DU Edition of the Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine the newest member of DU multimedia family
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 8, 2007 – The world of waterfowl is now online and on demand, thanks to Ducks Unlimited’s new downloadable podcast. The hour-long podcasts feature celebrity interviews, hunting tips, conservation segments and outdoors-related product reviews.
“Podcasting is quickly becoming a major source for entertainment and news in today’s society,” said David Schuessler, DU’s director of event & volunteer promotion. “We created a show that is both entertaining and educational, much like our DU TV show.”
Jim Ferguson of the award-winning Great American Outdoors Trail Radio Magazine will host the podcast.
“As an avid outdoorsman and radio veteran, Ferguson is the perfect fit to host the new DU program,” said Schuessler.
New DU podcasts will be available at the beginning of every month on the DU Web site, www.ducks.org/podcast, or through DU’s monthly e-newsletter. Subscriptions to the e-newsletter are free at www.ducks.org/newsletter.
Podcasts are media files that are downloaded on personal computers or portable media players for on-demand viewing. The DU podcast will be available in both video- and audio-only selections.
With more than a million supporters, Ducks Unlimited is the world’s largest and most effective wetland and waterfowl conservation organization with almost 12 million acres conserved. The United States alone has lost more than half of its original wetlands - nature’s most productive ecosystem - and continues to lose more than 80,000 wetland acres each year.
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Contact: Laura Houseal, Communications Project Manager, (901) 758-3764, lhouseal@ducks.org
More information: DU’s multimedia offerings – http://www.ducks.org/multimedia/