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ETV Program Shines the Spotlight on US Ambassador David Wilkins' First Year in Canada
"Bonjour Y'all: From the Carolinas to Canada" Airs in Conjunction with Wilkins' 60th Birthday on Oct. 12 at 9 p.m.
For Immediate Release
September 27, 2006
Columbia, SC... One of the most powerful men in Canada is not a Canadian businessman, entertainment figure or even a hockey player. He is a self-deprecating politician from the Upstate of South Carolina. David Wilkins, a Greenville attorney who wended his way through the political structure of South Carolina, is now the United States’ ambassador to Canada.
On Thursday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m., ETV’s Andrew Gobeil, producer and anchor of the program, provides an insightful look at the ambassador’s experiences in Bonjour Y’all: From the Carolinas to Canada. The half-hour program airs on Wilkins’ 60th birthday.
From his initial impressions of a Canadian winter, to his work in achieving a consensus on a trade issue that has dogged both Washington and Ottawa, to his not-so-successful attempt at skating in the Canadian capital, this special chronicles his first year in office.
Susan Wilkins also treats viewers to a tour of their residence, which is filled with the works of some of South Carolina’s best-known artists.
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.
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