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Academy Award-winning Actor Matt Damon Hosts New Episode of “Journey to Planet Earth” on ETV

For Immediate Release
February 20, 2009

On Wednesday, March 18, ETV presentsThe State of the Planet’s Oceans, the latest episode from the award-winning environmental series Journey to Planet Earth.

Hosted by Academy Award-winner Matt Damon, this hour-long broadcast investigates the health and sustainability of the world's oceans, with a special emphasis on issues affecting marine preserves, fisheries, and coastal ecosystems in the United States and worldwide. From Portugal to Peru, from Bangladesh to Belize, The State of the Planet's Oceans evocatively reveals stories of hope, courage and redemption.

Presented in association with South Carolina ETV, The State of the Planet’s Oceans draws to a close with a tour of the elegant world of biodiversity and beauty. Through a first-person essay from distinguished oceanographer and explorer, Sylvia Earle, viewers are taken down to the darkest depths of the ocean. As the water turns from blue to violet to inky black, Earle explains how the living systems of the ocean are crucial to our survival and how ultimately, we must all work together to ensure the oceans, on which all life depends, continue to thrive.

Produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Hal and Marilyn Weiner, the Journey To Planet Earth series reports on the most important environmental and sustainable development issues of the 21st century.

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.

Academy Award-winning actor and Host Matt Damon in Journey to Planet Earth: The State of the Planet's Oceans. Photo courtesy of Screenscope Productions.

Host and narrator Matt Damon, Journey to Planet Earth. Photo courtesy of Screenscope Productions.

Ocean scene from State of the Planet's Oceans. Photo courtesy of Screenscope Productions.