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Rudy Maxa’s Sixth Season on Public Television Debuts with 13 Wide-Ranging Episodes and a New Name, Rudy Maxa’s World™
With 65 episodes on mostly European destinations currently airing on public television, journalist Rudy Maxa begins a new chapter in travel broadcasting, debuting a series with a new name, Rudy Maxa’s World™, that introduces a wide-ranging menu of exciting cities and regions. The 13-show series, scheduled to begin airing in early May 2008, takes viewers inside the Hermitage art gallery in St. Petersburg, along the lush canals of Bangkok, into the jungles of Thailand’s Golden Triangle and the desert of Rajasthan in India, among other places. The series includes two episodes on India (“Delhi & Agra” + “Rajasthan”); Turkey (“Istanbul” + “Turkey’s Turquoise Coast”); three shows on Thailand (“Bangkok” + “Thailand’s Golden Triangle” + “Thailand’s Andaman Coast”); “Estonia”; “Russia: St. Petersburg”; two shows on Argentina (“Buenos Aires” + “Mendoza”); and two shows on Japan (“Tokyo” + “Kyoto”). All episodes are 30 minutes in length and are photographed in lush High Definition format.
Rudy Maxa’s World will air on [station] ______ at [broadcast time] _____, [day] ____, beginning [date] _____. Host and executive producer Rudy Maxa is a former Washington Post investigative reporter whose political reporting was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He turned to travel journalism 16 years ago when he began the popular “Savvy Traveler” segment on public radio’s nationwide business show, Marketplace. Maxa is a contributing editor with National Geographic Traveler magazine where his articles have earned two Lowell Thomas awards for excellence in travel writing. His articles have also appeared in Forbes, GQ, Travel & Leisure, Town & Country Travel, Worth, USA Today, Modern Maturity, the Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other publications.
As a consumer travel writer and commentator, Maxa brings a journalist’s eye to travel. Along with advice aimed at helping travelers save money and hassles on the road, Maxa strives to make destinations accessible to first-time visitors.“There’s no reason anyone can’t visit nearly any country in the world,” Maxa says. “Travel is a good idea on so many levels, but there are still people hesitant to try a new place. Our shows are meant to ease that hesitation while also entertaining armchair as well as experienced travelers.”
Maxa searches for the authentic while on the road, combining the history, culture, people, music, and cuisine of a place with gorgeous photography by an impressive staff of shooters well known for their eye for destinations.
Six DVDs and a CD, “Music From Rudy Maxa’s World,” may be purchased from www.RudyMaxasWorld.com, a website also rich in information on each of the 13 destinations featured in the 2008 series. Two-show DVDs are $19.95 (plus shipping), and the CD is $16.98 (plus shipping).
