KTVU's 'Zip Trips' Special Highlights Dublin

DUBLIN, CA — Anyone who visited The Wave water park on Aug. 12 got more than just free or half-price admission. They also got to see KTVU newscaster Frank Mallicoat plunge down the infamously steep Emerald Plunge waterslide.

Mallicoat took the plunge to round out KTVU’s “Zip Trips,” an hour-long special focusing only on Dublin. Mallicoat worked with anchors Gasia Mikaelian, Sal Castaneda and Claudine Wong to travel all around the city and find out what makes the city tick.

The second hour-long special devoted to Dublin in less than a month covered all the bases, including:

• An interview with Mayor Melissa Hernandez.
• An interview with Dublin historian Steve Minniear.
• “Taste of the Town” trips to Casa Orozco and Amakara.
• An interview with Quarry Lane School senior and environmental activist Romal Mitr, who founded an environmental film festival, gave a TedTalk, and much more.
• A trip to Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl
• A performance of Dublin High School’s school song “Fight On” with the Irish Guard marching band.
• Dublin trivia with residents.
• An interview with Janette Pace, a board member and volunteer at Open Heart Kitchen food pantry.

The team also asked Dublin residents to weigh in on their favorite restaurants and parts of Dublin. They answered:

• Athens Burgers Restaurant
• Taqueria Los Pericos
• Burma! Burma!
• Khyber Pass Kabob
• Inc 82 Brewing

Could you answer the following Dublin-related trivia without consulting Google? (Most Dubliners could not.) Watch the special to find out the answers.

• Name three other states with a city named Dublin.
• Name the three valleys that make up the Tri-Valley.
• What famous baseball sports manager grew up in Dublin?
• What are the two names Dublin used to be called?

The Zip Trip feature lavishes similar attention all over the Bay Area. This summer, they’ve also traveled to Petaluma, Union City, Benicia, Santa Clara and Pacifica. On Aug. 26, the special on Martinez will air.