ATLANTA — The Georgia Aquarium has had a decade of accomplishments and challenges. Now, the key players behind the aquarium open up to Channel 2 in “The Georgia Aquarium, The Next Decade.” They talk candidly about its struggles and the new plans for its future in the Family 2 Family special hosted by Justin Farmer and Jovita Moore, anchors for Channel 2 Action News.
After recent deaths of several of the aquarium’s beluga whales, the program has drawn controversy. The scientists and caregivers working at The Georgia Aquarium take Channel 2 through the care and habitat of the belugas. They explain what led to the death of one of their beloved belugas in November.
Channel 2 gains a rare interview with the Georgia Aquarium’s creator and benefactor, Bernie Marcus. Marcus, a co-founder of Home Depot, addresses the critics and explains why the aquarium is so important to Georgia and the world. He reveals future plans and research projects for the aquarium.
“Channel 2, through our long running Family 2 Family project, is committed to bringing Georgians programs that support the community,” said Tim McVay, Vice President and General Manager of Channel 2 WSB-TV. “We invite local viewers to watch ‘The Georgia Aquarium, The Next Decade” to get more insight to what’s happening at one of Georgia’s biggest attractions.”
About Channel 2 WSB-TV The ABC Affiliate is part of Cox Media Group and ranks as Atlanta's number one local television station. The station also operates its website, wsbtv.com, its mobile site, m.wsbtv.com, plus News, Weather and Traffic Apps, airs MeTV on its digital sub-channel 2.2, and LAFF on 2.3. WSB-TV also provides news, weather and traffic on Twitter @WSBTV and on WSB-TV's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wsbtv
About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading destination for online coupon codes and grocery deals. The company's operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 59 radio stations, seven daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 31 million TV viewers, more than 3.5 million print and online newspaper readers, and more than 14 million radio listeners. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.
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