Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Destination America and USA Today hosted their third annual Red, White and You celebrations for two extremely deserving communities: Oroville, CA and Waveland, MS. Festivities in both locations included a spread of all-American hot dogs and ice cream, carnival activities, musical performances, and spectacular fireworks. Nearly 20,000 local residents gathered to see Oroville’s first fireworks display in years. Home of the 770-foot Oroville…
Happy Friday! In case you missed it, Discovery Channel made headlines yesterday for something a little less conventional for the network: hockey. (We’ll let news speak for itself. Here’s an article from The New York Post.) On another note, the winner of Discovery Education and Toyota’s TeenDrive365 video challenge has been announced. Congrats to Chicago’s Elijah Wilborn! Here are some other stories you may have missed: Lessons From a Leadership Perspective…
Happy Friday! A few exciting updates have come through since the last “Discovery Buzz” post about some recent births – including the birth and subsequent naming of Katie’s newborn calf from Animal Planet’s Giraffe Birth Live. And on the TLC front, Derek Dillard also shared details on the birth of his and Jill’s new baby boy. Here’s some other news you may have missed this week: TLC Renews “My 600-lb Life” for Fourth…
Independence Day is not just a timeless American tradition, it’s the perfect opportunity to come together and celebrate our country and one another – whether the day’s spent playing cornhole at a backyard barbecue or waiving a small flag at a local town parade. To help kick the festivities up a notch, Destination America has partnered with USA TODAY in the third annual Red, White and You contest, where two deserving…
Happy Friday, Discovery! As we wrap up an exciting week of TCA and Emmy nominations, we have lots of news to share. Check out our biggest stories of the week below, and then kick off the weekend singing with the mashup below, featuring some of our own Discovery Digital Networks talent at VidCon! Discovery Communications Receives 14 Primetime Emmy Nominations (Broadcasting & Cable) Discovery’s World: Naked Survivalists, Poetic Hillbillies, Vintage…
As we all prepare for the holiday weekend ahead, Destination America, the only network to celebrate the people, places, and stories of the U.S, is preparing to bring patriotic celebrations to seven deserving communities across America through their Red, White and You initiative. Earlier this year, Destination America partnered with national weekly magazine USA Weekend for the second-annual Red, White and You contest, to award two deserving communities, and several runner-ups, a…
