Global Halloween Ghost Hunt and Live Broadcast Coming to Ghostvillage.com
Three teams of paranormal investigators from the United States, England, and Australia to offer live and interactive coverage from some of the most haunted places on earth.
Boston, MA, October 30, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Paranormal investigators across the world are joining forces with BBC South West on October 31st for what may be the world's first global ghost-hunt. The broadcast, highlights, and interactive chat room can be accessed at: www.ghostvillage.com/halloween.
The spooky encounters of teams in the USA , Australia, and the South West of England will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Devon, Cornwall, Jersey, and Guernsey and streamed online to a worldwide audience.
Listeners to The John Govier Late Show and Ghost Chronicles will be able to hear whether things really do go bump in the night at a creepy chapel in East Devon, a notorious mansion in Rhode Island, a sinister theatre in Australia, a former workhouse in Plymouth, and a ghostly castle in Exeter. They can interact with the teams by following the action via live Web cams and pose questions to the investigators via a chat room.
The idea is the brainchild of the founder and leader of Haunted Devon Byron Jackson who wanted to mark Halloween in a special way after forging links with a paranormal team in the States. "We've been working at a location in East Devon called Salem Chapel which was built in tribute to a local dissenter who later founded Salem in Massachusetts. While researching the story we got in touch with Ron Kolek of The New England Ghost Project and he suggested the possibility of a pan-Atlantic investigation. The US team have links with Haunted Australia and before we knew it we were planning Halloween on a global scale. We've enjoyed working with BBC South West over the past two years on various projects and thought it would be great to give listeners and web users the chance to investigate with us from the safety of their own homes."
Matt Woodley, BBC Radio Devon's Head of Programmes is producing the Halloween broadcast from 10pm on the 31st. "The beauty of a programme like this is that anything could happen at anytime. All five locations have been chosen because they are said to be extremely active, so the teams are hoping to catch plenty of unexplained noises, sensations and sightings. We can cross live to each investigation at a moment's notice, so we'll be following the action as closely as we can. Whether you're a believer in ghosts or not it's an ambitious broadcast from some fascinating historical sites on three different continents, so it should provide a great listen."
One of the largest paranormal sites in the world: www.ghostvillage.com is also involved in the project and will be hosting a live forum chat room specifically for this event. "We're proud to be a part of this global paranormal event," said Jeff Belanger, author and founder of Ghostvillage.com. "It's a very haunted world we live in and on Halloween night this broadcast will offer a taste of the ghosts of three continents."
The Investigators:
Haunted Devon: Haunted Devon was formed in 2005 by Byron Jackson and a small team of dedicated paranormal investigators. The team now has over a hundred members and has earned an excellent reputation as one of Britain 's largest and best equipped non-commercial groups. HD's television work has included ITV West Country News, a two part documentary entitled "Believe it or not" with ITV, BBC Spotlight and HDTV a US cable company. The team has appeared in the national "PARANORMAL" magazine and numerous local and national newspapers and magazines. Website: www.haunted-devon.co.uk Contact: Byron Jackson: 07821 410071 or byron.jackson@btinternet.com
The New England Ghost Project: Ron Kolek is the founder and lead investigator of The New England Ghost Project. With a degree in Environmental Science, he was the ultimate sceptic. But a near death experience changed all that. He now uses scientific background to seek the truth about the paranormal. In addition to hosting and producing Ghost Chronicles on Ghostvillage Radio, Itunes, and PodCast Alley, he also hosts and produces a weekly radio show on 1490 AM WCCM in Lawrence , Massachusetts , and writes monthly paranormal newspaper columns in The Stateline Review and Food and Spirits. Ron, his co-host, Maureen Wood (a trance-medium) and his group have been featured on all of the major New England television channels including WBZ CBS 4, WHDH Channel 7, WCVB Channel 5, WMUR Channel 9, WNDS Channel 50, and others. His exploits have been documented in many newspaper and magazine articles including Woman's World. He has been a guest on several radio stations and is internationally known with features in the U.K. , Germany , and China . Website: www.neghostproject.com Contact Ron at: ronk@ghostvillage.com Telephone: (978) 455-6678
Haunted Australia: This internationally respected team has been described as the Australian version of Most Haunted and films investigations for TV. Website: www.mysticalguides.com For more information contact: Jose at: mysti1@mysticalguides.com
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The spooky encounters of teams in the USA , Australia, and the South West of England will be broadcast live on BBC Radio Devon, Cornwall, Jersey, and Guernsey and streamed online to a worldwide audience.
Listeners to The John Govier Late Show and Ghost Chronicles will be able to hear whether things really do go bump in the night at a creepy chapel in East Devon, a notorious mansion in Rhode Island, a sinister theatre in Australia, a former workhouse in Plymouth, and a ghostly castle in Exeter. They can interact with the teams by following the action via live Web cams and pose questions to the investigators via a chat room.
The idea is the brainchild of the founder and leader of Haunted Devon Byron Jackson who wanted to mark Halloween in a special way after forging links with a paranormal team in the States. "We've been working at a location in East Devon called Salem Chapel which was built in tribute to a local dissenter who later founded Salem in Massachusetts. While researching the story we got in touch with Ron Kolek of The New England Ghost Project and he suggested the possibility of a pan-Atlantic investigation. The US team have links with Haunted Australia and before we knew it we were planning Halloween on a global scale. We've enjoyed working with BBC South West over the past two years on various projects and thought it would be great to give listeners and web users the chance to investigate with us from the safety of their own homes."
Matt Woodley, BBC Radio Devon's Head of Programmes is producing the Halloween broadcast from 10pm on the 31st. "The beauty of a programme like this is that anything could happen at anytime. All five locations have been chosen because they are said to be extremely active, so the teams are hoping to catch plenty of unexplained noises, sensations and sightings. We can cross live to each investigation at a moment's notice, so we'll be following the action as closely as we can. Whether you're a believer in ghosts or not it's an ambitious broadcast from some fascinating historical sites on three different continents, so it should provide a great listen."
One of the largest paranormal sites in the world: www.ghostvillage.com is also involved in the project and will be hosting a live forum chat room specifically for this event. "We're proud to be a part of this global paranormal event," said Jeff Belanger, author and founder of Ghostvillage.com. "It's a very haunted world we live in and on Halloween night this broadcast will offer a taste of the ghosts of three continents."
The Investigators:
Haunted Devon: Haunted Devon was formed in 2005 by Byron Jackson and a small team of dedicated paranormal investigators. The team now has over a hundred members and has earned an excellent reputation as one of Britain 's largest and best equipped non-commercial groups. HD's television work has included ITV West Country News, a two part documentary entitled "Believe it or not" with ITV, BBC Spotlight and HDTV a US cable company. The team has appeared in the national "PARANORMAL" magazine and numerous local and national newspapers and magazines. Website: www.haunted-devon.co.uk Contact: Byron Jackson: 07821 410071 or byron.jackson@btinternet.com
The New England Ghost Project: Ron Kolek is the founder and lead investigator of The New England Ghost Project. With a degree in Environmental Science, he was the ultimate sceptic. But a near death experience changed all that. He now uses scientific background to seek the truth about the paranormal. In addition to hosting and producing Ghost Chronicles on Ghostvillage Radio, Itunes, and PodCast Alley, he also hosts and produces a weekly radio show on 1490 AM WCCM in Lawrence , Massachusetts , and writes monthly paranormal newspaper columns in The Stateline Review and Food and Spirits. Ron, his co-host, Maureen Wood (a trance-medium) and his group have been featured on all of the major New England television channels including WBZ CBS 4, WHDH Channel 7, WCVB Channel 5, WMUR Channel 9, WNDS Channel 50, and others. His exploits have been documented in many newspaper and magazine articles including Woman's World. He has been a guest on several radio stations and is internationally known with features in the U.K. , Germany , and China . Website: www.neghostproject.com Contact Ron at: ronk@ghostvillage.com Telephone: (978) 455-6678
Haunted Australia: This internationally respected team has been described as the Australian version of Most Haunted and films investigations for TV. Website: www.mysticalguides.com For more information contact: Jose at: mysti1@mysticalguides.com
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