Whoa! With Mo - Mo Rocca Hosts Animal Planet's New Destination Night WHOA! SUNDAY

Whoa! With Mo - Mo Rocca Hosts Animal Planet's New Destination Night WHOA! SUNDAY

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Author, actor, correspondent, commentator and general funnyman Mo Rocca has signed on to host Animal Planet's new destination night WHOA! SUNDAY, a two-hour block, from 8-10 PM (ET), beginning Sunday, March 27. These new family-friendly specials are designed for viewers to settle in on the couch to experience a broad range of "whoa!" moments: from the sudden "whoa!" of watching a cheetah run at lightning speed to the awestruck "whoa!" of a fire-breathing dragon to the laughing "whoa!" of seeing nature's cuddliest creatures at play.

Known for his hilarious commentary and tongue-in-cheek news reports, Mo will be featured in interstitial wraps, conducting topical man-on-the-street interviews and quizzes about anything from animal communication to massive animal migration to famous movie animals.

"Our new destination night WHOA! SUNDAY offers the much-needed time for people of all ages to take a break together with some of Animal Planet's most engaging specials," said Maureen Smith, executive vice president and general manager, Animal Planet. "Mo's unique originality brings a quirky playfulness that will make WHOA! SUNDAY very entertaining and habit-forming."

WHOA! SUNDAY will have something for everyone each week, from the epic story DRAGONS: A FANTASY MADE REAL to survival stories in AFTER THE ATTACK and the secrets of animal communication in JANE GOODALL'S WHEN ANIMALS TALK. Ambitious, spectacular, fascinating and fun for the whole family, Sunday night has never been this exciting. Here's the lineup:

March 27 Spy on the Wild April 3 World's Biggest Baddest Bugs April 10 Massive Nature (Premiere) April 17 The Future is Wild April 24 NYPD Animal Squad May 1 Most Extreme: Best of the Best May 8 50 Greatest Movie Animals May 15 50 Greatest TV Animals May 22 Crufts Dog Show (Premiere) May 29 K9 Cops: Best in Nation (Premiere) June 5 Collision Course (Premiere) June 12 Jane Goodall: When Animals Talk (Premiere) June 19 Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real

Mo Rocca, former correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, current contributor to NBC's Today show and Tonight Show, is known for his tongue-in-cheek news reports and hilarious commentary. Rocca is also regularly seen on VH1's popular cultural series I Love the 70s, I Love the 80s and I Love the 90s. A regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, Rocca is also a frequent commentator for CNN's Larry King Live, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Oberman, and the Fox News Channel. He is also the author of All the Presidents' Pets: The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over, published by Crown in 2004.

Animal Planet, available in more than 86 million homes nationwide, is the only television network dedicated exclusively to the connection between humans and animals. The network's original programming brings together people of all ages by tapping into a fundamental fascination with animals and providing an entertaining mix of programming including original movies, adventure series, sports, drama and sitcoms. Discovery Networks, U.S., a unit of Discovery Communications, Inc., operates and manages Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Times Channel, The Science Channel, Discovery Home Channel, The Military Channel, Discovery en Espanol and FitTV. The unit also distributes BBC AMERICA.

Source: Animal Planet

CONTACT: Alice Rao of Animal Planet, +1-240-662-2953, Alice_Rao@discovery.com

Web site: http://www.discovery.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: To download a photo of MO ROCCA, go to www.press.discovery.com; click U.S. Networks; click Animal Planet; click Photography & Artwork.

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