Adventurer Bear Grylls is known for enticing A-list celebs to appear on his eponymous NBC survival show, Running Wild With Bear Grylls, but today’s announcement that President Obama will tape an episode in the Alaskan wilderness is an unprecedented coup. Obama’s trek will spotlight how global warming is impacting that pristine part of the country, Variety reports. “President Obama will become the first U.S. president to receive a crash course in survival techniques from Bear Grylls,“ NBC announced, although the network has yet to set an air date…
Obama to Appear on ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ | Variety: http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/barack-obama-gear-grylls-nbc-1201581763/
’Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ books President Obama for Alaskan special – UPI.com: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2015/08/31/President-Obama-to-appear-on-Running-Wild-with-Bear-Grylls/4391441031700/?spt=hs&or=en_tv