ADVISORY/Discovery Kids Calls for Adventure is Seeking Kids to Star in ``Real Life'' Wilderness Series -- OUTWARD BOUND.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 7)

--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)

Discovery Kids' Series, OUTWARD BOUND, Invites Kids From Across the

Nation to Call Toll-Free Hotline for Audition Details

      WHAT: Outward Bound, Discovery Kids' reality-based adventure
        series, which follows a group of kids on a two-week trek
        through some of the world's toughest terrain, is looking for
        real kids who aren't afraid of adventure to star in new
        episodes. The new episodes, which may include expeditions to
        Costa Rica and Colorado, will begin shooting in February,
        2001.
          Discovery Kids, a weekend programming block on the Discovery
        Channel, is launching a nationwide search for eight "ordinary"
        kids, ages 14-15, to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime
        wilderness adventure. Kids who want to audition need no prior
        acting experience -- just an enthusiasm for wilderness
        camping, challenge, adventure and fun!

      HOW: Discovery Kids has set up a special Toll-Free Hotline --
        888/883-2023 -- so that any kid from anywhere in the country
        can get more details. The deadline for kids to apply for this
        once-in-a-lifetime adventure is January 1, 2001. Kids are
        asked to send a video, 3-5 minutes long, expressing who they
        are and why they think they will be a great OUTWARD BOUND
        adventurer. Within their videos, kids are invited to detail
        their favorite hobbies, special interests and activities, and
        are required to include basic contact information, including
        full name, address, telephone number, birth date, and name of
        parent(s) or guardian(s). A note of permission from the parent
        or guardian must also accompany the package.

      WHEN: Kids can call the toll free number between December 9, 2000,
        and January 1, 2001

      WHY: Discovery Kids lets kids ages 6 and up explore the world
        outside the schoolroom every weekend. The 9 a.m. to Noon
        programming block on Saturdays and Sundays offers programs
        that focus on Discovery Channel's signature areas of science,
        adventure-exploration and natural history. Discovery Kids'
        OUTWARD BOUND emphatically reaffirms that mission, providing a
        unique viewing experience that both offers kids and their
        families an opportunity to "share" once-in-a-lifetime
        adventures and opens their eyes to a whole new way of looking
        at the world.