As many of you know I have made it a part of my life to travel to Alaska in the winter for the start of the Iditarod. Professional obligations will prevent me from going this year, but I am excited to tell you that beginning in October, the Discovery Channel will start its series on "The Last Great Race", hopefully with the same pizazz as "Deadliest Catch" and "Ice Road Truckers".
This from the Anchorage Daily News:
Can Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers Lance Mackey or Bruce Linton become household names across the nation like Captain Sig Hansen on the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch," recently nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards?
Can racers DeeDee Jonrowe or Darin Nelson attract the same attention as Drew Sherwood of the popular History Channel program, "Ice Road Truckers?"
Audiences -- and producers -- will begin finding out on Oct. 14 when the Discovery Channel airs the first of six hour-long programs, "Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod," one of the most ambitious video storytelling efforts ever for the Last Great Race. Footage for the programs was shot during last year's Iditarod.
Stay tuned!
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