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Animal Planet Renews ‘Gator Boys’ and Heads Back to Florida

admin — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:20:52 +0000

Written By Amanda Kondolojy – “GATOR BOYS” Scores Record Numbers Making it the Network’s 2nd Most Watched Series This Year Among P25-54 and Males 18-49 – (New York, NY) – The GATOR BOYS, Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle, are two men who defy death capturing nuisance alligators with their bare hands to save them…

‘Gator Boys’ Go Hunting: Saving Predators in the Wild | Video

admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:53:04 +0000

GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Watch Good Morning America's segment on Animal Planet's hit series "Gator Boys"

‘Gator Boys’: Alligator Trapping Behind the Scenes | Video – ABC News

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:06:47 +0000

ABC News’ Matt Gutman goes on the hunt with Animal Planet stars Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle. Watch the video here

Happy Holler-days! Why TV went crazy for rednecks

admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:09:06 +0000

NEW YORK POST- The rural South is the hottest thing in TV right now, and it’s not Northerners gawking that account for the staggering ratings — it’s Southerners. “Gator Boys” features Southerners with big personalities, heavy accents and a close-knit family or business.

Animal Planet to Air Season Two of Gator Boys

admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:53:30 +0000

NEW YORK: The second season of Gator Boys, about two men who catch alligators with their bare hands, is slated to premiere on Animal Planet early next year.

Desperate Housewives’ Brenda Strong to narrate Blood Relatives

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:09:47 +0000

TV GUIDE-- Wisteria Lane may be gone, but Desperate Housewives narrator Brenda Strong is heading back to the recording booth. Strong has signed on to narrate Investigation Discovery's new true crimes TV show, Blood Relatives.

A Small Business that Could Sink Its Teeth Into YOU

admin — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:54:40 +0000

FORBES-- As a little boy, I used to have nightmares about this kind of thing. If you’ve ever watched the Gator Boys on the Discovery Channel, you’ve learned a couple of things from Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle about what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. These two small businessmen regularly risk life and limb to capture and remove live alligators from backyards, swimming pools, garages and bedrooms all around the Florida Everglades.

NY TIMES: A Medical Guessing Game, With Life as the Ultimate Prize

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:17:39 +0000

THE NEW YORK TIMES-- The program, “Diagnosis: Dead or Alive,” which has its premiere Monday night, explores medical mysteries through re-enactments and commentaries from the families and doctors who experienced them.

Unwitting DUI Star Turns Her Life Around

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 06:35:19 +0000

THE FIX-- When Oklahoma cops pulled over a 22-year-old mom called Chantel earlier this year, and arrested her—on camera—for driving a car loaded with meth, she had no idea how her life would change. Tonight she hits our screens on the season premiere of the popular TLC show, DUI.

Viewers Petition for Season Two of Love Addiction

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:44:13 +0000

CHANGE.ORG-- TV-One has struck gold with it's new Relevant Reality Show 'Love Addiction.' Not only do people find it Entertaining but Educational as well. A network has finally gotten it right. LOVE ADDICTION is a new eight-episode, emotion-filled documentary series where I, Hasani Pettiford, and two other top relationship experts, along with family members and friends ,come together to try and help loved ones extricate themselves from destructive relationships that are demoralizing and erode self-esteem.