Nat Geo Sets Date For Food-Based Mini-series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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National Geographic Channel will air its six-hour miniseries chronicling the history of food in late November.

The series, Eat: The Story of Food, will debut over three consecutive nights on Nov. 21-23 and will center on different food-based themes including food revolutionaries, meat, sugar, seafood, junk food and grains, said network officials. The series will show how what we eat and how we eat it has defined human civilization and cultures worldwide.

In addition to this television special, National Geographic Channel and the National Geographic Society will explore the future of food through a major, multiyear cross-platform initiative which includes books, a website (natgeofood.com) an education curriculum, events and exhibitions.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.