Outdoors Maryland 25th Anniversary Special Airs April 2 on MPT

A one-hour, primetime special of Maryland Public Television’s long-running Outdoors Maryland series will be broadcast on Tuesday, April 2 at 8 p.m.

Marking the program’s 25^th anniversary and its quarter-century partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the broadcast will feature a look back to early stories such as the hunt for the giant Hellbender salamander (it was found) and the story of a Potomac River fishing expedition of now-retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (she caught a largemouth bass).  Viewers’ favorite stories will be highlighted, and behind-the-scenes features will be included in the 60-minute program.

In its 25-year run, Outdoors Maryland has covered roughly 700 individual stories from across Maryland and has earned 37 regional Emmy® Awards.  Producer Mike English has steered the program for the past 22 years.

Outdoors Maryland is made possible by a grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources .  Other sponsors of the series have included the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Constellation Energy, and the Southern Maryland Energy Coop.

Following its April 2 broadcast at 8 pm, the anniversary special will be rebroadcast at midnight on April 3 and again at 8 pm on May 29.

About MPT

Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).  MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia.  Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows.  Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is manifest in its year-round instructional events and super-website Thinkport which garners in excess of 1.4 million visits annually.