Thursday, October 02, 2003

Memorandum

TO: Wilmington Area Media

FROM: Kenneth Luck, PR Intern

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington cordially invites you to a media opportunity for UNCW’s latest educational documentary Troubled Waters: The Illusion of Abundance at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6 at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort - Wrightsville Beach.

Narrated by UNCW’s Chancellor Emeritus James R. Leutze, Troubled Waters will air at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 on UNC-TV. The hour-long program explores the global, national and statewide crisis regarding water.

Water is causing battles between countries, legal battles between states and hard feelings among communities within North Carolina. While looking at these issues and implications, the documentary also looks at proposed solutions being tried in North Carolina as the state comes to terms with an issue that affects us all. There are numerous success stories, including regional cooperation and new technologies. One is the reverse osmosis process used in Dare County to desalinate brackish water for personal consumption and use.

The press opportunity will give you the chance to speak with people involved in writing and producing the documentary. Dr. Lou Buttino, an award-winning professor of film studies and the writer, director and producer of Troubled Waters; Dustin Miller, director of UNCW-TV and videographer and editor of Troubled Waters; and Elaine Penn, executive producer, are expected to attend. Courtney Hackney, UNCW professor of biological sciences who appears in the documentary has also been invited.

Major sponsors for the educational video are Duke Power, Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation, McKim & Creed and Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort – Wrightsville Beach.

Hope to see you there. For additional information, contact Mimi Cunningham in University Relations at 910/962-2650.