On December 1, 1999, KAET premiered the Wild Arizona pilot episode and companion Web site to enthusiastic television audiences and Web site visitors.
Building on the success of the pilot, we hope to launch our digital television service in January 2001 with a 13-part Wild Arizona series and companion Web site. It promises to be an exciting multimedia initiative showcasing travel, recreation, adventure, nature and conservation in Arizona. Both the television series and the companion Web site will be designed to engage the general public, students, and teachers and educate them about our great state.
Wild Arizona will discover the beauty and drama of Arizona's great outdoors as we explore three stories each week. We'll profile the famous and the not so famous. We'll take viewers to well-known places and to places they may never visit because of rugged terrain or access restrictions. We'll go "On the Road with" Arizona personalities as they share their favorite places and pastimes. We'll go "In the Wild" with Game & Fish staff as they demonstrate how to call in bull elks or track California condors. We'll meet "Wild Arizonans" who white water kayak, hang glide or rock climb. The spectrum of segment possibilities is unlimited in a state as diverse as Arizona.
In addition to what you see on this pilot Web site, we have more exciting Web components in development including cyber field trips, expert interviews, behind the scenes features, contests and Kids Club activities.
Wild Arizona is modeled on other highly successful PBS outdoors series. Across the country, stations are producing outdoor programming and companion Web sites that consistently attract high viewership and win prestigious awards.
Wild Arizona is the newest addition to KAET's award-winning Arizona Collection, an anthology exploring the land, history and people of Arizona and the Southwest.
We hope you've enjoyed this site and will tell us what you think.
If you would like to help fund this project, KAET is seeking charter sponsorship for Wild Arizona's inaugural year. For funding information, call our Development Department at (480) 965-2876.
Content Development and
Production
KAET and ASSET
Project Directors
Beth Vershure and Jillian Robinson
Production Assistance
Suzanne Stock
Site Design and Development
Mark Nichols
Mitchel Palmer
Site Design and Development
Assistance
Leslee Unser
Troy Julius
Special thanks to the
following content providers:
Arizona State Parks
Arizona Game and Fish Department
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Arizona Highways
Youth Services Librarians at the Tempe Public Library
The Arizona Republic
Special thanks to the
following photo contributors:
Bill Leverton
Arizona State Parks
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Wink Crigler
Special thanks also to:
Kathryn Kilroy
Mark
Svorinic
Executive Producers
Jillian
Robinson
Beth Vershure
Senior Producer
Melody Cavanary
Researcher/Production
Assistant
Suzanne Stock
Avid Editor
Ben Avechuco
Kartchner
Caverns
Producer/Writer
Pam Stevenson
Videographer/Editor
Travis Johnson
Music
Richard Jennings
Narrator
Grace Provenzano
Mexican
Wolf Reintroduction
Produced by
Arizona Game and Fish
Melody Cavanary
Music
Richard Jennings
Jack Waldenmaier
Narrator
Don Wescott
X Diamond Ranch
Producer/Videographer/Editor
Bill Leverton
Music
Jason Moss
Narrator
Michael Dixon
Title Sequence
Director
Don Hopfer
Music
Cliff Sarde
Narrator
Don Wescott
For Wild Arizona
Promotion/Graphics
Patti Jay
Susan Soto
Sondra Mesnik
Leslee Unser
Stephen Long
Production Services
Ernie Flotto
Jeff Halberg
Engineering
Dave Riffle
Bob Woodward
Footage Provided by
Arizona Game & Fish
Arizona State Parks
KUAT-TV
KPNX-TV
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Special Thanks
Gary Schafer
Arizona Game & Fish
Ellen Bilbrey
Arizona State Parks
X Diamond Ranch
