CNN To Launch Webcast For ‘Dinosaur 13’ Special

By R. Thomas Umstead
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CNN will develop a live webcast for high school students surrounding its Dec. 11 documentary Dinosaur 13, the network said Monday.

CNN will team with Scholastic to develop the webcast, which will run Dec. 5 and will be moderated by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. The webcast will feature an in-depth panel discussion of the recent Tyrannosaurus rex discovery that will be profiled in CNN’s Dinosaur 13 documentary special, said network officials.

Dinosaur 13 director Todd Miller along with paleontologist Peter Larson and National Park Service paleontologist Vincent Santucci will sit on the Dinosaur 13: A Live Webcast panel, for which teachers can register at www.scholastic.com/dinosaur13.

“We all grow up fascinated by dinosaurs and I still am, so I’m really excited to be a part of this webcast,” said Cooper in a statement. “I hope this film inspires kids everywhere to explore and learn about the world around them.”

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.