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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

CHEVY CHASE, MD (February 8, 2012) – Travel Channel returns with season six of the popular paranormal travel series, “Ghost Adventures” on Friday, March 9 at 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. Investigative duo, Zak Bagans and Nick Groff, along with equipment technician Aaron Goodwin, explore some of the most haunted locations in America to unearth the trapped souls and dark energy within. This season, the team visits spots that have never been explored by the Ghost Adventures team including the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion in Denver, CO, the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland, OR, as well as the family home of paranormal equipment inventor Gary Galka in East Granby, CT, where business gets personal as they help one family make contact with their dead daughter in a deeply personal story of love, loss and a haunted house.  

Travel Channel Names Marietta Hurwitz as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital to Lead Network's Expansion Across Digital Platforms

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

CHEVY CHASE, MD (February 7, 2012) – Travel Channel today announced the appointment of Marietta Hurwitz to Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital. In this role, she is charged with overseeing Travel Channel’s iconic brand across digital platforms as the network focuses on multiple-platform expansion. Hurwitz will be responsible for establishing digital content and strategy aimed at keeping the network in the forefront as an entertaining, informative and reliable source for all travel-related products and services. Hurwitz will report to Shannon O’Neill, chief financial officer for the network, and will work out of the Chevy Chase and New York offices.

Travel Channel Goes Inside the World of Airport Auctions in the New Original Series

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

CHEVY CHASE, MD (February 6, 2012)– Ever wonder what happens to your lost luggage? Travel Channel provides a glimpse into the very profitable business of bidding, buying and reselling unclaimed property in the new original series “Baggage Battles,” premiering with a special one-hour season opener featuring back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, April 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.  The weekly half-hour series follows three teams of savvy “auction specialists” who travel to some of the most important and unknown auctions where their bids are based on sight unseen instincts. The season premiere will kick off at Miami International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, and then the auction pros will jump across “The Pond” to London.

Travel Channel Taps Amelie Tseng to Lead Communications Department as Vice President, Communications

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

CHEVY CHASE, MD (January 25, 2012) –Travel Channel, the preeminent lifestyle brand and travel category leader, has tapped Amelie Tseng to lead the Network’s Communications Department as Vice President, Communications. In addition, Rick Gomes joins as Director, Communications.  These key appointments follow on the heels of Travel Channel’s plans in rolling out an aggressive programming and development slate for 2012 and will further augment the communications support of the Network’s ambitious original programming mission.  They will both be based at Travel Channel’s New York office. The announcement was made today by Eleo Hensleigh, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Travel Channel.

Muskrat Chili and Scrumptous Pig Ear Sandwiches on Your Superbowl Menu? Americans Are Getting More Adventurous According to New Travel Channel

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

New York (January 17, 2012)—Beef chili, guacamole and pigs in a blanket might be common fare at most Super Bowl parties, but according to a recent poll, commissioned by Travel Channel “Bizarre Foods America” and conducted online by Harris Interactive, Americans might be upping their eating game at their next Super Bowl soiree. Out of the bizarre food choices provided, 32% (one-third) would eat muskrat chili and 18% (one in five) a pig ear sandwich! The online survey, which polled over 2,200 U.S. adults (age 18 and over), illustrates that when given the opportunity, U.S. adults have a surprisingly diverse appetite and adventurous palate for an array of “bizarre food” choices.

Travel Channel Announces Robust 2012 Programming Slate: Greenlights Eight New Original Series Plus Two Pilots For Shows In Development

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Travel Channel and Rand McNally's Tripology.com Launch Multi-Platform Partnership

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Officially Launches Today Pegged to the Premiere of Anthony Bourdain's "The Layover" at 9:00p.m. ET/PT

Travel Channel Serves Up a Domestic Platter of Andrew Zimmern in "Bizarre Foods America"

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Pulled guinea pig, roasted alligator, and lamb tongue, OH MY! Andrew Zimmern, the James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer and teacher, is back and this time he’s ditching his passport for the good old U.S.A.  “Bizarre Foods America” with Andrew Zimmern,  which premieres Monday, January 23, 2012 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT (NOTE NEW PREMIERE DATE AND TIME),  marks the first time an entire season is dedicated to taking viewers to the backyards of America  while exploring the bizarre melting pot of exotic and familiar cultures our nation has to offer. And, who better to discover this red, white and unusual smorgasbord than Andrew Zimmern?

Thriller Novelist Marcus Sakey Unveils Untold Stories Beneath Each City's Underbelly in New Travel Channel Series "Hidden City" Premiering Tuesday, December 6 at 10:00P.M. ET/PT (Note New Date)

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

CHEVY CHASE, MD – Thriller novelist Marcus Sakey knows good stories and how to uncover them. To research his bestselling books, he’s shadowed homicide detectives, gone shooting with Special Forces and even learned how to pick a deadbolt.    Now in the new original one-hour series, “Hidden City,” premiering on Tuesday,  December 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT (NOTE NEW PREMIERE DATE), Sakey travels the country, city to city, to dig up the less-than-pristine history and reveal the untold story behind each locale, serving as a personal guide to each city’s unique past.

Travel Channel's Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Receives Four Emmy Nominations in 2011

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

Chevy Chase, Md. (July 15, 2011)– Travel Channel has received four Emmy Nominations today from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its Emmy-Award winning series “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations”, including the prestigious nomination for Outstanding Nonfiction Series - 2011.  The three additional Primetime Emmys nominations include: Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming; Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming - 2011; and Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming - 2011.