcontentandupdates.“ExpeditionBigfoot”isproducedbyRailsplitterPicturesforTravelChannel.ForRailsplitterPictures,theexecutiveproducersareMattGinsburgandTimHealy.ForTravelChannel,theexecutiveproducerisCharlesNorlander,JulieMeisnerEagleisvicepresidentofproductionanddevelopment,MatthewButlerisgeneralmanager,andHenrySchleiffisgrouppresidentofInvestigationDiscovery,TravelChannel,AmericanHeroesChannelandDestinationAmerica.ABOUTTHE‘EXPEDITIONBIGFOOT’CASTBryceJohnson:Acclaimedactor/produceraswellascreatorandhostofthepopularpodcast“BigfootCollectorsClub,”BrycehasbeenobsessedwithBigfooteversincehewasayoungboy.Althoughactingishisprofession,researchingthestrangeandunexplainedalongwithcrypto-zoologicalcreaturesishispassion.Thosetwopursuitsconvergedin2013whenBrycestarredinthecriticallylaudedmovie“WillowCreek,”afound-footagehorrorfilmaboutaquesttofindevidenceofBigfoot.Whileresearchinghisrole,BrycemetRobert“Bob”Gimlin,themanwho,alongwithRogerPatterson,capturedthelegendaryfootageofBigfootin1967.Thatmeetingandtheirsubsequentfriendship,cementedBryce’scommitmenttopursuingthetruthabouttheexistenceofBigfoot.HecanbefoundonTwitter,InstagramandFacebook.Dr.MireyaMayor:World-renownedprimatologist,FulbrightScholarandNationalScienceFoundationFellow,MireyaMayorisnotyourtypicalscientist.Fornearlytwodecades,shehasbeenawildlifecorrespondent,reportingonwildlifeandhabitatlosswhileadvocatingforsolutionstothealarmingtrends.Mireyahasbeenhailedasa“femaleIndianaJones,”inthemediaandisaninspirationtoyoungwomeninterestedinscienceandexploration.Atwo-timeEmmyAward-nominatedfieldcorrespondentfortheNationalGeographicChannel,Mireyareportstoaudiencesworldwideonpertinentwildlifeandhabitatissues.Herexplorationshaveledtoseveralscientificdiscoveries,mostnotablyherco-discoveryoftheworld'ssmallestprimates,abrand-newspeciestoscience.ThedaughterofCubanimmigrants,MireyagrewupinMiamiandearnedherbachelor’sdegreeinanthropologyandEnglishattheUniversityofMiamiandwentontoearnherPh.D.fromStonyBrookUniversity.SherecentlyjoinedFloridaInternationalUniversityasDirectoroftheExplorationandScienceCommunicationInitiative.MireyaisalsotheauthorofPinkBootsandaMachete:MyJourneyfromNFLCheerleaderto
NationalGeographicExplorer.ShecanbefoundonTwitter,InstagramandFacebook,aswellasontheWeb.RussellAcord:AuthorofFootprintsofaLegendandBigfootandtheTripwire,eventcoordinatorforTheInternationalBigfootConferenceandskilledsurvivalist,retiredArmySergeantRussellAcordspendshisfreetimetravelingthePacificNorthwestlookingforevidenceofBigfoot.RaisedinthemountainsofMontana,RusselltakesasolidscientificapproachtohisBigfootresearch.HisinterestinthesubjectbeganwhenhesawthefamousPatterson/Gimlinfilm,andhehasbeenactivelysearchingforBigfootsincethelate70s.HecanbefoundonTwitter,InstagramandFacebook,aswellastheWeb.RonnyLeBlanc:RonnyLeBlancisagloballyrecognizedfigureintheworldofparanormal,BigfootandUFOs.Ronnyisanindependentresearcher,screenwriterandauthorofthecritically-acclaimedandbest-sellingbookMonsterland:EncounterswithUFOs,BigfootandOrangeOrbs,whichdetailsthehistoryandconnectionbetweenthevariousphenomena,highlightinghisexperienceandaresearchareacalledMonsterlandincentralMassachusetts.RonnywasthefirstpersonevertocastaBigfootprintintheBayStatefromatrackwaydiscoveredbyacoupleinLeominsterStateForestinthesummerof2010.HeisaregularspeakerattheExeterUFOFestival,NewEnglandUFOConferenceandParaFestandhasbeenfeaturedonnationallysyndicatedradioprogramslike“CoasttoCoastAMwithGeorgeNoory”and“FadetoBlackwithJimmyChurch.”HewasrecentlyhighlightedforhisresearchexperienceinacoverstoryforTheBostonHerald.Heisthefounderandhostofthe“Monsterland”podcast.HecanbefoundonTwitter,InstagramandFacebook,aswellastheWeb.Ryan“RPG”Golembeske:RyanGolembeskeisabornBigfooter,raisedinafamilythatbelievedinallthings“Crypto.”TheirsummervacationswerespenttrudgingthroughdenseforestinsearchofSasquatchandtravelingtoScotlandtofindproofoftheLochNessMonster.Asanadult,Ryanhascontinuedhisfamily’spassions.Hehastravelledtheworldfollowingthereportsofstrangeanimalsandthe“cousins”ofBigfoot–fromthejunglesoftheAmazonlookingforMapinguaritothemountainsofeastAsiainsearchoftheOrangPendak.HisquestsandhisstrongconnectionwithnatureonlydeepenhisunderstandingofBigfootandthemysterious.HecanbefoundonTwitter,InstagramandFacebook.ABOUTTRAVELCHANNELForthebold,daringandspontaneous;thoseadventurerswhoembracethethrilloftheunexpected;thoserisk-takerswhoaren’tafraidofalittlemystery;ifyou’reupforanything,downforwhatever,andaboveall,lovegreatstories,journeyontoTravelChannel.We’remorethanyouexpectandeverythingyoudidn’tknowyouwerelookingfor.Reachingmorethan82millionU.S.cablehomes,TravelChannelistheworld’sleadingtravelmediabrand.FansalsocanvisitTravelChannelformoreinformationorinteractwithotherfansthroughFacebook,Twitter,PinterestandInstagram.TravelChannelisownedbyDiscovery,Inc.,agloballeaderinreallifeentertainmentspanning220countriesandterritories,whoseportfolioalsoincludesDiscoveryChannel,HGTV,FoodNetwork,TLC,InvestigationDiscoveryandOWN:OprahWinfreyNetwork.
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