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You may have noticed that we’ve given our website a bit of a facelift. Okay, a really big facelift!

First thing you’ll notice on our homepage are featured stories on our “carousel.” Here you’ll find our latest daytrips and news on the show. As well on our homepage you’ll see a live-stream from our Facebook page and our Twitter account. If you haven’t followed us on either of those platforms, we invite you to do so. We use Facebook and Twitter to post real-time events and activities associated with the show.

Another great enhancement is overall navigation of the site. We’ve made finding the information you need easier and simpler without the need of a sextant or an advanced degree in cartography by centralizing all of our episodes onto the “DAYTRIPS” page/tab. Click on an actual day-trip location and you’ll find all the info you need on that specific trip, including locations featured on the show, the actual episode, a map of the area and some behind the scenes photos from the shoot. As well, you’ll get more recommendations to similar “DAYTRIPS” with “RELATED BLOG POSTS” and “MORE DAYTRIPS” on the local “DAYTRIPS” page.

And the biggest thing of all – we’ve integrated social media into every page, so be sure to share your thoughts via Facebook and post a Tweet, now all easily accessible from one page.

 

Well, the time has come to launch our fourth season of the show. And there’s no better way to get into the action by joining us on our “Cans for Q: Four for Four Tour” in which we’ll be making stops at 4 different Rudy’s locations throughout Texas.

So here’s the plan. Just bring in a canned good (or a couple) and we’ll trade it for a 1/4 lb. of  Rudy’s brisket. Sound like a deal? Heck yeah!

Join us at the following Rudy’s locations:

Tuesday, October 9 @ 6:30 PM – Rudy’s Denton. RSVP here.

Wednesday, October 10 @ 7:00 PM – Rudy’s Austin 360. RSVP here.

Thursday, October 11 @ 6:30 PM – Rudy’s New Braunfels. RSVP here.

Friday, October 12 @ 6:30 PM – Rudy’s Houston I45S/NASA. RSVP here.

We hope to see you at one of our stops!

You hear it at the beginning and ending of every episode… “The Daytripper is brought to you by…”

But what do those words really mean?

In all fairness, it means that these proud supporters provide us with the financial resources and tools to make what you see on the screen actually possible. Producing a travel show like ours requires a lot and this season we raised the bar even higher with a goal of producing 13 episodes instead of 10. We asked our sponsors “CAN WE DO PRODUCE 13 SHOWS THIS SEASON?” and they responded by saying, “YES!”

So what does it actually take to make a show?

First, it takes a crew and for the past three seasons we’ve paid many of them in bar-b-q. This season we’re happy to announce that we have three full time employees, housed in an office, and that would not have been possible with our sponsors support.

Second, it takes resources, like fuel, food and equipment. We burn and churn through a lot of fuel when we’re out on the road, days at a time, and again, we couldn’t do it without our sponsors support.

Third, it takes money. By the time our show ends up on your screen, whether on your TV, your computer or mobile device, thousands of dollars have been spent making the best show possible with every available resource we have and here’s the best part – it comes at no cost to you or your local Texas PBS station.

So, when you hear those words again, “The Daytripper is brought to you by…” be sure to clap until your hands fall off, and be sure say thank you to each and every one of our sponsors by supporting their businesses – because when you support them, you support us. We could not do what we do without their backing and we are incredibly blessed to have them.

Please help us welcome our proud and generous Season 4 sponsors!

Rudy’s “Country Store” and Bar-B-Q

The Highland Lakes of Burnet County

State Farm Texas

MyPlates.com

Subaru of America

 

Nominees for the 2012 Lone Star Emmy Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences were announced on the evening of Friday, September 28, 2012, and “The Daytripper with Chet Garner” was nominated for a total of three Lone Star Emmy awards in the following categories:

Texas Heritage – Program Special: Goliad, TX
Chet Garner, Producer
Richard Lozano, Producer
Andrew Ramsammy, Producer
Kellie Baldwin, Sound
Lindsay DeMoss, Associate Editor
Mary Adolph, Field Producer

Magazine Program – Series: Marfa, TX
Chet Garner, Producer
Richard Lozano, Producer
Andrew Ramsammy, Producer

On Camera Talent – Program Host/Moderator/Reporter- Programming:
Chet Garner, Host Of The Daytripper

This makes the third consecutive year that “The Daytripper” was nominated in the category of “Texas Heritage – Program Special,” for which the show has taken home and won a Lone Star Emmy Award on each previous occasion.

This achievement is a testament to the hard work of our entire crew who tirelessly devout hundreds of hours to make this show possible.

So what does an Emmy nominated show look like? Take a look for yourself at the shows that got us this great recognition located on the top right hand corner of this page under “MENTIONED DAYTRIPS.”

Winners of this year’s Lone Star Emmy Awards will be announced on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX.

For a full list of nominees click here.

If you’ve seen the front of our Subaru Outback tooling around Texas, you might have noticed our “DAYTRIP” license plate.

A 7 letter license plate “just” like ours can be had and purchased via MyPlates.com but here’s the catch. 7 letter license plates aren’t available year round for purchase. The good news is that they will be available from 7am October 8 to 7am October 15.

So don’t procrastinate and order your 7-character personalized plates at www.myplates.com or call 888-7MY-PLATES.

MyPlates.com is a proud sponsor of The Daytripper!